We can buy everything online – clothes, shoes, cars, holidays – so it is only natural that the direct life insurance channel is becoming part of the online tsunami. How t...
As more financial advisers go down the specialist path, establishing a successful financial advice business in the new regulatory landscape may require a similar approach...
Dealer groups are looking to reduce the average age of their financial planner-base as a way of "future proofing" their business. ...
Sentry Financial Group looks to retain, develop and recruit life risk advisers with the creation of a new marketing and wealth protection role. ...
Up to 30 per cent of Australians may have no personal insurance, according to new research released today by major insurer, TAL....
TAL has appointed former OnePath Life Risk head of finance and strategy Fred Rowley as chief actuary....
Risk premium inflows and sales have once again achieved double-digit growth, with TAL and CommInsure emerging as success stories of 2012, according to Plan for Life figur...
TAL has become the first Australian life insurer to sign on to the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance....
Most Australians would rather spend any extra income on building up their savings than upgrading their life insurance policies, according to a national poll by TAL....
The importance of life/risk sales to financial advisers' revenue streams has been underscored by the latest data released by research house DEXX&R....
TAL chief executive Jim Minto points to the factors driving up group insurance premiums....
Changes to the distribution landscape and demand for products and services specifically targeted at risk specialists were the main drivers behind the launch of TAL's new ...
TAL Australia has announced the launch of Affinia, a new risk-specialist dealer group....
The life insurance industry needs to continually improve their product offerings in order to bridge the underinsurance gap in Australia and deliver greater flexibility to...
TAL's David Glen outlines the advantages and disadvantages of holding business property in a SMSF and factors for financial planners to consider....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...