TAL expands academy offering for advisers
29 August 2016
TAL has added an “on-demand” course to its Risk Academy program for advisers…
Life Insurance
Centrepoint’s new adviser model delivers
29 August 2016
Centrepoint Alliance’s licensee and advice services business has reported a 1% decline in revenue to $98 million for the year to June 30…
AFA announces women’s award semi-finalists
29 August 2016
Eleven semi-finalists will compete for this year’s Association of Financial Advisers female excellence in advice award…
Ex-IAG chief joins AMP board
29 August 2016
AMP has appointed former IAG MD and CEO Mike Wilkins to the board as a non-executive director…
APRA warns on perils of repricing premiums
22 August 2016
Raising premiums is not always the best solution to increased life insurance claims, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority warns…
AMP Life struggles as claims blow out
22 August 2016
AMP’s life insurance business is under pressure, with rising claims and falling profits painting a sorry picture in its June half-year result…
Income protection losses blow out further
22 August 2016
Life insurers are still shedding money on income protection business, with the industry reporting a $381 million loss for the year to June 30…
MetLife picks up CareSuper group life business
22 August 2016
MetLife has won the CareSuper group life insurance contract, taking over from CommInsure from January 1…
Challenger annuity sales take off amid distribution drive
22 August 2016
Challenger has reported a 22% increase in total annuity sales to $3.35 billion for the year to June 30…
Independent report backs Diversa takeover
22 August 2016
Superannuation administration provider OneVue’s takeover of competitor Diversa has been approved by the independently appointed expert examining the deal…
AIA upgrades adviser support hub
22 August 2016
AIA Australia has redesigned its practice development centre, the Business Growth Hub, as part of a website upgrade…
NZ life adviser warned over misconduct
22 August 2016
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has warned a registered financial adviser about giving misleading and deceptive advice on life insurance…
AFA fights member revolt on framework position
15 August 2016
Association of Financial Advisers President Deborah Kent has rejected a member’s bid to call an extraordinary general meeting to change the organisation’s constitution…
Premium holds steady as profit falls at CommInsure
15 August 2016
CommInsure says annual inforce premium declined slightly to $1.773 billion in the year to June 30, compared with $1.774 billion the previous year…
AMP website offers help to advisers
15 August 2016
AMP has unveiled an insurance support website for advisers…
AFA steps up support for growing membership
15 August 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers has reported a 60% rise in membership and is introducing a number of initiatives to support its growth…
AIA dominates million-dollar club
15 August 2016
AIA Group boasts more members of the Million Dollar Round Table than any other insurer…
CBA names new customer advocate
15 August 2016
Commonwealth Bank has appointed Brendan French as EGM Customer Advocacy and Remediation…
WA, Queensland lead AFA education award running
15 August 2016
Queensland and WA members dominate the finalist line-up for the Association of Financial Advisers excellence in education award…
Dai-ichi Life reports on tough first quarter
15 August 2016
Dai-ichi Life has reported a 10.4% drop in premium to ¥1.6 trillion for the three months to June 30…