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Productivity Commission report puts banks first: ACTU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... comfortable retirement," O'Neil said. "If the government was really concerned about ensuring that all workers had access to insurance and other products through super they would support the ALP amendments to the My Super bill currently before the par ...

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Australians do not want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study. The FSC recently released results of its consumer survey conducted in July this year. The survey ...

Stop genetic testing questions: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... the Financial Services Council announcing it will establish a moratorium to stop using genetic test results as part of insurance applications on 1 July 2019. From this date, consumers will be able to get up to $500,000 in life insurance cover without ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... this crucial area of performance measurement and remuneration." The research was supported by Deloitte, the Insurance Council of Australia, the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, and FINSIA.

Future Fund appoints to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... director of Crown Perth. Poynton has previously served as RBA's payment systems board, director of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation and a member of the Higher Education Endowment Fund advisory board. Future Fund's board of guardians will ...

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
Majority of life insurance companies fear the availability of genetic testing to consumers will be more disadvantageous and complex, and will have a negative impact on their business, a new survey shows. Strategic Insights' survey of retail, direct ...

Life insurer early intervention reforms dumped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Life insurance reforms proposed to provide better rehabilitation and early intervention treatment have been scrapped by the Federal Government. In response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' report released ...

Give life code a chance, Loane tells Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane equated removing the carve out of life insurance claim handling in the Corporations Act to using "a sledgehammer to crack a nut." Appearing before the financial services Royal Commission on ...

Integrity Life expands senior team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... insurance companies, underwriting agencies, insurance and reinsurance brokers, and served as a director of the Insurance Council of Australia and ANZIIF. Chair Eric Dodd said: "Heinrich's extensive leadership and sector experience ideally complements ...

FSC responds to direct life insurance findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... regulatory regime for the insurance industry, calling the Financial Services Council, Code Governance Committee, and Insurance Council of Australia to take the witness stand.