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Insurance

The regulator has reached out to the Insurance Council of Australia, Council of Australian Life Insurers, and Financial Services Council about its review of over 100 TMDs...

Superannuation

As the new financial year kicks off, multiple changes to superannuation funds will take effect this month including an increase in the Super Guarantee and transfer balanc...

Insurance

Life insurance experts have flagged that, while the government’s initial response to the Quality of Advice Review holds promise, there remains more work to do for consume...

People and Products

MLC Life Insurance has hired Peter Smith as head of business development as the firm focuses on super funds’ insurance offering....

Insurance

Superannuation trustees have been urged to “commit to a thorough analysis” of their life insurance offerings following an ASIC review....

Insurance

The Financial Services Council has commenced operation of an enforceable standard for handling group life insurance claims in superannuation....

Superannuation

Naomi Edwards, former chair of Spirit Super, has been appointed a non-executive director at life insurer TAL. ...

Insurance

Metlife is rolling out additional features for its 360Health Virtual Care tool to its superannuation fund members to address problems such as reduced mobility and wellbei...

Insurance

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has announced a two-year partnership with MetLife....

Superannuation

Despite some improvements in risk product profits, group lump sum and group disability income insurance made losses over the year to September. ...

Insurance

The life insurance sector has stabilised but the long-term claims outlook remains uncertain due to the extent of anti-selective outcomes that have risen from the opt-in c...

Insurance

Financial Services Council superannuation and life insurance members will be prohibited from the use of exclusions and restrictive disability definitions because a super ...

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