BT Financial Group has cut clients' waiting times by extending their tele-claim services to include trauma claims....
With life insurance being placed in the ‘too-hard’ basket for many Australians, the industry has developed simple and convenient methods to take out cover. However, as Ti...
Industry discussion in relation to what constitutes 'churning' in life insurance needs to be replaced with a debate on a sustainable remuneration model for switching poli...
Life insurance risk market has again recorded double-digit growth, with most risk companies achieving impressive results over the last year, according to research from Pl...
Following consultation with ASIC, Elders Insurance has repaid customers around $5.3 million as part of a program to rectify underpayments on motor vehicle insurance claim...
The Government needs to start talking to the major insurers about a standardised approach to auto-consolidation....
The Financial Services Council has announced it will consult with the industry on a policy to address the practice of churning in life insurance....
BT Insurance has launched a range of new protection plans for homemakers and high net worth individuals as well as more flexible application processes for financial advis...
Study reveals Australian advisers are offering highly competitive products when compared to their overseas counterparts....
Sentry expects to increase business growth and simplify the referral process for their advisers using a structured referral system....
The upcoming APRA standards for life insurance companies should be welcomed by the industry as an opportunity to embed better practices, according to PricewaterhouseCoope...
Research commissioned by CommInsure and conducted by Newspoll has highlighted the unpreparedness of many Australians when it comes to dealing with a death or a terminal i...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...