LIFE/RISK INSURANCE

Life/Risk

Despite some improvements in risk product profits, group lump sum and group disability income insurance made losses over the year to September. ...

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Life/Risk

One of the companies adversely referenced in the Royal Commission, Freedom Insurance Group, has entered a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange pending an an...

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Life/Risk

Plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn has labelled the Financial Services Council’s failed bid to have life/risk insurers allowed involvement in worker rehabilitation as ...

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Awards

Fiona Macgregor’s commitment to gender equality, coupled with her focus on ensuring transparency and her ability to demonstrate true leadership within the life insurance ...

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Features

Col Fullagar reviews ASIC’s life insurance industry report and finds there are some serious issues in the claims management protocols of potentially all insurers....

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Financial planning

Charging commissions for life/risk advice may be more professional than a fee-for-service model as they were only paid if advisers achieved a claim result for clients, Sy...

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Graeme

FWIW I am a long term holder of both. I am relaxed about my LICs trading at a discount. Part of a cycle. I would like...

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Ross Smith

The term "The democratisation of private assets continues to gain steam" is marketing misleading. There is no democracy...

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Greg

I have passed this exam, and it is not easy or fair exam. It's no wonder that advisers are falsifying their results. ...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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