LIFE/RISK

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Conduct risk will be a central theme for life insurers and regulators over the next decade, an expert believes....

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Money Management once again teamed up with research house, DEXX&R, for the twelfth consecutive year to recognise excellence in the life/risk industry at the 2015 Adviser ...

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TAL Direct, trading as InsuranceLine, paid a $10,200 penalty for a false and misleading advertisement for its Income Protection Plus product ...

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A new report on general insurance disclosure reveals a desire to steer clear of the personal advice regime and a push to get ASIC relief to do so. ...

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New data suggests insurers are tightening their guidelines, making it harder to get life, income protection and TPD....

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To reduce the complexity of insurance claims, AIA and Sunsuper have streamlined and reduced the amount of paperwork needed for a claim....

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ASIC has secured orders permanently restraining a real estate group from encouraging clients to establish an SMSF in order to invest in property....

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To help see an industry response to LIF that goes beyond adviser remuneration, Zurich has reduced its term and TPD rates in the lead up to the new regime....

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Col Fullagar points to push towards advice-based approach to life/risk via a truly wholesale risk insurance premium....

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Advisers’ uptake of a program aimed at supporting them to transition from up-front commissions to a hybrid system reflects their willingness to change, a life insurer bel...

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MLC has cut its TPD and life insurance premiums by up to 15 per cent to help address the under insurance issue in Australia....

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Planners need to take a consistent approach to life insurance recommendations, according to FPA general manager, policy and conduct, Dante De Gori....

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