14 October 2024
TAL has made underwriting changes to products sold through advisers or directly from TAL, removing the need for mandatory medical tests when clients want to increase sums insured...
14 October 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers has named this year’s winners under its annual female adviser support program...
14 October 2024
MetLife has been recognised by professional services researcher Seramount for its efforts on diversity, inclusion, hiring practices and workplace trust...
07 October 2024
The industry’s handling of income protection and total and permanent disability claims will be scrutinised during a Life Code Compliance Committee inquiry...
07 October 2024
MetLife says approaches to financially managing longevity must be reimagined after research revealed more people expect to live to advanced ages...
07 October 2024
Zurich has introduced a total and permanent disability option that covers ongoing care requirements after a severe accident or illness...
07 October 2024
People with financial advisers feel better off than their unadvised peers, according to an annual report by Financial Advice Association Australia...
07 October 2024
Elston Private Wealth’s Craig Roberts has won the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for the second study semester of this year...
07 October 2024
iExtend has appointed Wes King as distribution manager in WA...
30 September 2024
The Life Code Compliance Committee intends to investigate claims handling outcomes and under-reporting of breaches as part of its 2024-25 list of key priorities...
30 September 2024
A complainant who suffered serious injuries after falling from a horse will not receive a trauma payout after a complaints authority accepted that there was not enough evidence to prove the damage was irreversible...
30 September 2024
The Australian Taxation Office has released a final determination on the deductibility of financial advice fees...
30 September 2024
New Zealand insurer Asteron Life has announced the winners of its inaugural adviser financial grant support program...
23 September 2024
“Elevated deaths” are still being reported four years after the covid pandemic broke out in March 2020, according to a Swiss Re report on excess mortality...
23 September 2024
Zurich has introduced a corporate income protection benefit for women’s health conditions...
23 September 2024
Comparator Insurance Watch says life policyholders are paying a “loyalty tax” in the form of higher premiums for staying with their insurers...
23 September 2024
The Senate Economics References Committee is examining the collapse of Dixon Advisory and will report its findings next year...
23 September 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers says US claims technology provider EvolutionIQ has joined its corporate partner program...
23 September 2024
MetLife says it has strengthened its claims handling, focusing on areas such as communications to better support customers...
16 September 2024
The federal government’s plan to ban the use of genetic test results in life underwriting has the support of the industry and other stakeholders...