Zurich cover excludes athlete concussions amid brain injury link
12 August 2024
Zurich will no longer cover concussion-related injuries for people playing high-contact sports under changes to its Active product...
Life Insurance
Super groups demand reforms to stop abusers cashing in
12 August 2024
Superannuation peak bodies have called for law changes to stop domestic abusers claiming their victims’ funds...
Dispute body to discuss group life trends at ANZIIF seminar
12 August 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will share group life insurance insights next month at an Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance event...
TAL tweaks health program to encourage screening
12 August 2024
TAL says its preventative health program has been updated to make it easier for life policyholders to get premium discounts...
Regulatory shake-up required as consumer needs shift: FSC
05 August 2024
Financial services laws must evolve as the number of Australians with complex advice needs grows, the Financial Services Council says...
Refund ordered after email fail on premium increase
05 August 2024
A policyholder will have premiums refunded after the Australian Financial Complaints Authority found she had not received notices about annual increases in the past two years...
TAL appoints individual life chief
05 August 2024
TAL EGM of individual life Gavin Teichner will become CEO of individual life on October 1...
Allianz Retire+ joins CALI
05 August 2024
Allianz Retire+ has joined the Council of Australian Life Insurers, taking the peak body’s number of members to 20...
Minister hails insurance in super as advice reforms continue
29 July 2024
An effective superannuation system is vital because millions of Australians depend on it for affordable life insurance, Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones says...
Zurich makes case for ‘ambitious’ life leadership
29 July 2024
The life and super industries have a “significant leadership opportunity” to address insurance challenges facing societies, according to Zurich Australia and New Zealand chair Geoff Summerhayes...
ALUCA excellence awards winners revealed
29 July 2024
The Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association has announced the winners of this year’s excellence awards across 10 categories...
Cancer dominates life claims for AIA NZ
29 July 2024
AIA New Zealand paid $NZ244.1 million ($219 million) in cancer claims across all coverage categories last year, the insurer says in a report...
Advisers demand public inquiry into Dixon collapse
29 July 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia has called for a public inquiry into Dixon Advisory, the wealth management business that entered voluntary administration in 2022...
Resolution Life shakes up leadership team
29 July 2024
Resolution Life has made two appointments in its executive leadership team...
ASIC bans Queensland adviser
22 July 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned Queensland-based Anass Abdalla from providing financial services...
FAAA annual congress aims to ‘power up’ advisers
22 July 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia will hold its annual congress at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from November 27-29...
Australian wins global award for insurance research
22 July 2024
Australian psychiatrist and economist Doron Samuell has won a global award for his research into consumer behaviour in insurance...
App happy: Fidelity Life says new tool ‘unlocking benefits’
22 July 2024
New Zealand insurer Fidelity Life says its recently launched E-App has lifted efficiency and streamlined the underwriting process...
MetLife earns ‘great workplace’ tag
22 July 2024
MetLife Australia has received certification from workplace accreditor Great Place to Work...
Advisers urge rethink as ASIC estimates 2023-24 cost recovery levies
15 July 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has estimated its 2023-24 funding levies...