LIFE/RISK

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Life Insurer AIA Australia has appointed five new distribution team members to bolster adviser support resources before the transition to the new Life Insurance Framework...

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Three months after it was first made public, the Life Insurance Framework still lacks a solid definition of which lapses represent churn....

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Advisers must take advantage of the new Prime Minister and lobby for change in the clawback provisions of the Life Insurance Framework, Synchron said....

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New research confirms that the way income protection and TPD claims are handled are crucial to long-term outcomes....

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ASIC alleges Jamie McIntyre firms and Macro Realty Development have contravened the Corporations Act through a proposed property investment....

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Life insurers told to properly define the nature of life/risk lapses or cop shorter responsibility period....

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Advised consumers were more likely to find insurance cover that matched their financial commitments and avoided the dangers of finding the right cover....

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AIA Australia moves to conduct forums to help advisers adjust to life after the LIF....

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Bankers are being warned to manage the risks associated with lending for commercial property purchases carefully, or face significant pain in a downturn....

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With the prevalence of obesity rising rapidly, TAL has adjusted its BMI calculation loadings to price risk more accurately....

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Questions are being asked about whether letters from major life insurers pointing to significant premium rises represent a manifestation of price gouging. ...

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Metlife has again ventured into the retail space via a partnership with Yellow Brick Road....

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