LIFE RISK

Life/Risk

TAL will today join ClearView and Freedom in being scrutinised by the Royal Commission on the failings of direct life/risk sales business....

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Financial planning

A background paper on the sale of life/risk products provided to the Royal Commission has suggested life/risk advisers recommend in-house products in return for lower dea...

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Life/Risk

TAL, CommInsure, AMP and ClearView have been named to front the next round of hearings of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financia...

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Life/Risk

Colonial First State retained CommInsure as its group insurer despite it performing poorly against a number of industry benchmarks but that may change following the sale ...

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Life/Risk

Self-regulation would not be an adequate protection if life insurers were permitted to participate in worker rehabilitation, according to mental health body, beyondblue....

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Life/Risk

The commencement of the Life Insurance Framework has put increased pressure on advisers to re-evaluate cost structures and improve practice efficiency....

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People & Products

The Fiducian Group’s financial planning software. FORCe, has been integrated with Omnium’s digital OmniLife platform for member convenience. ...

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Superannuation

New analysis from Willis Towers Watson suggests the young are subsidising the old because of insurance design within some superannuation fund offerings. ...

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