LIFE/RISK

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Major life insurer TAL has been taken to court by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on charges relating to issues raised during the Royal Commission in...

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Lowers sales through advice channels have helped contribute to life/risk new sales reaching a five year low, according to new data released by Dexx&r....

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has ruled a line under the use of Agreed Value disability insurance policies declaring their use must cease....

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has intervened in the disability income insurance market imposing capital requirements on insurers....

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Life insurers are struggling to sustain profitability in the face of challenging markets and tighter regulation with the Life Insurance Framework also playing a part....

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Over half of financial advisers say additional caps or the end of life insurance commissions are their greatest concerns, according to a report....

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Fewer financial planners consider client-related challenges to be significant when it comes to growing insurance advice, according to a report....

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CommInsure will refund $12 million for unfair life insurance telephone sales to around 30,000 customers....

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Resolution Life, the company which is acquiring AMP Life, has gone to the market and raised US$3 billion ahead of closing the AMP deal early next year....

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Five terminal illness claims and two death claims have already been turned away by Hostplus for members unaware of the PYS changes and the fund believes this is just the ...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has produced data confirming the value of life/risk advisers at claim time....

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TAL has announced the key changes around its two business lines: individual life and group life and investments....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

2 weeks 4 days ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

3 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

4 weeks ago