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Expert Analysis
The principles of mutual companies are still evident in our superannuation system, writes Andrew Howard, but more can be done to improve life insurance within super....
Life/Risk
Risk specialist advisers will have a tough time growing new business as the life insurance market continues to shrink and the cost of advice continues to rise....
Features
As TAL acquires Westpac Life Insurance, experts believe international ownership of life insurers is no bad thing as it will bring expertise and specialisation but a small...
Life/Risk
The sale of Westpac Life Insurance Services sees the bank’s exit manufacturing life insurance products and would release capital back to the bank. ...
Financial planning
Advisers who complete three modules and assessment tasks through the TAL Risk Academy will be provided credit for the Estate Planning and Risk Management Strategies unit ...
Life/Risk
The life insurer supports the Government’s plan announced in the Budget to develop a streamlined mechanism to transfer life insurance customers from old legacy products t...
Expert Analysis
With claims handling moving into a front-line service, it is vital for the insurance industry to balance digitisation with human empathy, writes Jenny Oliver....
Features
Oksana Patron examines what investors might gain or lose when it comes to investing in those products with a guaranteed income stream....
Life/Risk
TAL is acknowledging the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s pursuit of charges against in the Federal Court but pointing out that the regulator did not wi...
Life/Risk
Big insurer, TAL has been found guilty in the Federal Court of breaching its duty of utmost good faith under the Insurance Contracts Act with respect to an income protect...
People & Products
The course will run until the end of March 2021 which will offer advisers training in estate planning for clients....
Features
Oksana Patron checks how COVID-19 has changed Australians’ thinking about superannuation and their own retirement and what lies ahead for product and solutions providers....
Features
From the implementation of the FASEA regime through to the recommendations of the Royal Commission, Mike Taylor writes, a lot had changed before the Australian Securities...
Financial planning
The life insurer will virtually continue its FASEA Exam Masterclass through the TAL Risk Academy....
People & Products
Greg Clarke has been appointed to the newly-created role of director of institutional solutions, linking the institutional business, marketing and investment divisions....
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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...