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ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

BY KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023 12:46PM

Life insurers are underhandedly hiking premiums in a way that is misleading and fails to explain why they are rising, according to APRA and ASIC, warning that they will take regulatory action if practices do not improve.

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