New Rice Warner research suggests that life insurers should start targeting the direct insurance market in pursuit of growth in circumstances where competition remains fi...

Consumer complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service relating to financial planning and managed investments are soaring in number....

Responding to a marked increase in insurance applications, AXA has made a number of changes to its mandatory medical underwriting requirements....

Advising on risk insurance has traditionally been the domain of advisers, but a new website aims to help consumers take matters into their own hands by comparing policy p...

Allows 12-month suspension of premium payments for retrenched clients in response to hard economic times....

IFSA talking to community groups outside of the industry to gather grassroots support from consumers and raise awareness....

Technology change is now driving the life insurance market in significant ways and applying for life insurance is easier than ever for advisers and their customers....

George Avramides examines the social security assessment of insurance policies....

Young advisers need to develop communication skills to talk about insurance with their clients....

IFSA rejects Australian Research Council Report claiming genetic discrimination in life insurance; cases outdated....

MARTIN BRECKON faces some unassailable truths about super with some practical suggestions....

Government moves to close off regulatory gap and bring non-operating holding companies under APRA jurisdiction....

Exposure to commercial property an indicator of credit quality....

Valuation changes have caused a plunge of up to 8 per cent in the assets held by managed fund institutions....