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One of the stumbling blocks for the industry in establishing a risk master trust has always been how to get the insurance groups on side. ALLAN BETTS gives an insurance p...
Financial planning
The number of consumers using a financial planner for advice has increased, particularly amongst the older generations, with people over the age of 35 more likely to use ...
Life/Risk
Trauma insurance grew out of the early 80’s Critical Illness insurance developed in South Africa. Since that time this type of insurance has spread across the globe and i...
Life/Risk
American International Assurance (Australia) (AIA) launched Women’s SmartCover, a female crisis assistance benefit, this month. This introduction of a targeted women’s pr...
Life/Risk
Are you thinking that risk insurance is not the force it once was? Well it may be time to think again as the product that built the industry re-asserts itself. JASON SPIT...
Financial planning
Research house Assirt rated AMP Financial Services and AMP Henderson Global Investors as “a well-resourced [group] that has…sound investment processes”, but recommended c...
Financial planning
PROFESSIONAL indemnity insurance premiums have risen dramatically in the financial advisory marketplace, resulting in more costly advice and administration fees for consu...
Financial planning
The Lumley Life group has announced that it is looking to forge closer ties with financial planning groups in an effort to boost the distribution of its specialist life i...
Financial planning
Aside from the obvious benefits to shareholders, mergers and acquisitions of life companies also bring a portfolio of highly profitable business to the buyer. The key to ...
Financial planning
The flip side of administration platform fees is the value that master trusts can help generate for a financial planning business. Tynan Mackenzie chief executive officer...
Financial planning
The sale of immediate annuity life insurance products have slumped to their lowest level since being made exempt from the social security assets test in 1998, the latest ...
Financial planning
According to ANDREW FRANKLAND, a business client of a financial planner requires additional advice from a tax expert when it comes to dealing with future tax liabilities ...
Financial planning
The Tower group has announced it will make a strategic exit from the life insurance market in China in order to concentrate on its Australian wealth management operations...
Financial planning
Norwich Union Life has experienced an increase in demand from financial advisers and their clients to add critical illness reinstatement policies to their life products a...
Financial planning
Assirt chief executive Krystyna Weston has announced her departure from the research house to take up the role of head of retail distribution with AMP Henderson Global In...
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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...