LIFE/RISK

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Workers need to find advice on income protection that can be rebated so that is it not just about selling a product, according to Omniwealth....

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Petplan Australasia Pty Ltd is updating its Petplan advertising after customers were exposed to misleading insurance information....

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The new Life Insurance Framework appears to be causing consolidation in the life/risk sector as single adviser operations feel the squeeze....

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A life/risk adviser group has hit out against the FSC’s call for level commissions in the LIF, and accused it and the big banks of having undue influence on the Governmen...

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Major Australian wealth manager, MLC, has today appointed Michael Downey to the role of head of practice development....

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CommInsure has appointed Deloitte to review past life insurance declined claims, while DLA Piper will examine ethical issues and policy definitions, medical file and reco...

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The Financial Services Council has declared it will support a move to level commissions and fee for service if the Life Insurance Framework fails to meet its objectives....

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Life insurer, TAL, has appointed former CommInsure head of life product, Sally Phillips, to evolve its health services....

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StepStone Group LP today announced it will acquire Swiss Capital Alternative Investments and launch new private debt and hedge fund strategies....

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While China climbs to be a leader in the insurance market, Australia’s global growth ranking is set to slip, according to Munich RE....

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To deliver services to members and employees anywhere, anytime, TAL has upgraded its superannuation fund insurance platform....

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has urged action on implementing a mechanism capable of rationalising legacy life products....

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