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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has shown concern that poor disability income insurance, reporting that the performance and sustainability of DII products ...
People & Products
MLC Life Insurance has appointed chief underwriter of HSBC in Hong Kong, Mick Jones, as the new head of underwriting....
Superannuation
AIA has welcomed KPMG’s Insurance in Superannuation report, saying that the Government’s proposed changes would result in Australians being financially worse off....
Life/Risk
The change to default group insurance put forward by the Federal Budget could result in a 50 per cent reduction in overall insurance cover inside super, KPMG has warned....
Life/Risk
The Financial Services Council has backed calls for life insurer involvement in injured worker rehabilitation with new research....
Expert Analysis
Col Fullagar tells five short stories that may be suitable as bedtime reading for those interested or involved in the Royal Commission....
Life/Risk
There would need to be an alignment of the various state and territory workers’ compensation jurisdictions to enable life insurers to participate in getting injured worke...
Financial planning
New data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that consumers do better at cla...
Financial planning
New data confirms that the loss of grandfathered commissions hardly compares with the impact of planners losing life/risk commissions....
Life/Risk
MLC Life Insurance has told a Parliamentary Joint Committee that life insurers should be allowed to contribute more to worker rehabilitation, albeit with clear limitation...
Life/Risk
Australian insurtechs don’t believe industry incumbents are embracing start-up innovation fast enough, according to a new report....
Life/Risk
The Australian Workers Union has alleged ulterior motives in a Financial Services Council call to allow the big life insurers to get injured workers back to work sooner....
Life/Risk
MLC Life has added a superannuation fund-focused mental health product to its armoury....
Life/Risk
ClearView has welcomed changes in last night’s Budget to make group insurance opt-in for workers under 25, calling for the policy to be extended to all superannuation mem...
Life/Risk
Many Australians deem their house more important than their health, according to the survey by AIA Australia....
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...