As the insurers scramble to navigate increasing mental health concerns, the Australian Psychological Society has called on them to “urgently” address discrimination again...
The Federal Government has been urged to drop the minimum age for automatic insurance cover inside superannuation to 21, rather than age 25....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has told the Royal Commission that if the Government wants the insurance inside superannuation code to be mandatory i...
Life insurance companies are now under a legal obligation to provide consistent data on claims and disputes to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Aust...
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has rebuffed an FSC proposal to allow life/risk insurers to participate in getting injured worker...
MetLife has secured the insurance mandate of Tasplan, following a tender process which will see the insurer deliver group life offerings to the fund’s 145,000 members....
AMP Limited has sought to rebut claims made during the Royal Commission that it engaged in misconduct in its deduction of superannuation fund members’ insurance premiums ...
ClearView has told the Royal Commission it has no intention of returning to direct life/risk insurance and will remain focused on the advised market....
Freedom Insurance has suspended direct insurance sales with its managing director, Keith Cohen, leaving the business immediately....
New research has shown that retail insurance cover customers could be “seriously damaging” their wealth through inappropriate indexation of premium costs....
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has canvassed whether institutionally-owned superannuation funds shoul...
Individuals spent an astonishing $29.5 billion on health-related expenses in 2015-16, according to Zurich, and helping clients better understand the risk of illness could...
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 ...