INSURANCE

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has built on its successful phone-based claims handling system....

Superannuation

Superannuation funds must ensure they are 'fiduciaries first and marketers second', according to Superannuation Complaints Tribunal chair Jocelyn Furlan....

Financial planning

Life insurance and annuities have become far bigger parts of the revenue model for financial planners, according to the latest data compiled by Wealth Insights....

Life/Risk

BT Financial Group has cut clients' waiting times by extending their tele-claim services to include trauma claims....

Life/Risk

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...

Life/Risk

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/Risk

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...

Life/Risk

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...

Financial planning

The past five years have seen a dramatic increase in the development of micro-insurance schemes, according to new research released this month....

Editorial

Staying ahead of the curve on the technology, consumer and regulatory fronts can help our industry to quickly adapt and prosper. Brett Clark writes....

Editorial

Col Fullagar lists six conversation topics about risk insurance which could no doubt create passionate discussion....

Life/Risk

The Government needs to start talking to the major insurers about a standardised approach to auto-consolidation....

Financial planning

Ratings house Canstar has awarded Asgard an Innovation Award for its Mortgage...

Superannuation

New research released by APRA this week has pointed to the benefits of further consolidation within the superannuation industry....

Editorial

Direct insurance is on the rise. Peter Smith discusses the ways in which financial advisers can adapt and stay relevant....

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