LIFE INSURANCE

Life/Risk

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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Life/Risk

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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Life/Risk

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

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People & Products

Zurich has launched an on-demand self-serve ‘My Zurich’ portal for its life insurance, superannuation and investment clients to help give clients greater control and driv...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have formed a joint taskforce to help guide the future of life/risk commissions....

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Financial planning

Millennials need to be more engaged with insurance options, according to Andrew Kennedy, risk adviser at HLB Insurance Services....

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Superannuation

TAL has reasserted its market dominance within the group insurance sector, with LGIAsuper announcing the company would take over its insurance mandate just weeks after Re...

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Policy & Regulation

The transaction underpinning the transfer of the ANZ OnePath Pensions and Investments business to IOOF remains on track, but ANZ has made clear it is continuing to monito...

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Life/Risk

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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Life/Risk

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has set the major life insurers an eight-week deadline to correct their issues on disability income insurance....

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People & Products

Many Australians don’t see the benefit in life insurance products until it’s time to make a claim, leading TAL to launch a digital campaign to engage customers with the v...

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People & Products

Integrity Life has rolled out nine changes to its products in its latest technology release, as the newest player on the retail insurance market looks to make its mark....

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Funds management

An AMP shareholder has called on other shareholders to reject the company chair, David Murray’s, election bid at next month’s AGM, saying that AMP’s decision to divest fr...

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Life/Risk

The results of BT’s Cancer Assistance Program, which offers early intervention to clients diagnosed with cancer, have shown that the early help led to better outcomes for...

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People & Products

BT has launched a new online portal for life insurance clients, offering an online hub focused on health and wellbeing....

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