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A law firm has raised the prospect of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission using its new Product Intervention Power with respect to insurance adviser remu...

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Allowing life insurers to fund mental health treatment is not the solution to Australia’s mental health crisis, according to law firm Slater & Gordon....

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Fears of infection have seen a higher proportion of Australian high net worth investors seeking to buy life insurance cover, according to newly-released data....

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Fewer claims would need to be paid if insurers were to only pay medical bills of sick workers, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. ...

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Insurers need to partner with insurtechs across their entire business if they are to address legacy technology issues, according to a report....

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Both the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have signalled to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that the future o...

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There were 13.4 million covers in force for death cover in 2019, with cancer being the top cause at 43%, according to data...

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Call centres will continue to be a part of the direct life insurance sector despite the punishment they received during the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Bankin...

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The industry has an opportunity to reduce the cost of advice and to make the process more efficient and profitable for life/risk advisers, according to MLC....

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The FSC has announced the extension of the frontline healthcare workers and total permanent disability claims initiatives until 1 January, 2021. ...

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People who look to make use of the Government’s hardship early superannuation access scheme need to take the impact on insurance inside superannuation into account, accor...

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News reports out of Japan suggest MLC Life’s Japanese parent, Nippon Life, is considering injecting more capital as it moves to staunch losses associated with income prot...

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