MICHAEL DOWNEY

Features

The industry watchdog has been forced to step in and mandate changes to disability income insurance in a move designed to protect consumers, writes Nina Hendy. ...

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Life/Risk

Total and permanent disability products are next on the list for insurers to look at to ensure they do not become unsustainable like income protection....

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Life/Risk

With risk advisers leaving in droves DEXX&R believes there is opportunity for life insurers to set up their own dealer groups as long as they have an open approved produc...

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Features

The life insurance industry’s losses have stemmed mostly from unsustainable income protection products, Jassmyn Goh writes, but will the new products help end bad habits?...

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People & Products

Michael Downey will replace Russell Hannah as general manager of retail distribution partnerships....

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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