Life/Risk

Australia’s life insurance problem has reduced significantly over the last six years, but levels of insurance are still half of...

Publicly listed West Australian-based financial services group, Plan B, has notified the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that its...

Queensland firm The Rock Building Society has sold its commercial insurance business to Regional Insurance Brokers. The building society announced...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made clear that companies providing ratings services to financial planners need to...

People affected by a change in the Federal Budget to the low-income tax offset (LITO) that reduces the amount of...

The recent natural disasters have highlighted the importance of insurance but, as Janine Mace discovers, the industry has a lot...

Janine Mace examines the risk insurance industry and discovers a buoyant market set for continued growth. “It’s a great business...

Inflows into the life insurance risk market grew 12.5 per cent in 2010, although new premium sales continued a pattern...

Professional indemnity (PI) insurer Vero and its subsidiary APUA have launched a new PI insurance policy designed for financial planners...

AXA Australia has updated its AXA Elevate insurance offerings to help address longevity risk. “As we have seen with the...