LIFE INSURANCE

Life/Risk

APRA June quarter life insurance data has laid bare the problems impacting the major insurers....

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Financial planning

Outgoing AMP chief Craig Dunn announced the company is planning to cut $200 million in recurring costs over the next three years....

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Life/Risk

Life insurance companies and other institutions will receive a 12-month transition period on implementing APRA’s risk management requirements, the regulator has announced...

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Financial planning

Life drags on an otherwise strong AMP half-year result strongly underpinned by wealth management....

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Life/Risk

A lack of rehabilitation and early intervention programs could be negatively impacting the productivity of Australian businesses, a new report by AIA has claimed. ...

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Life/Risk

Zurich boss Colin Morgan says upfront commissions have an ongoing place in insurance advice....

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Life/Risk

It started life misnamed as insurance which created widespread misunderstanding. Gavin Lai explains why it’s important to understand that DisabilityCare complements rathe...

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Superannuation

TAL has upgraded its insurance offering in the superannuation market, including making its Superlink Stand Alone Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) offering available t...

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Life/Risk

Suncorp’s life insurance division is set to take a fall in net profit after tax of more than 75 per cent, mostly due to the negative market adjustments. ...

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Life/Risk

Pan-Asian insurer AIA Group has boosted new business by more than 25 per cent. ...

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Superannuation

Recent legislative change has cast a shadow over whether reversionary pensions are actually all that important, writes Aaron Dunn. ...

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Life/Risk

Adviser remuneration is only one part of the equation on life/risk churn, says AFA chief executive Brad Fox....

Life/Risk

The insurance losses reported by AMP and RGA reflect pricing for good times and a need to adapt to tough times....

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People & Products

In a move to expand its Australian presence, specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Duncan Richardson as life, accident and health development manager. ...

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Editorial

Barry Lambert looks at the underlying value of an AFSL, why you might avoid buying one and the likely impact of licensing accountants. ...

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