INSURANCE INDUSTRY

Life/Risk

'Black swan' catastrophes are occurring more frequently, but the Australian insurance industry has coped well, according to Aon Global Risk Consulting....

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Editorial

The insurance industry has a long way to go to convince consumers that their lives are worth insuring, according to Michael Paff....

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Accounting

Finance and accounting practitioners have fared well in the latest round of salary surveys, receiving one of the highest pay increases across the board at 4.1 per cent....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers and the life insurance industry have failed in communicating the value of life cover to the majority of Australians and potential clients, new research...

Life/Risk

The recent natural disasters have highlighted the importance of insurance but, as Janine Mace discovers, the industry has a lot to do to tackle the underinsurance issue....

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Life/Risk

Janine Mace examines the risk insurance industry and discovers a buoyant market set for continued growth....

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Editorial

Amid the heated debate about standard definitions for general insurance, Tim Browne asks whether the same approach should be used in the life insurance arena....

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People & Products

CommInsure has appointed the head of its Queensland sales team, Tony Smith, as head of national accounts....

Financial planning

Treasury has proposed a standard definition of flood cover across the insurance industry....

Financial planning

The advice industry needs to shift its thinking regarding female clients, according to advisers and consultants....

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Life/Risk

Treasury looks at different rules for insurance and investment advice....

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Life/Risk

APRA has established a special team to ensure insurers are coping with the spate of disasters....

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Tools & guides

Jeffrey Scott explains transitional relief for superannuation funds and the deductibility of disability benefit premiums....

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Life/Risk

In the wake of the Queensland floods, the Federal Government and Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) have agreed to develop a mandatory definition of ‘flood’...

Editorial

There are a number of factors to consider when choosing the appropriate risk insurance contract for clients. Col Fullagar explains the details....

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