TAL launches ethics courses for advisers
29 April 2024
TAL is introducing four new courses for advisers on navigating conflicts, ethical dilemmas, recent client determinations and how embedding ethics can shape their advice and daily business...
29 April 2024
TAL is introducing four new courses for advisers on navigating conflicts, ethical dilemmas, recent client determinations and how embedding ethics can shape their advice and daily business...
22 April 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released life claims statistics for last year...
22 April 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has awarded a policyholder $2000 compensation after finding her insurer has taken too long to assess a total and permanent disability claim...
22 April 2024
ClearView Wealth says its life growth strategy is paying off as the business continues to gain market share...
22 April 2024
MetLife has won a contract to provide life insurance to UniSuper fund members from June 1...
22 April 2024
Challenger says the business performed well in the third quarter, supported by its core life division...
15 April 2024
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee says the industry needs to step up after breaches rose for the third straight year, growing 9% to 12,314 for the 2022-23 reporting period...
15 April 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority flagged the importance of providing accurate information to insureds at a recent member forum for the life industry...
15 April 2024
Australians value life insurance so highly they are prepared to reduce other expenses to keep their policies, annual research from NobleOak Life has found...
15 April 2024
A woman who alleged her financial adviser gave her inappropriate insurance advice, arranging new policies that came with mental health and lumbar spine exclusions, has lost her dispute...
15 April 2024
AIA has introduced rewards to encourage deeper engagement with its Vitality health and wellbeing program...
08 April 2024
Resolution Life says its planned $NZ410 million ($375 million) acquisition of New Zealand insurer Asteron Life will give it “significant scale and capability” in the country...
08 April 2024
Some 1596 life insurance disputes were lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority last year, down 35% from 2022, a recent member forum heard...
08 April 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia will continue advocating “fearlessly” for the profession, Chair David Sharpe says in a message marking the peak body’s first anniversary...
08 April 2024
MLC Life Insurance says Koji Ichiba has joined as a board director and member of its executive team...
08 April 2024
New Zealand insurer Asteron Life has made changes to its personal and business insurance offerings and revamped policy wordings as part of its plain language commitment...
08 April 2024
MetLife Australia staff will have new leave benefits, including for menopause, after the insurer consulted its employee-led diversity, equity and inclusion committee...
25 March 2024
Life insurer TAL will develop an “income for life” retirement product option for AustralianSuper members...
25 March 2024
A complainant fraudulently breached her disclosure duty in failing to reveal she has a form of neurological disorder that causes muscle weakness and stiffness in her legs...
25 March 2024
New Zealand insurer Asteron Life says Tony Arthur has joined today as Executive Manager Life Distribution...