Men lead on life expectancy gains
06 March 2017
The probability of life expectancy increasing by 2030 is rated at 65% for women and 85% for men, according to a study of 35 countries published in The Lancet…
Life Insurance
AFA attacks direct sales’ claims record
06 March 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has questioned the wisdom of buying life insurance direct, flagging potential problems with claims…
Platforms neglect insurance offerings: Investment Trends
06 March 2017
While platform operators have invested in improving adviser functionality, little is spent on life insurance upgrades, according to Investment Trends Senior Analyst King Loong Choi…
YBR reports 20% premium lift
06 March 2017
Yellow Brick Road has reported a 20% rise in life insurance premium under management to $14.7 million in the six months to December 31…
Lawyer warns of electronic signature danger
06 March 2017
Misuse of electronic signatures may emerge as a bigger issue than more traditional forgery, Townsends law firm Principal Peter Townsend warns…
BT completes Panorama platform with life offering
06 March 2017
BT Financial Group has added life insurance to its Panorama adviser platform…
NobleOak, Virgin earn top marks on income protection
06 March 2017
Research house Canstar has awarded five-star ratings to NobleOak Life and Virgin Money in its review of the direct income protection market…
Legislation dominates FPA roadshow
06 March 2017
The Financial Planning Association is to hold a number of roadshow events on its Professional Ongoing Fees Code and other legislative developments…
TAL sets up South Africa support office
27 February 2017
TAL has established an underwriting operation in South Africa to support its Australian business…
Centrepoint invests in start-up for adviser market
27 February 2017
Centrepoint Alliance will put $5 million into a new life insurance business aimed at the independent financial adviser market…
LICG puts commission reform burden at $1.8 billion
27 February 2017
The extra cost of the Life Insurance Framework legislation to consumers and advisers will be $1.8 billion a year, according to the Life Insurance Customer Group…
Australian business helps AIA deliver strong result
27 February 2017
The value of new business from AIA Group’s “other markets” region, which includes Australia, grew 10% to $US321 million in the year to November 30…
NZ proposes best-interests duty, adviser code
27 February 2017
The New Zealand Government will expect financial advisers to act in clients’ best interests and introduce a code of conduct under proposed new legislation…
ClearView reports life profit, inforce premium gains
27 February 2017
ClearView Wealth has reported a 5% rise in life insurance after-tax profit to $12.7 million for the six months to December 31…
Freedom delivers strong first half
27 February 2017
Freedom Insurance has reported a 78% rise in inforce premium to $89.7 million for the six months to December 31…
AFA urges inquiry to look beyond commission issues
27 February 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers wants a parliamentary joint committee’s inquiry into the life insurance industry to examine more than just adviser commissions…
Mortgage Choice life sales continue to grow
27 February 2017
Mortgage Choice Financial Planning insurance premiums totalled $22 million for the six months to December 31, up 27% on the corresponding period of 2015…
TAL secures access to Qantas loyalty members
27 February 2017
Qantas has picked TAL to sell life insurance products to members of its frequent flyer program…
Japanese life insurers turn to global bonds
27 February 2017
Japanese life insurers are steadily but cautiously increasing their exposure to foreign bonds, Fitch Ratings says…
Customer satisfaction drops amid bad publicity
20 February 2017
Policyholders’ satisfaction with life insurance fell to 67.4% last year from 68.8% in 2015, according to a new Roy Morgan single source survey…