An increase in the number of people holding life insurance inside superannuation rather than outside it may mean more people have inadequate cover....

SMSF trustees need to be conscious of lumpy assets such as property within their fund portfolios in the event of death....

BT Financial Group has built on its successful phone-based claims handling system....

Paul Derham and Sonnie Bailey share a few mistakes they’ve seen financial planners make over the years and outline tips for saving time and money....

Life insurance and annuities have become far bigger parts of the revenue model for financial planners, according to the latest data compiled by Wealth Insights....

BT Financial Group has cut clients' waiting times by extending their tele-claim services to include trauma claims....

With life insurance being placed in the ‘too-hard’ basket for many Australians, the industry has developed simple and convenient methods to take out cover. However, as Ti...

Industry discussion in relation to what constitutes 'churning' in life insurance needs to be replaced with a debate on a sustainable remuneration model for switching poli...

Life insurance risk market has again recorded double-digit growth, with most risk companies achieving impressive results over the last year, according to research from Pl...

Along with appropriate property insurance, personal insurance is important when a SMSF has entered into a limited recourse borrowing arrangement to purchase property, wri...

Financial advisers are increasingly embracing the use of social media and iPads but are still learning how to use them in a business sense....

Staying ahead of the curve on the technology, consumer and regulatory fronts can help our industry to quickly adapt and prosper. Brett Clark writes....

MLC has entered into a partnership with Australian medical software provider Zedmed to launch Practice Management Essentials....

Business strategy professional Peter Dale has been employed as executive director for executive search company Boyden - a key role in recruiting senior executive and lead...