LIFE INSURANCE
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....
Financial planning
MLC has entered into a partnership with Australian medical software provider Zedmed to launch Practice Management Essentials....
People & Products
Business strategy professional Peter Dale has been employed as executive director for executive search company Boyden - a key role in recruiting senior executive and lead...
People & Products
ClearView has appointed Tony Smith state manager of Queensland and Tony Schiavello state manager of Victoria and Tasmania to take charge of promoting the company's life a...
Editorial
Direct insurance is on the rise. Peter Smith discusses the ways in which financial advisers can adapt and stay relevant....
Editorial
How do you keep a clear picture when the lines of life insurance are blurred? Damien Mu predicts that the distinctions that life insurance companies draw between group an...
Editorial
Underinsurance is a concern for the Australian community. However, Financial Services Council chief John Brogden believes the combined government and industry efforts cou...
Life/Risk
The Financial Services Council has announced it will consult with the industry on a policy to address the practice of churning in life insurance....
Life/Risk
BT Insurance has launched a range of new protection plans for homemakers and high net worth individuals as well as more flexible application processes for financial advis...
Life/Risk
Study reveals Australian advisers are offering highly competitive products when compared to their overseas counterparts....
Life/Risk
Sentry expects to increase business growth and simplify the referral process for their advisers using a structured referral system....
Life/Risk
The upcoming APRA standards for life insurance companies should be welcomed by the industry as an opportunity to embed better practices, according to PricewaterhouseCoope...
Life/Risk
Research commissioned by CommInsure and conducted by Newspoll has highlighted the unpreparedness of many Australians when it comes to dealing with a death or a terminal i...
Editorial
Challenger’s Aaron Minney provides his comparison of annuities and direct fixed income in a response to an article recently published in Money Management and authored by ...
Life/Risk
Dealer group Synchron has accused life insurance companies and the Financial Services Council of deeming all discontinued life policies as churn, and presenting figures a...
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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’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...