LIFE/RISK

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Many Australians deem their house more important than their health, according to the survey by AIA Australia....

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A key Parliamentary Committee has urged strong scrutiny of past and present insurance Approved Product Lists and move to fully open APLs....

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Life insurance industry codes need to have regulatory oversight and enforceability to properly hold insurers to account, according to a report from the Parliamentary Join...

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TAL has offered refunds totalling $900,000 to 1,200 funeral insurance customers after reporting to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it failed to ...

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The Financial Services Council has proposed to form a Genetics and Insurance Advisory Council to address advancements in genetical science and how it should apply to the ...

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Zurich has confirmed that it will keep both its own and OnePath Life’s brands and propositions active in the open market after it completes its acquisition of the latter ...

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Business advisory firm Ecovis Clark Jacobs and risk specialist MBS Insurance have announced a new integrated insurance offering, Ecovis Clark Jacobs Insurance, expanding ...

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The Commonwealth Bank has again been forced to make amends to customers, this time setting aside $16 million for refunds for personal and home loan protection products....

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Synchron director, Don Trapnell has warned that the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s controversial education requirements could kill the life insurance ...

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QBE Group has sold its Latin American operations to Zurich as it confirmed a substantial full-year loss....

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Suncorp Group has confirmed its continuing consideration of options for its life insurance business, including possible partnerships or sale....

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The Financial Services Council has confirmed to a Parliamentary Committee that it wants life insurers to have the right to unilaterally amend policies provided it does no...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months 1 week ago

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

3 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

4 weeks ago

A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

2 weeks 6 days ago

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

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