Cheap group insurance cover has been used by industry funds to partially erode the client base of financial advisers while shoring up their own member base....

SMEs will be able to obtain group life cover from MetLife Insurance Ltd that was previously sold through superannuation funds as part of its partnership with insurance br...

Clearview announces new management structure in wake of Matrix acquisition....

Life insurers operating in the group risk area ignored warnings from APRA that price reductions and soft underwriting practices would affect profitability...

Taking a lead in delivering a new insurance product to the market and creating master classes saw BT Financial Group’s Katherine Ashby get the award for Money Management ...

An analysis of the ASIC review of life insurance and advice has pointed to the underlying complexities and the absence of any quick fixes. ...

ANZ reports a $7.3 billion profit with its Wealth businesses making a solid contribution....

Peter Stathis looks at the impact narrowing premium gaps could have on life insurance in super. ...

Jim Minto tracks how the life insurance industry has evolved, particularly with the advent of new superannuation channels....

The reasons for churn in the life/risk arena are long-standing and well-known and insurers need to accept their share of the blame....

Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...

Rice Warner says upfront life commissions can be justified where advisers have done the hard yards on initial advice....

FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe, has queried the dearth of practicing planners on FSC/AFA insurance working group....

MetLife Insurance has made three appointments to its Australian leadership team, including the creation of a new role....