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Research finds one in three Australians is ignorant about the use of private health insurance, with a quarter unaware that a government rebate exists. ...

Funds management

The parent company of Ausbil, Dexia Asset Management, has been purchased by New York Life Investments for A$587 million....

Financial planning

Centrepoint’s Peter Kelly outlines some of the issues that will require the attention of the advice profession – and their possible impacts – in 2014....

Life/Risk

Swiss Reinsurance is pushing the life insurance industry to find novel ways to promote the health benefits of returning to work to recover post-injury....

Life/Risk

Suncorp Group only major life insurance provider with decreased growth in 12-month period....

People & Products

New head of sales strategies and research will be in charge of developing, promoting and delivering Zurich’s life insurance proposition....

Life/Risk

The provision of advice during life insurance claims should be part of an holistic advice model but has been largely ignored....

Superannuation

Group insurance arrangements for life insurance may be tightened after APRA released draft guidelines aimed at limiting premium increases and requiring more information f...

Life/Risk

TAL executive warns consumers that having a secret money stash is no substitute for financial protection....

Life/Risk

Zurich survey reveals risk advisers will enter 2014 feeling more positive than they have for two years....

Superannuation

New survey reveals super trustees and executives don’t believe their members understand their life insurance offerings....

Life/Risk

Industry action against churn not likely as product providers restrict behaviour....

Financial planning

Founder of Frontier Advisors Fiona Trafford-Walker has been named Woman of the Year as part of the Money Management/Super Review inaugural Women in Financial Services Awa...

Life/Risk

APRA’s September quarter data confirms continuing challenges for insurers, particularly with respect to group risk....

Financial planning

The discussion about the impact of technology on the advice landscape is becoming increasingly frequent. Consumers, living increasingly digital lives, will continue to lo...

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