UNDERWRITING

People & Products

MLC Life Insurances has claimed a dramatic reduction in the time it takes for customers to receive cover....

People & Products

An independent adviser survey has seen advisers give OnePath’s life insurance underwriting engine an ‘excellent’ rating. ...

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has told the Royal Commission that advisers undertake a significant amount of work for clients, justifying their commission payments....

Life/Risk

ANZ OnePath has rebuilt its insurance underwriting engine, the ultimate endgame of which is to give clients a policy in real time....

Expert Analysis

Debbie Kennedy writes that trust is at the core of most consumers’ purchasing decisions regarding life insurance, and that underwriting that takes this into account could...

People & Products

TAL has appointed customer experience veteran Matt Paterson as its general manager, customer operations and underwriting....

People & Products

MetLife Australia has made several appointments to key relationship management and senior underwriting roles. ...

Life/Risk

NEOS Life, a new entrant to the life insurance market, has chosen Pacific Life Re as its partner reinsurer and UnderwriteMe as its underwriting platform....

People & Products

ANZ OnePath’s Pre-Assessment Wizard can potentially help planners obtain on-the-spot information on the likely cost of life insurance for clients with specific known medi...

People & Products

MLC Life Insurance has launched its new underwriting platform to reduce the time it takes for advisers and customers to purchase life cover. ...

Editorial

ASIC is taking a close look at the sale of life insurance direct to consumers and Mike Taylor writes that the regulator’s findings may significantly alter the commercial ...

Financial planning

A member of the Senate Economics Committee has described underwriting at time of claim as a 'serious problem' that the industry must address....

Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers has argued group life should be underwritten at time of applications rather than time of claim....

Life/Risk

ANZ’s OneCare has launched new initiatives to streamline OneCare’s underwriting processes to allow advisers and clients to spend more time on wealth solutions....

Financial planning

TAL launches initiative for cover to be increased online, without underwriting or paperwork....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

6 days 16 hours ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

3 weeks ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

1 week 4 days ago