Coles raises fears over ‘unreasonably onerous’ regulation
14 April 2014
Supermarket group Coles fears increasing regulation will bar new entrants from expanding in the financial services industry…
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Crowe Horwath, Zurich team up on expenses cover
14 April 2014
Zurich Life Australia and financial services group Crowe Horwath have joined forces to raise the take-up of business expenses insurance among small companies…
Direct life insurance ‘too complex’ for customers
14 April 2014
Consumers are confused by the multitude of options available when signing up for direct life insurance products, ClearView Direct Life Head of Distribution David Charlton warns…
TAL calls for alignment on life and health
14 April 2014
TAL Life has called for artificial distinctions between life and health insurance to become more flexible…
Consumers indifferent to life cover, study shows
07 April 2014
Life cover is the first insurance policy consumers would drop if money became too tight, according to research by GfK Australia and the Financial Services Council…
FSC reveals life industry award winners
07 April 2014
The Financial Services Council has announced the winners of its second annual Life Insurance Awards…
Life industry plays catch-up on disability claims
07 April 2014
Life insurers lag behind the general insurance workers’ compensation sector in returning disability claimants to work, according to AMP…
FSC pushes for disability time limit
07 April 2014
The Financial Services Council has called for a seven-year time limit on disability claims under group insurance…
Cigna NZ names new CEO
07 April 2014
Life and health insurer Cigna New Zealand has appointed Lance Walker as CEO…
Asteron launches TV series for advisers
07 April 2014
Asteron Life has joined the reality TV business, launching an online show to provide marketing tips for advisers…
Canberra urged to offer tax breaks on life insurance
31 March 2014
The Financial Services Council and MetLife Australia have called on the Federal Government to use tax incentives to increase the take-up of life insurance…
Macquarie Life backs stroke campaign
31 March 2014
Macquarie Life is sponsoring a stroke awareness and prevention campaign that begins this week…
Licensees encouraged to grow through outsourcing
31 March 2014
Outsourcing low-value tasks can help small licensees compete with large institutions, according to a financial services business consultant…
Australians think life insurance ‘unnecessary’
31 March 2014
About 14% of people consider life insurance unnecessary because they think their super funds will cover their families’ possible needs, according to a new survey…
APRA approves illiquidity premium calculation
31 March 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority received no submissions on its plan to change illiquidity premium calculations for life insurers…
Advice industry supports FOFA bill
24 March 2014
The financial advice industry has welcomed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice legislation, but is concerned at the growing public opposition to the changes…
FOFA supporters take no joy in Sinodinos exit
24 March 2014
Arthur Sinodinos’ departure from the assistant treasurer role will not stop the Abbott Government’s attack on the Future of Financial Advice legislation, according to…
Men dominate life cover enquiries
24 March 2014
Men are more likely to search for life insurance than women, according to comparator website lifeinsurancefinder.com.au…
Life industry shows strong growth
24 March 2014
Life insurance inforce premium grew 12% to $12.2 billion last year, with group life recording a 20% increase to $4.35 billion…
AIA chief Crewe becomes FSC director
24 March 2014
AIA Australia CEO Peter Crewe has joined the Financial Services Council board…