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TAL maintains life insurance market lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... flow through unit trusts and master funds. Separately, Strategic Insight announced TAL Life won its 2017 Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award. Among the highlights, Zurich Australia received the Funeral Cover Level Premiums Award for American Express ...

Freedom Insurance flags acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... flagged the company has a medium-term goal of becoming the second largest participant in the $441 million direct life insurance market for new business and a serious contender for industry leadership. Being debt free, Freedom is looking to expand into ...

Direct life insurance review underway: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... lead to better consumer outcomes. A number of indicators prompted the regulator to take a close look at the direct life insurance space, Saadat said, pointing to higher rates of denied claims at an average of 12%, compared to group insurance at 8% and ...

MLC Life partners to accelerate underwriting process

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... better," Kaul said. UnderwriteMe will be available across all retail advised, underwritten bancassurance, direct life insurance products and select group insurance clients from late 2017.

Life insurance market flat: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... innovation and intensive marketing activities by insurance providers have done little to stimulate demand in the direct life insurance market, which comprise 25% to 30% of the risk market, according to Strategic Insight. Analysing 19 insurance companies ...

Fox warns against direct life insurance again

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Consumers who purchase direct life insurance are at risk when it comes to claim time, the head of the Association of Financial Advisers warns. Buying life insurance over the phone or online should set off alarm bells - it means the policy has not been ...

NobleOak Life offerings recognised for excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
The 2016 Direct Life Insurance Excellence Awards have been presented in Sydney by Strategic Insight, the research house formerly known as Plan for Life. NobleOak Life took home the overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, also receiving the TPD ...

MLC and NAB expand direct life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
MLC Life Insurance is capitalising on its affiliation with NAB to increase the distribution of the NAB Essential Life product. Access to NAB Essential Life will not require the consult of an adviser or planner, and will be available throughout NAB's ...

Bravura hires product manager from BT

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... product team. With more than 11 years' experience in the life insurance industry covering retail, group and direct life insurance, Loader has an extensive understanding of product development as well as experience in claims management, policy administration ...

Adviser commission reforms pushed back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... self-employed advisers more time to prepare their businesses for a drop in revenue and forces employees of direct life insurance models to oblige by the new regime from the same start date as other advisers. "It has taken consistent, clear advocacy by ...