Insurance & Property Investment News Australia

14 November

Life/Risk

Advised insurance pays off at claim time

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

Capstone Financial Planning has advised that it is not related to Capstone Capital after the corporate regulator cancelled Capstone Capital’s AFSL.

12 November

Life/Risk

TAL delineates its individual and group lines

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

1 November

Life/Risk

AIA's CommInsure acquisition changes shape

AIA and the Commonwealth Bank have translated the CommInsure acquisition into a 25-year distribution arrangement.

The board of Hunter Hall has unanimously backed the Pengana merger transaction in a Second Supplementary Target’s Statement to the ASX.

30 October

Life/Risk

Life/risk focused group see potential for growth

Newly-merged MBS Insurance and Complete Risk Analysis see potential for growth in the life/risk space despite the

23 October

Life/Risk

Life insurance APLs need to be banned

Using life insurance APLs at institutionally-aligned advice licensees has the potential to breach best interests

17 October

Life/Risk

Significant design and claims handling issues in TPD found

ASIC has found that 60% of ‘activities of daily living’ claims are declined and AMP, Asteron, and Westpac had

ASIC has signalled the possibility that higher education standards for planners may also extend to RG 146.

10 October

Life/Risk

Life insurance professional standards framework to be established

ANZIIF and LIPSWG have agreed to create a professional standards framework for the life insurance industry in a

4 October

Life/Risk

CommInsure charged over unsolicited calls

CommInsure has been charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for offering to sell life

4 October

Life/Risk

FSC reveals new mental health TPD claims data

The Financial Services Council has released ground-breaking new data revealing the impact of mental health on TPD

24 September

Life/Risk

Synchron confirms 20% adviser exits

Risk-focused financial planning group, Synchron has confirmed the turnover of around 20% of its advisers in the

Demand for risk clients remained high from financial planners despite LIF, and most of the demand was for book sizes of $150,000 to $500,000.

24 September

Life/Risk

Concentration of life/risk reaches new high

The Australian life insurance sector has never been more dominated by the big five life insurers but sales are

The National Australia Bank has emphasised to a key Senate Committee the degree to which it has exited the life insurance business.

19 September

Life/Risk

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Life/Risk

Advised insurance pays off at claim time

TAL delineates its individual and group lines

AIA's CommInsure acquisition changes shape

Life/risk focused group see potential for growth

Life insurance APLs need to be banned

Significant design and claims handling issues in TPD found

Life insurance professional standards framework to be established

CommInsure charged over unsolicited calls

FSC reveals new mental health TPD claims data

Synchron confirms 20% adviser exits

Concentration of life/risk reaches new high

Consumers cooling on life/risk

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