Russell Howden

Managing Director at BlueInc

Sydney, Australia
Insurance

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PrefSure Life Limited,
Capital Alliance Life Limited,
AA Life Assurance Association Limited

Education

International Institute of Technology

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Russell is the founder and Managing Director of BlueInc. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree, as well as a Diploma of Financial services (Financial Planning) and has spent over 27 years of his career in the life and general insurance industry. Prior to establishing BlueInc, he created and ran PrefSure Life in Australia. He has also held senior executive positions overseas with Capital Alliance Life, AA Life and American International Group. Russell has extensive experience in insurance, product development, company integrations and third party administration services.
Experience
Managing Director
BlueInc
April 2004 – Present (10 years 7 months)Sydney, Australia

BlueInc helps Australia’s leading insurance providers with all aspects of life insurance policy management. From product design and pricing to policy administration, hosting and strategy, we make it simple and cost-effective for businesses to offer and maintain a range of life insurance products.
Managing Director & Founder
PrefSure Life Limited
January 2000 – March 2004 (4 years 3 months)Sydney, Australia
Financial Director
Capital Alliance Life Limited
September 1995 – January 1999 (3 years 5 months)Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Finance & Planning Director
AA Life Assurance Association Limited
May 1988 – August 1995 (7 years 4 months)Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Chief Accountant
American International Insurance Company Limited
June 1984 – April 1988 (3 years 11 months)Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Skills
Top Skills

11Insurance
10Life Insurance
5Risk Management
5Business Strategy
4General Insurance
4Business Planning
3Strategic Planning
3Negotiation
2New Business Development
2Project Management

Russell also knows about...

2Marketing Strategy
2Team Building
2Business Development
1Change Management
1Sales Management
1Mergers & Acquisitions
Underwriting
Mergers
Investments
Commercial Insurance
Management Consulting
Coaching

Education
International Institute of Technology
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
2011
Anglovaal
Executive Development Program
1994
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
Bachelor of Accounting Science
1987
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Thanks for the info. I had a missed call and checked this website before returning.

To avoid getting repeat calls, if you have an iPhone, you can touch the 'i' information button next to the number in your call list and select 'Block this caller'. Simple and effective.

insurance marketing services. "we rang you earlier regarding a special offer"

The only way to reduce the number of calls you receive from this type of company is to register yourself on the "DO NOT CALL REGISTER" but even this is not a guarantee as almost everyone these days has completed some type of online survey, entered a competition etc etc that puts your phone number onto sell files of phone numbers - as you entered it willingly online in the survey or competition etc then they can call you

this number also rings me 2/3 times a day really getting annoyed.
is there anyway we can report this & have them stopped or warned as this is becoming a joke ?

indeed, these are the people annoying me. have called them to get them to remove our number from their database. hope it works

I have found out who they are.

BlueInc Group - life and funeral insurance.
Here is their web address: http://www.blueinc.com.au/

Good luck!

Yep these pests are annoying,twice a day 3 rings than hang up. Anyone know a friend of a friend of a friend who could pay them a visit

Been ringing me 2 to 3 times a day. This is harassment as they don't leave a message

Found who these annoyers are!!

Insurance Marketing Services Green Slips
Insurance--Motor Vehicle - Narellan, NSW

Shop G3 Narellan Town Centre, Narellan NSW 2567

I too receive daily calls from (02) 9210 7976. The first time I returned their call it identified itself as an INSURANCE company, so I hung up and do not reply since. Is there a place to report spam phone calls?

Received call, no message left. Thanks for info from others. I won't be phoning the caller back!

Keeps ringing twice a day and hangs up

Receive numerous calls each day - unanswered. Thanks for the info on who they are: I put the No. in reject list on my mobile. They keep trying!

ditto everyone .... so what can we do about it ??????

Please do not call me again... I'm not Australian Citizenship...

Just up to the eyeballs with this crap. Sick of the hang up calls from same number.

After many calls over several weeks thought id fixed the problem today. Didn't give the woman a chance to say anything other than ask for me then bombarded her with "I am gay and you sound really nice I'm desperate for a date tonight are you free?" etc etc. After which she hung up she was so shocked. But alas it didn't work 2-1/2 hrs later they rang again. But do you think they might be pissed off! They hung up as soon as I answered it.... to do it all again.

Thanks for the info. Won't be returning that call...LOL

I have received four calls from this number since Tuesday. This is not new. A few months ago I had many more. I have never answered the calls as they only ring a couple of times and hang up. Go away (02) 9210 7976 whoever you are!!!!