19 May 2014
Asia-Pacific life insurers should be looking to broaden their access to the reinsurance market to expand their expertise, according to Willis Re Head of Life Reinsurance Nigel Sedgwick…
12 May 2014
Zurich Financial Services is to pull out of the Australian group life insurance market…
12 May 2014
Victoria has become the first state to abolish stamp duty on life insurance contracts…
12 May 2014
AMP’s first-quarter insurance claims and policy lapses are in line with company expectations but shareholders have been warned there is no “quick fix” for the wealth management business…
12 May 2014
QBE Deputy Chairman Duncan Boyle has been appointed a director of life insurer TAL…
12 May 2014
Macquarie Life has increased its inforce life insurance book by 23%, although the group has released no specific trading figures in its financial-year report…
12 May 2014
An independent report on the takeover by Challenger Life of the listed Challenger Diversified Property Group has been deemed “fair and reasonable”…
12 May 2014
Life insurers have opposed a Reserve Bank of New Zealand proposal on the way reinsurance stress testing should be implemented…
05 May 2014
Three industry bodies believe the new tax advice regime for advisers will add considerable compliance costs for financial services companies…
05 May 2014
Choice fears proposed amendments to conflicted remuneration rules in the Future of Financial Advice legislation will put consumers at risk…
05 May 2014
Industry doyenne Gwen Fletcher will be remembered through an award for the best students in the Certified Financial Planner program…
05 May 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has fined Virgin Money $30,600 for three instances of misleading advertising…
05 May 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers has opened nominations for its seventh Excellence in Education Award…
28 April 2014
A legal expert has called for the “catch-all” clause in the Future of Financial Advice legislation to be retained, because it enhances professionalism…
28 April 2014
Life insurance industry premium inflows grew 11.5% to $12.7 billion last calendar year, according to research house Plan For Life…
28 April 2014
The Financial Planning Association has questioned the amount of professional indemnity insurance advisers will require if they want to give tax advice…
28 April 2014
Many consumers drop life insurance products before the peak age for claims, new research by TAL shows…
28 April 2014
Financial advisers want clarification on legislative changes to the Future of Financial Advice and Tax Agent Services acts…
28 April 2014
TAL has pre-empted regulatory requirements to beef up risk monitoring, with the appointment of a chief risk officer…
14 April 2014
Financial advisers’ professional indemnity insurance has proved inadequate when companies enter administration or become insolvent, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service…