Risk commissions paid to advisers have been under attack for some time. If they were to be completely eliminated, however, what would be a viable alternative? Col Fullaga...

Pricing structures for the risk insurance market will continue to converge over the next 15 years, according to Rice Warner Actuaries Risk Insurance Market Projections Re...

Insurers and superannuation funds will need to start making tailored insurance offers to customers to combat the underinsurance problem, rather than continuing the "blank...

Some SMSF compliance rules are discriminatory, lack logic and are unnecessary, according to Chan & Naylor's Ken Raiss....

TAL has become the first Australian life insurer to sign on to the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance....

The Financial Services Council's position on life insurance churn proved controversial, attracting criticism from the likes of Synchron's Don Trapnell....

SPAA hopes to become part of the limited advice licensing regime by offering its Public Practice Certificate to accountant members....

A financial adviser has raised concerns about some of the marketing strategies used by banks to sell life insurance, which could have a negative financial impact on risk ...

The provisions concerning general advice raise more questions about where the line is drawn between personal and general advice, according to King & Wood Mallesons specia...

Estate planning is more than just writing a Will and certainly isn’t something that should be left until the last minute, writes Anna Hacker....

Mike Taylor writes that legally enshrining the term ‘financial planner/adviser’ is a necessary step towards creating a barrier to an industry being tarnished by spivs and...

Most Australians would rather spend any extra income on building up their savings than upgrading their life insurance policies, according to a national poll by TAL....

Life insurance and income protection could protect a family's financial interests if the worst were to occur, according to Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisors....

TAL chief executive Jim Minto points to the factors driving up group insurance premiums....