Despite some improvements in risk product profits, group lump sum and group disability income insurance made losses over the year to September. ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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....
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...
trustees are already requesting such confirmations when advisory fees (even via fixed term agreements) are deducted from...
CSLR should be broken down into 2 sub sectors, one for product manufacturers and one for financial advisers. Product ma...
We must stand up and show our opposition to both the ASIC Levy and CSLR as they both contribute to the high cost of advi...