LIFE INSURANCE

Life/Risk

Responding to a marked increase in insurance applications, AXA has made a number of changes to its mandatory medical underwriting requirements....

Financial planning

Advising on risk insurance has traditionally been the domain of advisers, but a new website aims to help consumers take matters into their own hands by comparing policy p...

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Financial planning

Allows 12-month suspension of premium payments for retrenched clients in response to hard economic times....

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Life/Risk

IFSA talking to community groups outside of the industry to gather grassroots support from consumers and raise awareness....

Editorial

Technology change is now driving the life insurance market in significant ways and applying for life insurance is easier than ever for advisers and their customers....

Financial planning

George Avramides examines the social security assessment of insurance policies....

Financial planning

Young advisers need to develop communication skills to talk about insurance with their clients....

Financial planning

IFSA rejects Australian Research Council Report claiming genetic discrimination in life insurance; cases outdated....

Financial planning

MARTIN BRECKON faces some unassailable truths about super with some practical suggestions....

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Financial planning

Government moves to close off regulatory gap and bring non-operating holding companies under APRA jurisdiction....

Funds management

Exposure to commercial property an indicator of credit quality....

Financial planning

Valuation changes have caused a plunge of up to 8 per cent in the assets held by managed fund institutions....

Financial planning

New Investment Trends research confirms upturn in writing risk....

Financial planning

Westpac reports large rise in impairments while wealth management continues to struggle....

Financial planning

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