INSURANCE

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFS licence of a Sydney-based firm, Core Insurance, for failing to lodge financial statements and auditor reports. ...

Life/Risk

The new LIF laws due to come into effect this year are filled with holes and lacks clarity around what would happen if there was a change of licensee and/or adviser, a la...

Life/Risk

Australians are more willing to cut back on investment plans and life insurance than car insurance and mobile phones, a survey finds....

Superannuation

Those employees who did not receive their entitled superannuation guarantee from employers risked being unable to access their insurance benefits through their super....

Life/Risk

The Commonwealth Bank has lifted interest rates for homebuyers looking to fix their home loan in what RateCity has called a sign of what will come for rate variability....

Life/Risk

The major life insurers have been told to do more and spend more on addressing legacy product issues rather than waiting on Government legislation....

Life/Risk

CommInsure has received positive feedback from the launch of a tele claims service and updates to its product offerings....

People & Products

The Insurance Council of Australia has appointed QBE Group COO, Colin Fagen, as its new chairman....

Life/Risk

NZ insurer, Tower has moved to limit the impact of earthquakes on its bottom line by creating a new company to handle earthquake claims....

Life/Risk

Negative publicity engulfing risk and life insurance has had an adverse effect on consumer perception of the products, which has seen a drop in satisfaction levels. ...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds have been warned to fix the problems which have seen super balances eroded by insurance premiums....

Life/Risk

Independent reviews of retail advice and group in life insurance claims at CommInsure did not find inappropriate decline of claims, the Commonwealth Bank said....

Life/Risk

The life insurance industry cannot move on from LIF until performance guidelines are set, Bombora believes....

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former Queensland authorised representative of an insurance product distributor after being sentenced for fraud and stealing....

Life/Risk

The life insurance industry is missing out on an opportunity by just having half a dozen providers on APLs without basis, according to a panel....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago