LIFE INSURANCE

Life/Risk

TAL has acquired the remainder of online insurance comparator Lifebroker after holding a small stake in the company for three years. ...

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Editorial

Challenger confirms 31 per cent quarterly increase in life annuity sales....

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Life/Risk

Risk commission concerns have blocked discussions about client trust and appropriate selling of risk insurance...

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Financial planning

Nominations for Money Management/Super Review Women in Financial Services Awards close soon....

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Life/Risk

ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell has used his speech at the AFA national conference to announce major surveillance of retail advice with respect to life insurance. ...

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Life/Risk

CommInsure’s Tim Browne says the company had stopped using the word ‘churn’ because it doesn’t accurately represent the underlying issue, which is policy design....

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Financial planning

Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos flags what could be a lengthy process to FOFA changes....

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Financial planning

The BT life insurance business this week laid claim to passing a milestone, with one million policies now in-force....

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Life/Risk

Wealth management firm Centric Wealth has cautioned investors against buying life insurance products online, as their complexity could result in a claim being rejected....

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Life/Risk

Advice professionals give muted okay to life company support services....

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Financial planning

Perth-based Chambers Investment Partners has had its Australian financial services licence cancelled after the company failed to obtain professional indemnity insurance a...

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Financial planning

Financial planners in New Zealand may use the introduction of the Trans-Tasman Portability Scheme as a way to upsell incoming clients on insurance. ...

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Superannuation

CSSA is calling on the Coalition to adopt the super leniency regulation it put forward under Labor....

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Superannuation

A report from the FSC and ING Direct has found that over half of Australians are not aware of the fees they pay for their superannuation....

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Life/Risk

New Zealand insurer Tower is returning $70 million to shareholders after selling off the bulk of its life insurance business....

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