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APRA deputy chairman claims insurers ignored the regulator’s warnings and ended up with self-inflicted wounds including premium increases of up to 150 per cent....
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APRA has revealed a number of insuers are in run-off mode because they are no longer viable....
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Life insurer TAL declared it now provides “almost 100 per cent” equal pay for both male and female employees through its organisation....
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Clients who forget to disclose even minor details of their medical past face having their insurance cover cancelled under new laws, a lawyer warns....
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There has been a jump in appetite for life insurance among Australians, particularly among generation X, TAL research showed. ...
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The WFI and Lumley Insurance brands will formally shift to the Insurance Australia Group (IAG) after the latter received regulatory approval for the purchase of those bus...
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If life insurance policies fail to meet the client’s – and adviser’s – expectations, certain questions must be answered, Col Fullagar writes. ...
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The current underinsurance crisis is forecast to worsen, as life insurance policies become a casualty of tighter household budgets, an academic believes....
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Advisers must be extremely diligent about ensuring they fulfill their duty of care, as two recent court cases have shown. David Glen runs through the post-FOFA adviser ch...
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AIA Australia will offer direct life to consumers under a deal with Bendigo Bank to offer bank branded insurance products. ...
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Retail giant, Coles, is expanding its financial services offering to include life insurance, with MetLife underwriting the venture. ...
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BT Financial Group senior executive, Deanne Stewart, has been appointed as the Australian chief executive of major insurer, Metlife....
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