INSURANCE

Life/Risk

It appears the timing of the Government’s changes to insurance inside superannuation could not have come at a worse time....

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Financial planning

Confronted by almost record levels of inquiries to call centres, superannuation fund executives have again canvassed extending the scope of intra-fund advice. ...

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People & Products

Ben Walsh, current chief executive for Mercer in Australia and New Zealand, will start in the new role on 1 June, 2020. ...

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Financial planning

AMP has signalled its preparedness to help advisers and clients through the COVID-19 crisis including insurance premium suspensions in some circumstances. ...

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Life/Risk

Fitch Ratings has announced its first-time ‘BBB’ rating for ClearView Wealth to reflect its poor recovery prospects in the event of a default. ...

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Life/Risk

Research from Zurich/OnePath has found websites and smart applications have been welcomed by life insurance members for engagement, and AI has helped further break down d...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association wants the Government to commission the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to monitor the escalating costs of practicing a...

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Life/Risk

Plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn says the major life insurers have been shown to have been persistently ignoring their own code of conduct by a report from the Life C...

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Life/Risk

Failure to address weaknesses in governance and culture could result in major financial losses, according to Finity. ...

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Policy & Regulation

A coalition of consumer groups has pointed to key changes to advice and life insurance resulting from the Royal Commission and insisted on no loopholes and no carve-outs....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission had staff on-site at the major banks and AMP for 216 days during October 2018 and December 2019....

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Life/Risk

Almost one-third of a survey’s respondents said life insurance products confused them and 65% of people without the product would rely on savings if they contracted a maj...

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Life/Risk

Those who seek their own coverage cannot assume they will end up with a product in their best interests, according to a law firm....

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Financial planning

The course would help financial advisers support clients impacted by natural disasters....

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Life/Risk

The conditions attaching to some total and permanent disability insurance products sold inside superannuation made them tantamount to junk, according to consumer group, C...

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