LIFE/RISK

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Financial advisers should be granted as much leeway as lawyers in providing assistance with insurance claims, according to the Association of Financial Advisers....

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Superannuation funds negotiating new group insurance arrangements will have to prove and certify that they are in the best interests of members....

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Members are now able to obtain more insurance cover without the need for underwriting....

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In the latest step of the acquisition, AIA Australia will notify CommInsure policyholders of their transfer to the life insurer which is subject to the Federal Court of A...

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Nippon Life and National Australia Bank have provided a $650 million capital injection to MLC Life with Nippon Life declaring it will be carefully monitoring developments...

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Suncorp has denied the existence of entrenched problems with respect to its total and permanent disability insurance offering but has nonetheless initiated a comprehensiv...

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Younger superannuation members and those in insurance policies with more restrictive terms and conditions may be receiving relatively low value for money, according to th...

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Commonwealth Bank has announced its divestment of 37.5% equity interest in BoCommLife to MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has been approved by the China Banking and Insuran...

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The partnership will deliver a mix of insurance broking, account and tax services to members of either firm....

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Westpac has announced it will sell its General Insurance and General Insurance Services to Allianz for $725 million and has entered into an exclusive 20-year distribution...

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As the Australian Securities and Investments Commission kicks off its review of the Life Insurance Framework a new report has defended the value of life/risk commissions....

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In yet another sign of the challenging times confronting the life insurance industry in Australia, Hannover Life Re has announced it is exiting the direct group market to...

 
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