LIFE/RISK

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Midwinter will be introducing a new addition to its insurance module which it claims will provide financial advisers with adequate research on legacy insurance products b...

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Col Fullagar looks at the recent changes to the insurance definition of a heart attack and considers possible impacts on the financial advice process....

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For insurers to survive and thrive they must pursue a program of continuous and customer-led innovation, writes Duncan West....

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The 10 biggest life insurers paid out just under $4 billion in claims in 2011 - up 11.4 per cent from 2010, according to research conducted by The Risk Store....

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Insurers and financial advisers must work together throughout the emotion-charged insurance claims process if they are to truly benefit the client and avoid the the frust...

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APRA says it will consider granting insurers transition time to higher capital standards on a case-by-case basis....

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Overall direct life insurance sales have grown 11.3 per cent in 2011 and in-force annual premiums are up 10.9 per cent despite flat growth in credit-related insurance sal...

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Overall direct life insurance sales have grown 11.3 per cent in 2011 and in-force annual premiums are up 10.9 per cent despite flat growth in credit-related insurance sal...

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In order to address the issue of 'churning' in life insurance, the responsibility should fall on the underwriter to determine whether to continue with an insurance policy...

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Professional indemnity premiums are high because insurers have difficulty identifying authorised representatives who have made fraudulent claims in the past, according to...

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With a focus on a clear segmentation of its client base, ANZ Wealth has made a number of product enhancements to its OnePath retail life insurance offering, OneCare....

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A Menai-based insurance broking firm has had its licence suspended for seven months following surveillance conducted by the ASIC....

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