LIFE INSURANCE

Editorial

David Glen proposes a number of points that the life insurance industry can address during the upcoming Tax Summit - including tax incentives for life policies outside of...

People & Products

ClearView has added five-adviser practice Lambert Investments to its network....

Financial planning

Patron Financial Advice has opposed a Financial Services Council proposal to introduce a binding standard for insurance business, saying it would restrict consumer choice...

Financial planning

The term 'churning', which is being used to describe a legitimate practice, defames advisers while it whitewashes the role of life companies, according to Synchron direct...

Editorial

The use by Industry Super Network (ISN) of research and surveying organisations to help prosecute its agenda with respect to financial planning represents the transfer of...

Top 100

As the risk market becomes more competitive due to the consistently strong demand for insurance products, life companies have truly embraced adviser feedback. The Money M...

Top 100

OnePath has repeated its success from last year by taking out the top honours in the trauma category in the 2011 Money Management/Dexx&r Adviser Choice Risk Awards....

Top 100

Incremental improvements to their OneCare life cover product has helped OnePath hold onto the first place in the term and total and permanent disablement (TPD) rider prod...

Editorial

The life insurance industry has taken a hit in the last 12 months, with net profit after tax down 13.9 per cent compared to the previous year....

Funds management

Clearview has announced the launch of its wealth management platform with full wrap capabilities, which would be administered by Colonial First State (CFS) Custom Solutio...

Superannuation

A new APRA analysis points to the consolidation which has allowed the banks to dominate the life insurance market....

Life/Risk

Woolworths Limited continues its push into the financial services sector with the launch of Woolworths Life Insurance....

Financial planning

Do-it-yourself life insurance is becoming increasingly popular with Australians, which is largely attributed to the simplicity of buying so-called 'off the shelf' product...

Financial planning

ClearView has returned strong results at the end of the first financial year following the acquisition of Bupa's wealth management business....

Editorial

The insurance industry has a long way to go to convince consumers that their lives are worth insuring, according to Michael Paff....

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