24 November 2014
Financial services and insurance is one of the best-paid, most highly educated and diverse sectors of the economy, according to a report from the Financial Services Council and financial services…
17 November 2014
TAL’s half-year net profit grew to $71 million from $29 million as higher income offset record claims payouts…
17 November 2014
Almost two-thirds of organisations facing group life premium increases are reviewing their insurance, according to an Aon Hewitt survey…
17 November 2014
The “father of trauma insurance”, Marius Barnard, has died in South Africa aged 87. He had been suffering prostate cancer for the past 17 years…
17 November 2014
Independent expert KordaMentha Forensic has been appointed to oversee Commonwealth Bank’s compliance with new licence conditions imposed on its financial planning arms…
17 November 2014
Insurers including CommInsure have come under the media spotlight recently after withdrawing life cover for military personnel entering war zones – but the reports have not…
17 November 2014
Zurich Australia Life & Investments CEO Colin Morgan has been promoted to CEO of the group’s life business in the Asia-Pacific region…
17 November 2014
The Financial Services Council has appointed former journalist Sally Loane as CEO, to replace John Brogden from January…
17 November 2014
Financial services advisers and other providers owe 165 consumers $10.91 million following determinations by the Financial Ombudsman Service…
10 November 2014
The Victorian Government’s move to abolish stamp duty on life insurance could result in retail and group policyholders paying more rather than less…
10 November 2014
ClearView expects more life insurance cross-selling through its new WealthFoundations super product…
10 November 2014
The Financial Planning Association says enrolments for its Certified Financial Planner summer course are up 100% on last year…
10 November 2014
AIA Australia has signed a four-year deal with RAC-WA to offer life insurance to its 800,000 members…
10 November 2014
MetLife has opened an innovation centre in Singapore to develop new business models for life insurance in Asia, including Australia…
03 November 2014
Listed broker Steadfast is to sell group life insurance to SMEs in partnership with major insurer MetLife…
03 November 2014
Commonwealth Bank has appointed three law firms as independent customer advocates under its review of shoddy financial advice…
03 November 2014
Munich Re has united its retail, direct and group life operations under one management team led by Frank Crapis…
03 November 2014
Zurich Life & Investments has promoted chief underwriting officer Phil Anderson to COO…
03 November 2014
Group life insurers must ensure premiums are sustainable throughout contracts, according to a new Australian Prudential Regulation Authority practice guide…
03 November 2014
Macquarie Life says inforce premium increased 10% to $207 million in the year to September 30…