06 February 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers hopes the Federal Government will look at the evidence given to the Parliamentary Joint Committee hearings on the Future of Financial Advice bills to improve them…
06 February 2012
AIA Group is seriously looking at bidding for ING’s Asian insurance business in a deal that could be worth about $US6 billion ($5.5 billion)…
06 February 2012
Life insurers are continuing the push to put more information online for advisers and their clients…
30 January 2012
The Federal Government’s opt-in proposals could have serious implications for clients with life insurance policies, the Association of Financial Advisers has warned…
30 January 2012
Australian life insurers have lifted their total assets during the 12 months ending June 30 2011 to $235 billion, compared to $234 billion in the 12 months ending December 2010…
30 January 2012
Life insurance sales have continued to grow, with both inforce annual premiums and new business recording strong results for the 12 months ending September…
30 January 2012
Suncorp Life has merged the back-office life insurance operation with its superannuation and investment businesses…
30 January 2012
Young Australians have the lowest levels of life insurance, with just 36% holding some form of cover…
30 January 2012
Income protection premium inflows were up 11.4% during the 12 months ending September 2011, according to research house Plan For Life…
30 January 2012
MLC has sealed a deal to provide additional voluntary levels of total and permanent disability cover for Qantas Super members…
30 January 2012
The suitability and cost of life insurance provided in default superannuation funds is to be reviewed by the Productivity Commission…
12 December 2011
The Financial Planning Association has called for some commissions on life insurance sold within superannuation schemes to be allowed…
12 December 2011
Total revenue for Australian life insurers has fallen from $23 billion in the year ending September 30 last year to $15.4 billion in the corresponding period this year…
12 December 2011
The growth in sales of income protection products will cause the life insurance industry some headaches unless they manage claims better, Asteron EM National Sales Mark Vilo says…
12 December 2011
Group life insurance will grow by 10% a year over the next 15 years, according to new research by Rice Warner Actuaries…
12 December 2011
ClearView has launched a private label platform that incorporates life insurance products and wealth management…
12 December 2011
Zurich Financial Services has promoted one of its NSW life insurance sales team, Stuart Meyers, to become NSW Regional Sales Manager Life…
12 December 2011
AIA Australia has responded to the growing incidence of severe diabetes by adding it as a crisis event to its Priority Protection product…
05 December 2011
The Federal Government has given itself an escape clause on the implementation date of the Future of Financial Advice reforms…
05 December 2011
The Financial Ombudsman Service has called for the opt-in proposals in the Future of Financial Advice Bill to be modified to deal with clients not responding to renewal notices…