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Superannuation
Tender consultants have confirmed that a number of corporate and industry funds are conducting group life tenders at the same time as CommInsure has encountered adverse p...
Life/Risk
Financial advisers have a critical role in helping their clients to deal with life insurance claims, AFA chief executive, Brad Fox believes....
Financial planning
With insurers under the microscope for their claims handling, Col Fullagar is arguing it is time for them to make commitments to meeting the promises inherent in their pr...
Financial planning
The Government has backed the claims against CommInsure being referred to an expanded Senate Committee at the same time as endorsing a full-blown ASIC investigation....
Life/Risk
TAL is partnering with the Personal Injury Education Foundation to offer further education for its claims and rehabilitation teams both for new entrants and senior claims...
Policy & Regulation
Life insurers will have to change the price structure of policies offered through car dealerships or face further regulatory reform, ASIC warns....
Financial planning
The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data points to life insurers being in generally better shape....
Funds management
Suncorp’s focus on retention and value in its life business has helped the company report a $430 million first half profit....
Features
SMSF trustees and advisers must review requirements of the treatment of insurance within their funds annually, taking into account changes around the SIS Act 1993, Janine...
Financial planning
New survey data prompts call for more consumer education around life/risk to encourage a self-directed approach....
Financial planning
Risk advisers are specialists and require their own professional standards stream, says Synchron’s Don Trapnell....
Life/Risk
Lawyer warns that LIF legislation, as currently drafted, could see adviser fees counted as part of capped benefits....
Life/Risk
Money Management once again teamed up with research house, DEXX&R, for the twelfth consecutive year to recognise excellence in the life/risk industry at the 2015 Adviser ...
Life/Risk
New data suggests insurers are tightening their guidelines, making it harder to get life, income protection and TPD....
Financial planning
Bombora Advice has appointed Kevin Martin as chairman, who will begin his role in January next year....
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....