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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.

Money Management Original

Life/risk advisers on notice over COVID-19

The major life insurers have placed advisers on notice that the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic is not the optimal

24 March

Industry news

Fitch gives ClearView Wealth ‘BBB’ rating

Fitch Ratings has announced its first-time ‘BBB’ rating for ClearView Wealth to reflect its poor recovery

20 March

Data released by ServiceSeeking.com showed that 89 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises have never heard of fintech.

Money Management Original

Life members happy to engage via app

Research from Zurich/OnePath has found websites and smart applications have been welcomed by life insurance

16 March

More than half of Australians who only have life insurance in their super are not confident in the level of cover they have, according to a survey.

Industry news

FSC defends insurers in face of negative claims report

Plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn says the major life insurers have been shown to have been persistently

12 March

The Government needs to bring back the loss carry-back initiative to allow firms to clawback their tax paid when they incur revenue loss, the IPA believes.

Industry news

Most insurers struggle with social capital

Failure to address weaknesses in governance and culture could result in major financial losses, according to

10 March

Industry news

Life insurance take up drops 9%

Almost one-third of a survey’s respondents said life insurance products confused them and 65% of people without

26 February

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Opt-in insurance in super irresponsible

Those who seek their own coverage cannot assume they will end up with a product in their best interests, according

18 February

Sentry partners with OneVue on new SMA series

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No new CommInsure Protection products business after 31 March

No new CommInsure Protection products business will be written after 31 March, as part of the streamlining process

17 February

Insurers have been accused of manipulating policy definitions to create “junk insurance”, particularly with respect to permanent disablement, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.

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Choice points to ‘junk’ TPD

The conditions attaching to some total and permanent disability insurance products sold inside superannuation made

12 February

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Time for radical overhaul of disability insurance

The Actuaries Institute has produced a report to underpin its call for a radical overhaul of disability income

11 February

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TPD cover could be lost after early super access

Superannuation members’ insurance cover could lapse if there is no money in the account to pay the premiums after

7 February

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ClearView named as Risk Company of the Year

The life insurer not only won the main prize but three other awards during the ceremony on Thursday.

7 February

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Life/risk advisers on notice over COVID-19

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Life members happy to engage via app

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