ClearView announces board changes
27 May 2024
ClearView Wealth says Michael Alscher has been reappointed as a non-executive director...
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Asteron promotes underwriting manager
27 May 2024
Asteron Life underwriting manager Kathie Tutty has been promoted to chief underwriter...
Budget offers ‘little remedy’ for advisers’ cost problems
20 May 2024
The federal budget has failed to address cost challenges facing advisers, Financial Advice Association Australia says...
TAL benefit payments top $4 billion for year
20 May 2024
TAL says it paid $4.2 billion in claims benefits to more than 50,000 policyholders and their families in the year to March...
Claims processes, branding flagged as key issues for industry
20 May 2024
Brand trust, digital features and claims processes are areas requiring close attention from life insurers, according to research firm Investment Trends...
New tech collaboration eyes Australian market
20 May 2024
Instanda and UnderwriteMe say their new collaboration will provide life clients in Australia and other key markets efficiencies across distribution and operational channels...
Advisers warn compensation scheme could kill off profession
13 May 2024
Advisers say the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort in its current set-up poses an “existential threat” to the profession, in their strongest criticism yet of the financial redress program...
Dispute referee rejects TAL ‘predatory’ sales allegation
13 May 2024
A policyholder who said his insurer misleadingly sold him trauma cover via an unsolicited call from his bank has lost his bid to have his premiums refunded...
Financial services body steps up digital advice push
13 May 2024
The Financial Services Council has announced the formation of the Digital Advice Expert Group to support provision of online advice to consumers...
ClearView ‘on track to hit targets’ after Q3
13 May 2024
ClearView Wealth says it performed “broadly in line” with expectation during the quarter ending March...
TAL launches 2025 graduate recruitment drive
13 May 2024
Life insurer TAL is seeking 11 candidates for its next graduate program...
Industry urged to step up family violence support
06 May 2024
Life insurers need to improve their approaches to family violence, consumer advocate the Financial Rights Legal Centre says...
Premium rises ‘no way to grow’ industry
06 May 2024
TAL Group CEO Brett Clark has urged life insurers to be less reliant on premium increases to grow, while regulator Suzanne Smith warns the industry faces many challenges that require an “adapt and innovate” mindset...
ASIC finds weak spots in super death benefit claims handling
06 May 2024
Group death benefit complaints rose steeply between 2021 and last year, exposing gaps in superannuation trustees’ claims handling practices, an Australian Securities and Investments Commission review has found...
Adviser body seeks member views on advocacy goals
06 May 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia has released its draft policy platform focusing on accessibility, professionalism and technology, and is seeking members’ feedback...
Life peak body, digital solutions group collaborate
06 May 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers says financial services digital solutions provider Equisoft has become the first group to join its Partner Program...
NZ adviser body appoints professional development head
06 May 2024
Financial Advice New Zealand has appointed former director Cecilia Farrow as Head of Professional Development, a newly created role aimed at supporting advisers’ needs...
Insurer must restore policy after misleading ill claimant
29 April 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has told TAL Life Insurance to reinstate a 34-year-old’s policy after it found the company misled the man about his coverage before cancelling his payouts...
Financial services bodies flag education proposal to attract new blood
29 April 2024
A coalition of financial services bodies has made a pitch to the Federal Government to arrest the declining numbers of advisers...
FSC signs up more advice licensees, appoints directors
29 April 2024
The Financial Services Council has expanded its financial advice representation and appointed four new board directors...