Brokers boost Macquarie result
30 April 2012
The insurance broking market has been highlighted as a key growth area for Macquarie Banking and Financial Services…
30 April 2012
The insurance broking market has been highlighted as a key growth area for Macquarie Banking and Financial Services…
30 April 2012
Better definitions and claims management is leading to a decline in group total and permanent disability disputes reaching the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal…
30 April 2012
The life insurance advocacy role of corporate super advisers has been ignored during the Future of Financial Advice debate, according to the Corporate Superannuation Specialist Alliance…
30 April 2012
Processing times for trauma insurance claims have been slashed since BT Financial Group began offering a telephone service…
23 April 2012
The life insurance market grew 10.4% last year, with all major insurers reporting stronger inflows, according to actuaries Plan For Life…
23 April 2012
Australian business loses more than $6.5 billion a year by failing to provide early intervention and treatment for employees with mental health conditions, Chartered Secretaries Australia estimates…
23 April 2012
AIA has increased its retail sales team by 35% as it moves to a new way of supporting advisers and dealerships…
23 April 2012
Challenger has recorded a strong March quarter for sales of its annuity products and predicts it will meet 2012 financial year sales targets…
23 April 2012
Insurance comparison website choosi.com.au is to add a health section. The website already offers a comparison on life, funeral and income insurance packages…
16 April 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers is moving on from opposing the new Future of Financial Advice reforms to concentrate on the regulations being created by the Australian Securities and Investments…
16 April 2012
The Federal Government has outlined the benefits of its financial advice reforms, reassuring the sector that the advantages outweigh the costs…
16 April 2012
The proposed merger of AGEST Super and AustralianSuper will initially leave their separate life insurers in place…
16 April 2012
Demand for life insurance adviser practices are “unprecedented”, according to Forte Asset Solutions Director Stephen Prenderville…
16 April 2012
The Financial Services Council has relaunched its LifeWise campaign to encourage more people to take out life insurance cover…
16 April 2012
The global standards body has praised the Financial Planning Association’s role in securing changes to the Future of Financial Advice reforms…
16 April 2012
CommInsure has poached OnePath Head of Insurance Sales Kevin Goss for a similar role…
16 April 2012
More than 1000 Financial Planning Association members have joined a forum the association has set up on the social media site LinkedIn…
02 April 2012
Members of the Financial Planning Association can now be formally recognised under the Tax Agent Services Regulations…
02 April 2012
WHK Group has dropped CommInsure and MLC from its approved list of life insurers…
02 April 2012
Investor Guinness Peat Group sees a bright future ahead for both its Tower and ClearView investments, according to the company’s latest annual report…