Insurance & Property Investment News Australia

30 October

Life/Risk

Lawyers urge RC to inject more transparency into insurance

The Australian Lawyers Alliance wants the Royal Commission to inject more transparency into insurance within

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.

26 October

Life/Risk

FSC proposal described as Trojan horse

Plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn has labelled the Financial Services Council’s failed bid to have life/risk

25 October

Life/Risk

FSC and insurers rebuffed on worker rehabilitation proposal

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has rebuffed an FSC proposal to allow

23 October

Life/Risk

CBA exits Indonesia insurance business

The Commonwealth Bank has exited virtually all of its insurance exposures with the sale of 80 per cent of its

ASIC deputy chairman, Peter Kell says the big question confronting banks is whether client best interests can be met within a vertically-integrated model.

22 October

Life/Risk

Will Bill place advisers in conflict with insurers?

A key Senate Committee has been told that the Government’s new Design and Distribution Obligations and Product

19 October

Life/Risk

Adviser Choice Risk Awards finalists named

The finalists have been named in the Money Management/Dexx&R Adviser Choice Risk Awards in a tight race for

10 October

Life/Risk

MetLife wins Tasplan mandate

MetLife has secured the insurance mandate of Tasplan, following a tender process which will see the insurer

Former NSW premier, Mike Baird has been appointed as NAB’s chief customer officer, corporate and institutional banking.

4 October

Life/Risk

ClearView rules out ever returning to direct insurance

ClearView has told the Royal Commission it has no intention of returning to direct life/risk insurance and will

4 October

Life/Risk

RC urged to hold life/risk board members to account

The Royal Commission has been urged to hold the board members of ClearView to account for breaches of directors’

The PC’s recommended default super changes would end the proliferation of super accounts and would reduce overall fees, according to IOOF.

4 October

Life/Risk

AMP rebuts RC death claims

AMP Limited has sought to rebut claims made during the Royal Commission that it engaged in misconduct in its

4 October

Life/Risk

Retail insurance indexed cover cutting clients’ wealth

New research has shown that retail insurance cover customers could be “seriously damaging” their wealth through

Suncorp’s Banking and Wealth chief executive, John Nesbitt, to retire later this year.

2 October

Life/Risk

Freedom suspends direct insurance

Freedom Insurance has suspended direct insurance sales with its managing director, Keith Cohen, leaving the

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Life/Risk

Lawyers urge RC to inject more transparency into insurance

FSC proposal described as Trojan horse

FSC and insurers rebuffed on worker rehabilitation proposal

CBA exits Indonesia insurance business

Will Bill place advisers in conflict with insurers?

Adviser Choice Risk Awards finalists named

MetLife wins Tasplan mandate

ClearView rules out ever returning to direct insurance

RC urged to hold life/risk board members to account

AMP rebuts RC death claims

Retail insurance indexed cover cutting clients’ wealth

Freedom suspends direct insurance

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