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Two new directors have been added to the board of major insurer TAL. ...
Life/Risk
In this third of a three-part series on insurance claims, Col Fullagar rounds out the concept of claims management best practice by reviewing the role of analysis, resear...
Life/Risk
CommInsure tells advisers it will not continue to offer members the option of taking out new insurance through existing super accounts. ...
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Parramatta-based insurance broker WD Gelle Insurance and Finance Brokers Pty Ltd....
Superannuation
New research confirms most superannuation fund executives and trustees believe few members understand what super is delivering in terms of insurance cover....
Superannuation
Macquarie Bank's David Barrett takes a closer look at the cost complexities of setting up a SMSF....
Life/Risk
A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision has serious implications for risk advisers....
Financial planning
Asteron Life has produced new research underscoring both the value of advice and insurance....
Life/Risk
Skyrocketing life insurance claims have been grabbing headlines for some time now, but the impact on advisers – and the input of lawyers – has largely gone unreported, Cr...
Editorial
Retail advisers have traditionally shied away from alternative investments, but an upswing in the market could see them become a hot ticket option in 2014, particularly f...
Financial planning
For advisers planning a change of scenery this year, it’s worth plotting out a roadmap to determine whether aligned or non-aligned groups would best suit their goals, wri...
Superannuation
As superannuation governance increases in complexity, finding common ground between insurance policy and practice is becoming a near-impossible dream, writes Dimitri Diam...
Financial planning
ANZ has agreed to send out gift cards to income protection insurance customers after ASIC concerns....
Financial planning
Financial advisers have to advocate further to avoid the growing involvement of lawyers in the insurance claims process....
Life/Risk
The risk insurance industry is often defined by its challenges, with under-insurance, lapse, regulation and competing direct propositions unlikely to disappear. Despite t...
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...