LIFE/RISK

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Life insurance claim payments have jumped by 10.7 per cent over the last 12 months, breaking through $4 billion in claim payments, according to new figures released by th...

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Mental illness is one of the leading causes of death in Australia and insurers must help to address this issue. CommInsure’s Tim Browne points to a number of topics on th...

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Younger Australians are more likely to say they have life insurance than those nearing retirement, according to new research conducted by TAL. ...

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A Sydney insurance broker has been permanently banned from providing financial services following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

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FSC chief executive John Brogden has once again called upon the life insurance industry to heed ASIC’s warning and self-regulate on churn while it can....

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Life insurance companies like to market themselves as trustworthy brands, but that is not addressing the problem at hand, writes Col Fullagar....

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The increasing frequency of natural disasters bring with it immediate and long-term health effects that insurers and advisers must address, writes Michael Browne....

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Synchron’s Don Trapnell calls for proof to justify ASIC’s concern on churn....

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There have been too many bad practices with respect to churn for the regulator to abandon this issue, according to ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell....

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John Brogden said the industry’s failure to self-regulate on churn carries the risk of regulator action....

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The pattern of year-on-year growth for risk sales has been repeated in 2012, according to DEXX&R....

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Insurance comparison website Choosi has responded to concerns raised by some risk advisers about its marketing strategy and service to consumers....

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