24 September 2012
Advisers must ensure they cover all a client’s insurance needs under proposed best interest duty regulations, according to WHK National Head of Lending and General Insurance Terry Lingard…
24 September 2012
The third tranche of the MySuper regulations has been introduced to Parliament…
24 September 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has proposed new reporting standards for life insurance held in super funds…
24 September 2012
Zurich has reviewed its risk rating for engineering and mining jobs, added more than 30 occupations to its adviser guide and enhanced its definition of malignant cancer in relation to breast cancer…
24 September 2012
Life group AIA Australia has appointed Sam Tremethick to the new role of national manager, strategic partnerships…
24 September 2012
InsuranceLine has launched a new income protection product for stay-at-home parents – providing up to $3000 a month if they are unable to perform their regular duties…
24 September 2012
New Zealand insurer Partners Life has grown rapidly since its launch 18 months ago and is close to its five-year target of taking 20% of all new personal insurance written…
24 September 2012
IOOF is to make its offer for Plan B unconditional after securing 86.1% of the dealer group’s shares…
17 September 2012
A Melbourne life adviser plans to sue his former dealer group over unpaid commissions…
17 September 2012
Financial services sector leaders want the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be renamed because they fear it may confuse consumers…
17 September 2012
Interest rates which have been dropping for 30 years have dented the insurance industry, according to a study by Swiss Re…
17 September 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has introduced interim arrangements for the reporting of solvency standards by life insurance companies…
17 September 2012
The features in life insurance products are a key driver of adviser satisfaction, according to Macquarie Life…
17 September 2012
ClearView will introduce electronic applications for its LifeSolutions product from next Monday, Victorian State Manager Tony Schiavello says…
17 September 2012
ClearView Wealth buyer Crescent Capital has extended its bid to September 28, while the Foreign Investment Review Board has approved the takeover…
17 September 2012
AIA and OnePath have won Canstar’s outstanding value life insurance awards for the second year running…
17 September 2012
The group life insurance market is poised for more growth, according to NMG Financial Services Consulting Executive Director Mark Prichard…
17 September 2012
The life insurance offering will be a key point of difference among MySuper products, Chant West Head of Research Ian Fryer says…
10 September 2012
New annual premiums for life insurance rose 37.6% to $2.64 billion in the 2012 financial year, according to data from research house Dexx&r…
10 September 2012
More financial advisers are providing life insurance advice as clients shun investment markets…