CommInsure teams with fintech on digital service
16 April 2018
CommInsure has partnered with technology company UnderwriteMe Australia to provide simpler online life insurance applications…
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FPA names education council head
16 April 2018
The Financial Planning Association has elevated Sharon Taylor to the role of Chairman of the Financial Planning Education Council…
Codes ‘fall short in deterring misconduct’
09 April 2018
More regulatory oversight is needed to restore public trust and deter poor practices in the life insurance industry, according to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services…
MPs call for moratorium on genetic test data
09 April 2018
The parliamentary inquiry into the life industry has recommended a ban on insurers using predictive genetic test results…
Royal commission turns spotlight on planners
09 April 2018
The royal commission on financial services misconduct will focus on financial planning and wealth management in its second round of public hearings, starting next Monday…
Lawyers slam life insurance self-regulation
09 April 2018
Maurice Blackburn has savaged the life insurance industry’s self-regulated code of practice, calling it inadequate and a failure…
MetLife appoints group life exec
09 April 2018
MetLife has appointed Stephen Sefton as Head of Group Product, responsible for expanding the group life insurance offering…
FPA seeks feedback on education standards, ethics code
09 April 2018
The Financial Planning Association has sent a questionnaire on proposed Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority standards to its 13,700 members and affiliates…
TAL launches mental health program
09 April 2018
TAL has partnered with Remedy Healthcare to introduce the healthcare provider’s MindStep mental health program to its customers, in a bid to strengthen its mental health capabilities…
FSC calls for advisory council on genetics
26 March 2018
The Financial Services Council has called for the establishment of a genetics and insurance council to discuss policy with the Government…
Super members paying too much for cover: O’Dwyer
26 March 2018
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O’Dwyer has raised concerns that superannuation members do not receive value for money from default insurance premiums…
TAL to refund funeral cover customers
26 March 2018
TAL Direct will offer refunds totalling $900,000 to 1200 Insuranceline customers after the insurer breached the terms of funeral insurance policies…
FMA adviser survey exposes poor conduct
26 March 2018
New Zealand life insurance advisers are engaging in practices that are not in clients’ best interests, according to an industry review by the Financial Markets Authority…
FASEA unveils draft adviser education guidance
26 March 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has released draft guidance on education pathways for financial advisers…
AMP chief to step down
26 March 2018
AMP CEO Craig Meller will retire towards the end of this year, according to a statement released to the Australian Securities Exchange this morning…
TAL, CommInsure managers share FSC leadership award
26 March 2018
The Financial Services Council has awarded its annual industry leader prize to TAL GM Group Insurance Jenny Oliver and CommInsure Senior Manager Rehabilitation Services Julie-Ann MacCormick…
PwC plots way forward for life insurers
19 March 2018
Life insurance companies must refocus on their strategic strengths amid technological disruption, regulatory changes and eroding public trust, according to PwC…
TAL dominates AFA awards
19 March 2018
TAL has won the Association of Financial Advisers and Strategic Insight life company of the year award…
NobleOak, Virgin take Canstar income protection awards
19 March 2018
NobleOak Life has topped a Canstar review of the direct income protection market for the third year running…
Vision Super joins group cover code
19 March 2018
Vision Super has signed up to the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice – the latest fund to commit to the guidelines on group cover…