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

Despite specialist risk advisers unable to currently grow their businesses, the need for life insurance is emphatic and new advice models will help their future, accordin...

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Expert Analysis

Submitting an insurance claims form requires preparation, writes Col Fullagar, and while this may take time, it will save time and be appreciated by clients in the long r...

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Life/Risk

The Financial Planning Association says the advocacy efforts of financial advisers on behalf of clients can often impact the dispute data collected by the Australian Prud...

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Financial planning

Risk advisers need to explain why consumers can be worse off taking advised insurance when compared to those taking group insurance within superannuation, according to pl...

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Life/Risk

Synchron director, Don Trapnell, said life/risk advisers are being treated unfairly under the education requirements and deserve a separate standard suited to the profess...

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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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Tools & guides

Col Fullagar considers six topical issues advisers in risk insurance need to be aware of, including trauma definition, the timing of the duty disclosure, and the pros and...

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Financial planning

ASIC bans former Guardian Advice insurance adviser for annually replacing clients’ insurance policies to boost commissions without considering clients’ best interests....

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Editorial

Advisers should have a good understanding of the issues around Medicare and PBS reports within the risk insurance advice process to add value to their advice proposition,...

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Life/Risk

Insurance firm, dmk group, has joined Bombora Advice to leverage off its industry position and services....

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Financial planning

Risk advice specialist, MediBroker, has joined the Bombora Advice group as a principal practice....

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Life/Risk

The latest Investment Trends research reveals advisers were already adjusting to the post-Trowbridge reality, with one in five ready to switch insurers....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers should not expect support from political parties, media or insurers over life insurance commission changes with advisers left to navigate the changes, ...

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Life/Risk

The Association of Financial Advisers wants lapses which are beyond the control of advisers to be exempted from the three-year claw-back provisions....

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