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

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....

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

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

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

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

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...

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....

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

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...

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...