LIFE INSURANCE

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has moved to reduce churn in the life insurance industry via a uniform approach to commissions....

People & Products

TAL has added two new members to its Board of Directors as the company continues to expand its specialist field of life insurance....

Life/Risk

A move towards opt-in and a shift to fee-for-service remuneration may force many consumers to walk away from advice about life insurance, according to AIA head of adviser...

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Financial planning

ANZ has launched a new life insurance product for over-50s that it claims will fill a gap in the market....

Financial planning

Inflows into the life insurance risk market have grown 10.4 per cent over the year to March 2011, reaching $9.5 billion....

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Financial planning

Unified Healthcare Group has announced a new technology with the potential to reduce the cycle time for the collection of medical reports for applications submitted by pl...

Editorial

One of the biggest threats to a baby boomer’s retirement plans could be the underinsurance of their adult children. Kevin Goss explains why all family members must be ade...

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Life/Risk

Asteron has partnered with Colonial First State's FirstChoice platform to help advisers continue to offer clients life insurance cover through their superannuation - even...

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People & Products

Dealer group Professional Investment Services (PIS) has announced a restructure of support for risk-focused practices with a number of new appointments – an initiat...

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Superannuation

The upcoming FOFA reforms will see the removal of commissions on life risk products in super. Money Management conducted a roundtable discussion with leading industry pla...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government's decision to ban commissions on all life and risk products within superannuation will only serve to add another layer of complexity and confusion,...

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Superannuation

Tax deductions are available for income protection insurance premiums both inside and outside of superannuation. CommInsure's Jeff Scott explains....

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Life/Risk

Australia's life insurance problem has reduced significantly over the last six years, but levels of insurance are still half of what they should be, according to a new su...

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Editorial

Jim Minto reflects on the recent delisting of Tower Australia, and what it will mean for the company....

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Financial planning

Synchron is encouraging its advisers to lobby politicians against the FOFA reforms, which it says pander to the 'socialist' union super fund movement....

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