LIFE/RISK

INDUSTRY NEWS

The penalties applied to ClearView yesterday are proof of a wider issue of aggressive sales tactics within the insurance industry, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers....

INDUSTRY NEWS

New survey data has confirmed that the online sales of life/risk insurance have been increasing exponentially – up 108 per cent over the past five years....

INDUSTRY NEWS

AIA has urged the Government to consider legislative change that would allow life insurance companies to provide early rehabilitation and medical expenses....

INDUSTRY NEWS

Integrity Group has acquired QBE Life in a transaction valued at $21.7 million with a rebrand to Integrity Life....

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent Government report has revealed the degree to which the Australian Taxation Office’s project aimed at encouraging people to declare overseas income boosted the ta...

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest DEXX&R data confirms life companies are improving their bottom lines amid declining policy discontinuances....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission appears to have been successful in persuading a key Parliamentary Committee of its view on life/risk advice and lapse...

INDUSTRY NEWS

New research from Roy Morgan has revealed that it is the smaller life/risk insurers who have earning greater levels of consumer satisfaction....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made a strong pitch for further law reform to allow it greater scope to handle claims in the life/risk arena....

INDUSTRY NEWS

Honan Insurance Group has linked with MBS Insurance to provide a new offering to clients....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Financial Services Council has claimed that ridding the life/risk sector of legacy products could save at least $94 million....

INDUSTRY NEWS

New research has confirmed that clients highly value expert help when it comes to making life/risk claims....

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 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 ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

5 days 11 hours ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

2 weeks 6 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

1 week 3 days ago