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CommInsure, TAL engaged in troubling conduct: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
In closing the sixth round of the Royal Commission, counsel assisting found that CommInsure, TAL and Rest may have engaged in conduct that fell below community standards after hearing "troubling" evidence from various case studies. CommInsure and Colonial ...

Royal Commission hears industry fund admitted wrongdoing to ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act) in a breach report filed with ASIC on the penultimate day of the Royal Commission's sixth round of hearings. Making his closing statement on the final day of the Commission's insurance hearings (Friday), counsel assisting ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The sixth round of the financial services Royal Commission heard ClearView's direct life insurance business breached anti-hawking provisions up to 303,000 times. The figure has ballooned from the 278,664 originally reported to the Commission, according ...

Life insurers admit to misconduct: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... misconduct in the life insurance industry and where conduct fell below community standards and expectations. Opening the sixth round of Royal Commission hearings, counsel assisting Rowena Orr laid bare instances of misconduct as revealed in submissions ...

Australian retirement outcomes among the best

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... Investment Managers shows the wellbeing of Australia's retirees remains steady. For the third year running Australia has placed sixth overall for retirement outcomes in Natixis' Global Retirement Index, sitting behind Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden ...

Life insurer undertakes strategic review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... income and loan protection. It is closely linked to boutique dealer group, Spectrum Wealth Advisers. Freedom will face the sixth round of the Royal Commission, commencing next week.

FSC responds to direct life insurance findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... or with other questions or concerns about appropriate cover, they should contact a financial adviser," the FSC said. The sixth round of the Royal Commission will examine the current regulatory regime for the insurance industry, calling the Financial ...

Direct life insurance failing consumers: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... today that we intend to restrict outbound sales of life and funeral insurance, in order to protect consumers," he said. The sixth round of the Royal Commission will examine issues associated with the sale and design of life insurance products. The Commission's ...

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... prominent life insurers are preparing for time in the Royal Commission witness box, after case studies were announced for the sixth round of public hearings. TAL, CommInsure, ClearView and Freedom Insurance have been named to front the Royal Commission ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Liberal Party and ended with the sitting Treasurer Scott Morrison emerging as the country's 30th Prime Minister. And oh, the sixth head of Australia since Julia Gillard started the trend of back-knifing leaders in 2007. Yes, Australia... this is a thing ...