Life/Risk

Risk commissions may be a mis-match for best interests duties, with the current product-driven framework incentivising insurance options that could...

Investors who buy into Sydney’s CBD office market now can expect solid yields going forward with a surge in demand...

TAL chief executive, Jim Minto has pointed to continuing challenges confronting the Australian life insurance sector against the background of...

Government inquiries looking into Australia's retirement income woes must consider how changes to the tax treatment of annuities could reshape...

Cheap group insurance cover has partially eroded the client base of financial advisers with industry funds using it as a...

Small to medium-sized enterprises will be able to obtain group life cover from MetLife Insurance Ltd that was previously sold...

Life insurers operating in the group risk area ignored warnings that price reductions and soft underwriting practices would affect profitability...

Many commentators have overlooked the fact that the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s surveillance of life insurance advisers was not...

Jim Minto tracks how the life insurance industry has evolved, particularly with the advent of new superannuation channels.  For hundreds...

Strong performances by Stockland's commercial property portfolios have the company on track to surpass its 2014 earnings growth by up...