9 March 2010 | Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced a number of life risk enhancements, starting March 1, which the company says will cut up to four hours from administration time for some applications.
8 March 2010 | As the debate about life insurance in superannuation continues to create divisions in the industry, Geoff Black explains the importance of maintaining the status quo.
4 March 2010 | AXA Australia has followed AIA Australia's lead by introducing blended premium options for a number of its life insurance products.
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24 February 2010 | Suncorp has boosted its external adviser distribution channel, but the company pointed to pressure on policy lapse rates as one cause of a 23 per cent fall in net profit.
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8 February 2010 | With many in the industry falling behind or struggling to keep up, Brett Yardley looks at some of the changes that have or are about to occur.
1 February 2010 | While much of the debate around NAB/MLC’s acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific has focused on who controls which dealer group, Mike Taylor argues that control of the platforms represents a much
bigger issue.
25 January 2010 | This year promises to be interesting year for the entire financial services industry, writes Jim Minto.
14 January 2010 | The risk insurance awareness initiative Lifewise has seen support numbers double since its launch in May 2009.
17 December 2009 | Agreement between third-party insurer and specialist software provider sets scene for growth.
14 December 2009 | Chris Bowen begins consultation on rationalisation proposals aimed to address the issue of outdated legacy products.
16 November 2009 | In our customers’ lives we are one of a select few who are privy to their private and personal information, some of which can be used to predict the likelihood of preventable illnesses. We have an obligation to change an approach that has gone unchallenged for too long, writes Jordan Hawke.
26 October 2009 | We are all aware that the financial services industry is under intense scrutiny from numerous government and industry reviews. Throughout these reviews, two central issues have become apparent regarding superannuation, writes Martin Breckon.
9 October 2009 | Large industry funds are increasing their footprint in the financial services landscape and beginning to look like diversified financial services businesses.
30 September 2009 | Australia Post is running a 'lifestyle survey' that canvasses consumers' use of investment products, including margin loans and reverse mortgages, and then provides leads to third party financial services companies.
30 September 2009 | Many of the larger life insurers are not participating in industry fund tenders because of the upheaval that occurs at the frequent renewals, according to APRA executive John Trowbridge.
24 September 2009 | Completing insurance applications has often required advisers and clients to traverse sensitive ground when it comes to clients' medical histories, but those awkward and off-putting moments may now be a thing of the past.
27 August 2009 | IOOF Holdings has flagged the sale of its life insurance business in its 2009 annual results, in which it posted a 32.1 per cent loss in net profit to $15.85 million.
14 August 2009 | 'Simple advice' may actually erode super balances if members don't understand the limitations of the information they're receiving, according to research by Guardian Financial Planning.
09:32 AM | AXA general manager of financial protection Michael Rogers has cast some doubt on market speculation that more planners are selling more life insurance.
11 August 2009 | ING has upgraded its OneAnswer super offering with the addition of an online insurance tool.
4 August 2009 | Life insurance risk market inflows have increased by 16.1 per cent to $7.6 billion for the 12 months to March 2009, according to researcher Plan for Life.
20 July 2009 | Lump sum protection policies linked to the Aviva platform represented 14.8 per cent of new business for the year ended May 2009, up from just 3 per cent in 2007.
29 June 2009 | Despite recent headway made in reducing the underinsurance problem, too many Australians are still too exposed to risk.