LIFE INSURANCE

Financial planning

Lobby groups with vested interests sparked the endless debate around adviser remuneration, which is clouding the issue of inadequate levels of retirement savings and chro...

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Editorial

Customers take out insurance through a multitude of channels, including directly and via financial advisers. And with a major underinsurance issue in Australia and a huge...

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Financial planning

BT Financial Group will soon roll out its enhanced life offering, called BT Protection Plans, which will target independent financial advisers (IFAs)....

Editorial

Milana Pokrajac takes a look at recruitment in the wake of the GFC and considers the impact this has had on the job market....

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Editorial

In the shadow of the GFC and tightened spending, Tim Browne explains why the insurance needs of clients are now more pertinent than ever....

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Financial planning

Tower Australia Limited has warned that any increase in capital requirements imposed on insurers may ultimately impact consumers....

People & Products

ClearView has appointed former KPMG partner Greg Martin as its chief actuary and risk officer, effective 1 March....

Financial planning

Life insurance risk market inflows have jumped by 13.4 per cent over the year to September 2010, reaching $9.2 billion....

Financial planning

AXA Australia has signed a deal with the Royal Automotive Club of Victoria (RACV) which will see the company offer a discount on its life insurance products to RACV&#8217...

Financial planning

There is a distinct difference in adequate levels of insurance between people who have received financial advice and those who have not, according to a new piece of resea...

Editorial

The life insurance market represented a driver for growth in the financial services industry last year and, according to Tower's Jim Minto, there is little likelihood the...

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Financial planning

Mercer has appointed Guy Thorburn to the role of business leader for retirement, risk and finance (RRF) consulting for Australia and New Zealand, leaving the incumbent, T...

Financial planning

Mercer has appointed Guy Thorburn to the role of business leader for retirement, risk and finance (RRF) consulting for Australia and New Zealand, leaving the incumbent, T...

Financial planning

Mercer has appointed Guy Thorburn to the role of business leader for retirement, risk and finance (RRF) consulting for Australia and New Zealand, leaving the incumbent, T...

Financial planning

Melbourne-based researcher Plan For Life has been acquired by Asset International (AI), a global provider of data and analytics for the asset management industry....

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