28 October 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has told MetLife to reassess a complainant’s income protection claim after overruling its decision to apply a mental health exclusion...
28 October 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers has announced MLC Life CEO and MD Kent Griffin will be its new co-chair, with three new directors also joining the board...
28 October 2024
Gallagher has bought life risk adviser Via Financial Group...
28 October 2024
Antony Vriens has been appointed Zurich head of health services for Australia and New Zealand...
21 October 2024
Life insurers in Australia and other mature markets are struggling to meet customer expectations, according to Capgemini...
21 October 2024
A complainant who was refunded his annual premium following an insurer error has lost his bid for additional compensation over price rises...
21 October 2024
French reinsurer Scor has appointed Paula Bourke as life and health CEO for Australia and New Zealand...
21 October 2024
Challenger says it enjoyed “momentum” in the first quarter and remains on track for a normalised net profit after tax of $440-$480 million this financial year, as previously flagged...
14 October 2024
The life industry reported lower earnings in the June quarter, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data released today...
14 October 2024
A paediatrician who worked in Slovakia while receiving income protection payments for a rare disorder was fraudulently claiming the benefits, according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority...
14 October 2024
Financial Advice Australia Association has named the contenders for its annual excellence awards...
14 October 2024
TAL has made underwriting changes to products sold through advisers or directly from TAL, removing the need for mandatory medical tests when clients want to increase sums insured...
14 October 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers has named this year’s winners under its annual female adviser support program...
14 October 2024
MetLife has been recognised by professional services researcher Seramount for its efforts on diversity, inclusion, hiring practices and workplace trust...
07 October 2024
The industry’s handling of income protection and total and permanent disability claims will be scrutinised during a Life Code Compliance Committee inquiry...
07 October 2024
MetLife says approaches to financially managing longevity must be reimagined after research revealed more people expect to live to advanced ages...
07 October 2024
Zurich has introduced a total and permanent disability option that covers ongoing care requirements after a severe accident or illness...
07 October 2024
People with financial advisers feel better off than their unadvised peers, according to an annual report by Financial Advice Association Australia...
07 October 2024
Elston Private Wealth’s Craig Roberts has won the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for the second study semester of this year...
07 October 2024
iExtend has appointed Wes King as distribution manager in WA...