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People & Products
Elana Rubin has stepped down from her role as TAL director, effective immediately....
Life/Risk
Life insurance claim payments have jumped by 10.7 per cent over the last 12 months, breaking through $4 billion in claim payments, according to new figures released by th...
People & Products
Zurich has appointed Philip Anderson as chief underwriting officer, life and investment, Australia....
Life/Risk
Mental illness is one of the leading causes of death in Australia and insurers must help to address this issue. CommInsure’s Tim Browne points to a number of topics on th...
Life/Risk
Younger Australians are more likely to say they have life insurance than those nearing retirement, according to new research conducted by TAL. ...
Editorial
“If you don’t think financial advice on life insurance is a problem area for ASIC and for industry, please think again.” ...
Financial planning
The number of so-called “traditional” financial planners will decrease, with real growth to be seen in the risk specialist space, says Mercer advice head Jo-Anne Bloch....
Life/Risk
FSC chief executive John Brogden has once again called upon the life insurance industry to heed ASIC’s warning and self-regulate on churn while it can....
Life/Risk
Life insurance companies like to market themselves as trustworthy brands, but that is not addressing the problem at hand, writes Col Fullagar....
Financial planning
Mortgage Choice Financial Planning is trialing a new charging model for its financial planning services, which will involve clients being presented with a pricing menu....
Life/Risk
The increasing frequency of natural disasters bring with it immediate and long-term health effects that insurers and advisers must address, writes Michael Browne....
Financial planning
CommInsure has launched a new product which it claims will allow financial advisers the ability to offer clients quotes on CommInsure life insurance products anytime, any...
Life/Risk
Synchron’s Don Trapnell calls for proof to justify ASIC’s concern on churn....
Financial planning
Affinia’s Craig Parker discusses how customer centricity is emerging as the new practice business model. ...
Life/Risk
Insurance comparison website Choosi has responded to concerns raised by some risk advisers about its marketing strategy and service to consumers....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...