06 June 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group wants the Financial Services Council to put consumers first, accusing it of pushing the Life Industry Framework reforms on behalf of the big banks…
06 June 2016
ClearView has raised $34 million from institutional investors as part of its $50 capital-raising offer…
06 June 2016
Life insurance lump sum lapse rates have fallen to 13.9% in the 12 months ending March 31, according to new data from Dexx&r…
06 June 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers wants robo-advice providers to comply with the same rules as traditional advice providers…
06 June 2016
A former Meritum Financial Group adviser has lost his appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to stop the Australian Securities and Investments Commission from banning him…
06 June 2016
Cancer mortality rates continue to fall, although the disease accounted for 30% of all deaths in 2013, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare…
06 June 2016
The Tax Practitioners Board is looking for comments on sections of its draft code of professional conduct for tax advisers…
06 June 2016
BT Life has achieved the highest score of 95% in the Risk Store’s Claims Management Analysis Program…
06 June 2016
Life insurance premiums for a male smoker in their late 50s are now almost double that of a non-smoker, according to research by Canstar…
06 June 2016
Mentor Education has appointed David Lamond as Chairman of its new 10-person academic board…
30 May 2016
ClearView is to raise $50 million through a rights issue to repay a Commonwealth Bank debt facility and strengthen its balance sheet…
30 May 2016
Life insurers are still not sure what the impact of the stalled life insurance framework will be on lapse rates, says EY Actuarial Services Manager Tyson Johnston…
30 May 2016
Life books are still in demand, although people selling them now face tougher due diligence, Connect Financial Service Brokers CEO Paul Tynan says…
30 May 2016
The Financial Planning Association is calling for the existing financial advice regulations to apply to providers of robo-advice…
30 May 2016
Life insurers have a significant amount of Big Data on consumers but they don’t know what to do with it, says Finity Consultant Nicholas Warren…
30 May 2016
A NSW adviser has lost his case against the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, which is trying to ban him from the industry…
30 May 2016
While many industries have experienced dramatic change in the past five years, innovation in the life insurance industry has been minimal, says Oliver Wyman Principal Angat Sandhu…
30 May 2016
Advisers need to tailor their advice depending on which gender they are talking to, according to a white paper released by the Association of Financial Advisers…
30 May 2016
Group life net premiums were up $675 million in the 12 months ending March 31, according to the latest data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
30 May 2016
AIA Australia has expanded its Vitality program to help a group of financial advisers enhance their business value and personal effectiveness…