The insurance industry has a long way to go to convince consumers that their lives are worth insuring, according to Michael Paff....

Finance and accounting practitioners have fared well in the latest round of salary surveys, receiving one of the highest pay increases across the board at 4.1 per cent....

Financial advisers and the life insurance industry have failed in communicating the value of life cover to the majority of Australians and potential clients, new research...

The recent natural disasters have highlighted the importance of insurance but, as Janine Mace discovers, the industry has a lot to do to tackle the underinsurance issue....

Janine Mace examines the risk insurance industry and discovers a buoyant market set for continued growth....

Amid the heated debate about standard definitions for general insurance, Tim Browne asks whether the same approach should be used in the life insurance arena....

CommInsure has appointed the head of its Queensland sales team, Tony Smith, as head of national accounts....

Treasury has proposed a standard definition of flood cover across the insurance industry....

The advice industry needs to shift its thinking regarding female clients, according to advisers and consultants....

Treasury looks at different rules for insurance and investment advice....

APRA has established a special team to ensure insurers are coping with the spate of disasters....

Jeffrey Scott explains transitional relief for superannuation funds and the deductibility of disability benefit premiums....

In the wake of the Queensland floods, the Federal Government and Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) have agreed to develop a mandatory definition of ‘flood’...

There are a number of factors to consider when choosing the appropriate risk insurance contract for clients. Col Fullagar explains the details....