ANZIIF and LIPSWG have agreed to create a professional standards framework for the life insurance industry in a bid to lift confidence and create a significantly better e...
It is unclear what legal ramifications there are for super trustees who misidentify carve out members and the Government needs to create a communication campaign during t...
Code subscribers self-reported 43 breaches during 2018-19, compared to 23 in the previous year, according to the Life Code Compliance Committee....
Insurance firms should be prevented from pressuring people to buy products over the phone, according to the Financial Services Council. ...
Advisers have an opportunity to educate New Zealanders that life insurance is vital, according to the Financial Services Council of New Zealand....
Life insurer MLC Life Insurance has hired Sean Williamson to focus on growth opportunities for group distribution....
A key Senate Committee has recommended only a two-month delay on the implementation of further legislation impacting insurance inside superannuation despite a virtually u...
The Consumer Action Law Centre and the Financial Rights Legal Centre have reacted to the Treasury Law Amendment (Putting Members’ Interests First) Bill 2019 by stating th...
The Federal Government has been urged to significantly extend the timeframes for the introduction of its further measures on insurance inside superannuation in circumstan...
Industry superannuation funds body, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has described the Government’s reintroduced legislation impacting insurance inside...
Tasplan has gone live with its group insurance cover from MetLife, following the insurer winning the super fund’s mandate last October....
Industry Super Australia has warned that super fund members need to ensure they’re not throwing letters from their funds in the bin or marking emails as spam, as that cou...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...