TAL has announced the appointment of Mark Joiner as independent chair, following Duncan Boyle’s decision to retire after eight years leading the board....

The industry watchdog has been forced to step in and mandate changes to disability income insurance in a move designed to protect consumers, writes Nina Hendy. ...

Advisers play a critical role in supporting the transition to sustainable insurance products, writes Aaron Newman, but the industry needs to support advisers with this tr...

How the industry adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic is proof technology is not changing the role of advisers, according to TAL....

Total and permanent disability products are next on the list for insurers to look at to ensure they do not become unsustainable like income protection....

The life insurance industry’s losses have stemmed mostly from unsustainable income protection products, Jassmyn Goh writes, but will the new products help end bad habits?...

TAL has launched additional mental health insights to support licensees and financial advisers to manage their mental health. ...

As existing advisers continue to leave, the industry needs to keep promoting the benefits of being an adviser, according to TAL....

Risk advisers need to ensure their clients know that level premiums are not a guarantee and what to expect when their first-year discounts expire, according to life insur...

The life insurer is offering two long-term options to provide benefits to age 65 and a short-term option to over one, two, or five year periods. ...

The industry needs to work together to move clients in closed income protection insurance products to more sustainable products and to manage the inforce book, according ...

The principles of mutual companies are still evident in our superannuation system, writes Andrew Howard, but more can be done to improve life insurance within super....

Risk specialist advisers will have a tough time growing new business as the life insurance market continues to shrink and the cost of advice continues to rise....

As TAL acquires Westpac Life Insurance, experts believe international ownership of life insurers is no bad thing as it will bring expertise and specialisation but a small...