LIFE/RISK

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The Association of Financial Advisers has claimed vindication following the Government's announcement of key changes to the underlying LIF regulations, including reducing...

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MLC Life Insurance, in partnership with National Australia Bank, has expanded the distribution of its life insurance product to 760 branches across Australia. ...

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APRA is considering whether the whistleblowing provisions of the Life Insurance Act were adhered to in the CommInsure claims handling controversy....

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Major group insurer, TAL, has confirmed the payment of ‘profit share rebates’ to superannuation funds in the expectation they will be used for the benefit of members....

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Life insurers who decline up to 37 per cent of TPD claims should have been named by ASIC, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers....

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The Government should ban sales commissions on life insurance to better protect consumers, Industry Super Australia said....

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It is vital to have a better understanding of the underlying drivers behind the variations in the claims handling process of insurance, AIST believes....

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Under investigation by ASIC, CommInsure has paid claims totalling $2.5 million after updating its definitions....

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ASIC has delivered life insurers are relatively clean bill of health on claims handling but with significant caveats, particularly around TPD....

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The Life Insurance Code of Practice falls short of reasonable community expectations about how insurers should behave, an insurance lawyer believes....

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FSC releases life insurance Code of Conduct while defining relationship between insurers and advisers as separate and different....

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Changes to remuneration structures in life insurance sit alongside higher educational and professional standards in restoring consumer confidence, according to Kelly O'Dw...

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

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ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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