{"id":8,"date":"2014-06-19T11:35:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T01:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.riskinfo.com.au\/15\/?p=8"},"modified":"2014-06-20T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T00:42:47","slug":"afa-pfl-life-company-of-the-year-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magazine.riskinfo.com.au\/15\/afa-pfl-life-company-of-the-year-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"AFA\/PFL Life Company of the Year Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 March the Association of Financial Advisers and Plan for Life presented their annual Life Company of the Year Awards. For the first time, the event was held in the evening, with life company executives donning their best \u2018black tie\u2019 outfits for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney\u2019s Westin Hotel was the venue for the evening, where guests were entertained by key note speaker and former Australian rugby union star, Phil Waugh.<\/p>\n<p>The big winner on the night was CommInsure, who took out the Platinum Life Company of the Year Award. Runners up were BT Financial Group and TAL.<\/p>\n<p>Service excellence was also recognised, in a joint initiative between the AFA, riskinfo and the Beddoes Institute. Macquarie Life won all three Client Service Awards, which acknowledge the work of BDMs, underwriting and claims teams. For more on Macquarie Life\u2019s approach to service, <a title=\"Setting the Service Standard\" href=\"http:\/\/magazine.riskinfo.com.au\/15\/setting-the-service-standard\/\">check out our feature story<\/a> in this edition of riskinfo Magazine.<\/p>\n    <style>      #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg_standart_thumbnails_0 * {        -moz-box-sizing: border-box;        box-sizing: border-box;      }      #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg_standart_thumb_spun1_0 {        -moz-box-sizing: content-box;        box-sizing: content-box;        background-color: #FFFFFF;        border: 0px none #F1F1F1;        border-radius: 0;        box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #888888;        display: inline-block;        height: 183px;        margin: 4px;        padding: 0px;        opacity: 1;        filter: Alpha(opacity=100);        text-align: center;        vertical-align: middle;        transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;        width: 245px;        z-index: 100; 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