Insurance & Property Investment News Australia

Financial services organisations needed to constantly engage customers digitally, so they could provide better services, according to AMP.

Industry news

Direct life call centres not dead, just different

Call centres will continue to be a part of the direct life insurance sector despite the punishment they received

28 July

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

Money Management Original

Advice exit challenges brings life insurance opportunities

The industry has an opportunity to reduce the cost of advice and to make the process more efficient and profitable

28 July

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.

Industry news

Life insurance initiatives extended

The FSC has announced the extension of the frontline healthcare workers and total permanent disability claims

28 July

Industry news

Hume acknowledges early release impact on insurance

People who look to make use of the Government’s hardship early superannuation access scheme need to take the

27 July

Industry news

MLC Life’s Japanese parent acts on losses: report

News reports out of Japan suggest MLC Life’s Japanese parent, Nippon Life, is considering injecting more capital

23 July

Money Management Original

Clawback relief sought from Govt, ASIC

Risk advisers need some relief from the harshness of clawback arrangements as life/risk clients move to cut their

22 July

Industry news

AFSL needed in binder agreements

When entering into a binder agreement both the insurance agents or brokers, and the insurer need to ensure the

8 July

Industry news

Resolution looks for Australian growth beyond AMP Life

Barely a week after completing the acquisition of AMP Life, Resolution Life Australia appears to be scouting other

7 July

AXA Investment Management is pushing the view that investors can learn from the insurance sector’s approach to target return strategies.

Industry news

FSC and insurance review call for insurance tax abolition

Stamp duty on life insurance is one of the most inefficient taxes in the economy and cost Australians $644 million

2 July

Westpac Group has announced the completion of a partial sell-down of its stake in BT Investment Management.

Industry news

AMP Life sale finally completes for $3b

AMP Limited has sold AMP Life for $3 billion but will retain a 20% holding in Resolution Life Australia.

1 July

The FSC has released a draft standard paper for consultation, which proposes that life insurance APLs must have compulsory provider and product choice.

Industry news

Life insurers still falling short on their own code

The life insurance industry’s own Life Code Compliance Committee has slammed the insurers for being so

29 June

Industry news

AMP Life sale to complete on 30 June

AMP has cleared all the regulatory hurdles to complete the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life on 30 June.

23 June

financial markets

Market Insights

EVENTS

Mar11

Managed Accounts - Ask the Experts 2021

Apr22

ESG/Responsible Investment Webinar 2021

Jun17

Retirement Income Webinar 2021

Bozo

actually they should prove to me why I should bother with risk anymore, how it is commercial to...

Life advisers must prove need for commissions4 min 1 sec ago

FEm

This guy gives you an opening basically confirming his party wants to avoid the effectiveness of...

Life advisers must prove need for commissions56 min 47 sec ago

ken

"Compare the pair" is about as in your face for competing Retail funds as it gets....

ASIC moves against REST on false and misleading charges 1 hour 40 min ago

Life/Risk

Direct life call centres not dead, just different

Advice exit challenges brings life insurance opportunities

Life insurance initiatives extended

Hume acknowledges early release impact on insurance

MLC Life’s Japanese parent acts on losses: report

Clawback relief sought from Govt, ASIC

AFSL needed in binder agreements

Resolution looks for Australian growth beyond AMP Life

FSC and insurance review call for insurance tax abolition

AMP Life sale finally completes for $3b

Life insurers still falling short on their own code

AMP Life sale to complete on 30 June

Bozo

FEm

ken

Other fe fundinfo sites

Education

News

Features

Events

Life/Risk

Equities

Fixed Income

Managed Accounts

Bozo

FEm

ken