life insurance

Insurance

Over three-quarters of Australian adults have confidence in their life insurer provider, according to a survey....

Insurance

The latest DEXX&R data confirm growth for the big five insurers in the group life arena....

Insurance

The Federal Government has been urged to change the rules prohibiting insurers making payments to medical practitioners to help speed people’s return to work....

Insurance

APRA has questioned whether lifting premiums represented an adequate answer to the problems confronting the group life market....

Insurance

More than half of Australians who only have life insurance in their super are not confident in the level of cover they have, according to a survey....

Superannuation

The profit-sharing obligation between super funds and insurers conflict as super funds have an obligation to pursue claims, a superannuation lawyer believes....

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has downplayed suggestions of conflicts of interest in bonuses paid to superannuation funds by life insurers....

Expert Analysis

The Government and the Productivity Commission should pay heed to the superannuation industry’s unanimity around the value of insurance within superannuation....

Insurance

Group insurers will adhere to the Financial Services Council’s new Life Insurance Code of Practice but super funds will set their own standards....

Superannuation

Challenger Limited has acknowledged the success of its relationships with superannuation funds as a major contributing factor for its record annuity sales....

Insurance

CareSuper has replaced CommInsure with MetLife, following a group insurance tender process....

Insurance

New data from DEXX&R appears to confirm that insurers have overcome the problems with respect to disability products....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

1 year 8 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

1 year 9 months ago

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