LIFE INSURANCE

People & Products

Zurich has appointed Philip Anderson as chief underwriting officer, life and investment, Australia....

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Life/Risk

Mental illness is one of the leading causes of death in Australia and insurers must help to address this issue. CommInsure’s Tim Browne points to a number of topics on th...

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Life/Risk

Younger Australians are more likely to say they have life insurance than those nearing retirement, according to new research conducted by TAL. ...

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Editorial

“If you don’t think financial advice on life insurance is a problem area for ASIC and for industry, please think again.” ...

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Financial planning

The number of so-called “traditional” financial planners will decrease, with real growth to be seen in the risk specialist space, says Mercer advice head Jo-Anne Bloch....

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Life/Risk

FSC chief executive John Brogden has once again called upon the life insurance industry to heed ASIC’s warning and self-regulate on churn while it can....

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Life/Risk

Life insurance companies like to market themselves as trustworthy brands, but that is not addressing the problem at hand, writes Col Fullagar....

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Financial planning

Mortgage Choice Financial Planning is trialing a new charging model for its financial planning services, which will involve clients being presented with a pricing menu....

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Life/Risk

The increasing frequency of natural disasters bring with it immediate and long-term health effects that insurers and advisers must address, writes Michael Browne....

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Financial planning

CommInsure has launched a new product which it claims will allow financial advisers the ability to offer clients quotes on CommInsure life insurance products anytime, any...

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Life/Risk

Synchron’s Don Trapnell calls for proof to justify ASIC’s concern on churn....

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Financial planning

Affinia’s Craig Parker discusses how customer centricity is emerging as the new practice business model. ...

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Life/Risk

Insurance comparison website Choosi has responded to concerns raised by some risk advisers about its marketing strategy and service to consumers....

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Life/Risk

New research from LifeInsuranceFinder.com.au has found that more than 65 per cent of Australians do not have adequate life insurance while almost 80 per cent have no inte...

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People & Products

David Gillespie will join independent life insurer TAL as chief information officer....

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