LIFE/RISK

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Super funds could face legal problems once group insurance for inactive accounts is switched off on 1 July, as members who were unaware they were losing their cover may s...

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A major insurer has backdated an update of two of its outdated medical definitions, meaning consumers who had their claim rejected previously may be able to get a new dec...

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Australians are at risk of losing their life insurance cover when superannuation changes come into effect in July, as AIA Australia, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporati...

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AMP Limited has announced that its Group Chief Financial Officer will be staying on until the company manages to complete the sale of its life business to Resolution Life...

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Zurich has flagged growing its business on the back of completing its acquisition of ANZ’s OnePath life insurance business....

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Disability insurance is continuing to significantly drag on the bottom lines of the major insurers despite goodwill “discrete goodwill write-offs”...

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While the new design and distribution obligations for retail insurance products will impact insurers more, sellers of retail insurance products will still see some new re...

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Digital technology’s clash with legacy infrastructure and the spread of 5G mobile networks are among risks identified by Swiss Re Institute in its latest insurance risk r...

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Actuarial research and ratings house, Rice Warner has pointed to the disability insurance problems facing the major insurers and the vexed question of best interests vers...

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ASIC will likely require some insurance code of practice provisions are strengthened before it approves the code, and these requirements may extend to other industry bodi...

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TAL has moved to consolidate its retail offering following its acquisition of Suncorp’s Asteron business and will take Asteron Retail off-sale from 1 July and trim staff ...

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AMP chairman, David Murray has defended the company’s decision to sell its life insurance business arguing it has been validated by AMP’s results and the decisions of oth...

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