The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants more power to deal directly with insurance claims handling issues....

MLC Life Insurance chief executive, David Hackett has admitted the company’s income protection book moved into loss recognition in 2015, prompting significant premium inc...

A guidance note on group insurance data to improve consumer outcomes has been jointly released by life insurance and super bodies....

Public and private enterprises in the finance industry had not responded to the adverse impacts of cyber risk on economic wellbeing and national security....

Life insurance competition has resulted in innovation in products, underwriting, customer services, and adviser training....

A new white paper has warned that the Life Insurance Framework risks the loss of a generation of highly experienced planners unless appropriate strategies and supports a...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed the advertising campaigns mounted by plaintiff law firms are driving higher insurance claims experience....

The AFA has renewed its call for all life/risk to be underwritten at time of purchase with a scathing assessment of direct insurance and its risks....

Australian Unity has posted a 16 per cent increase in profit after tax for the six months to December, 2016....

Maurice Blackburn has attacked CommInsure over its claims handling report, saying the types of claims selected for review were selective....

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed it is investigating whether breaches occurred in CommInsure’s handling of a whistle-blower....