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Clearview Wealth is already leveraging off its distribution agreement with Bupa by engaging in a life insurance direct telemarketing initiative....
Life/Risk
Introducing an additional insurer – Asteron – on its FirstChoice platform may make Colonial First State a leader, but it appears to be short of followers at p...
Financial planning
Asteron has eliminated mandatory personal medical attendant reports (PMARs) for all types of cover and increased financial underwriting requirements across all products....
Life/Risk
With underinsurance continuing to be a problem in Australia, a panel of advisers has agreed the onus is on the industry to address the problem from within, rather than re...
Financial planning
Suncorp has moved to bed down the Promina merger with a restructure via the creation of a non-operating holding company....
Financial planning
Life insurance premium inflows have fallen by 3 per cent in the 12 months to June 2010, with only the risk insurance sub-market recording any significant growth, accordin...
Financial planning
CommInsure has changed its benefit definitions for prostate cancer just months after a Financial Wisdom adviser, who is currently living with the condition, raised concer...
Editorial
In response to an article by Col Fullagar, Macquarie Life's Justin Delaney explains the reasoning behind the firm's new Active life insurance product....
Financial planning
Life insurance provider, AIA Australia, bolstered its customer service team, opening 27 new permanent positions with a focus on this particular area....
Editorial
Col Fullagar takes a look at the recently launched Macquarie Life product, Active, and what it brings to the life insurance industry....
Editorial
The insurance industry carries legacy remuneration structures from the days of tied agents. Robert Keavney argues that they reduce industry profitability, contribute to u...
Life/Risk
Tower and Virgin Money have entered an alliance to deliver insurance combining brand capability with back-office efficiencies....
Financial planning
Over a third of advisers would be affected by the opt-in Future of Financial Reform, although about as many doubted whether the legislation would even be introduced, acco...
Financial planning
ASIC has permanently banned an AMP Financial Planning authorised representative after being notified by the company....
Life/Risk
Recently launched insurance product from Macquarie Life, Macquarie Life Active, has reached a $1 million milestone in premiums....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...