LIFE/RISK

INDUSTRY NEWS

Growth was the strongest in finance and insurance jobs, increasing by 9.9 per cent over the year, and contributing to overall employment growth in the labour force....

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ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services license held by Marigold Falconer International Limited....

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With $100 million in claims under its belt, AFRM is pointing to the value of adviser knowledge and the use of preferred insurers....

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The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has revealed disability insurance as a continuing problem for Australia’s insurers....

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The authority of the Association of Financial Advisers board will be tested by continuing pressure for constitutional change around decision-making on the Life Insurance ...

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Financial services company, AMP Limited, has launched an adviser support website on all things insurance....

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The Productivity Commission saw insurance as a key issue impacting superannuation fund member returns and intended examining the value for money actually delivered....

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A permanent shift in insurance buying behaviour favoured mutuals over stock-based insurers, according to Swiss Re....

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Big insurer TAL has launched a major television brand awareness campaign in an effort to restore trust in the life insurance industry....

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Zurich has appointed two Macquarie Life personnel ahead of its acquisition of Macquarie Life, due to be finalised in October....

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Financial services group, Omniwealth, has launched Omniwealth Insurance Services to assist its business clients with their insurance services....

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Almost 45 per cent of the world’s countries had no mutual/cooperative insurance law, according to a group representing the cooperative and mutual insurance sector....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

7 months 3 weeks ago

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

1 week 5 days 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...

3 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....

2 weeks 3 days ago