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FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
The Financial Services Council has announced the winners of its 2016 Life Insurance Awards. Six awards were presented - the first, the Pioneer Award for "[demonstrating] an outstanding commitment to innovative thinking to transform the life insurance ...

Risk sales were flat in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... to DEXX&R research. DEXX&R's Life Analysis Report is based on the data provided for all business from Australian life insurance companies, and reveals that individual sales of lump sum risk products in the December 2015 quarter were down 20% on the previous ...

AFA calls out ISA on claims blame

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... that advised clients often have better claims outcomes. "These stories in fact highlight the value of arranging life insurance through a financial adviser who can identify life insurance needs, help put appropriate insurance in place and who then becomes ...

CommInsure portfolio exec leaves for MetLife

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... insurance from CommInsure. Annette Torrington worked for CommInsure since 2007, joining as product manager, wholesale life insurance. After that she was a senior product manager, industry fund segment and finally, from January 2015, a product portfolio ...

FSC defends industry self-regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
The FSC has said a life insurance code of conduct is "well underway" following the news that the issue will now be raised in the Senate's Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry. On March 8, Senator John Williams amended the inquiry to include a scrutiny ...

Senate to investigate life industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... Australia's financial advice industry has again deepened its investigations by adopting calls to examine the country's life insurance sector. With support from all sides of politics, Senator John Williams has amended the Scrutiny of Financial Advice ...

Narev apologetic in face of CommInsure allegations

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... them face to face," he said. "In these cases we focused too much on process rather than people. By their nature, life insurance policies can be complex. Claims processes involve the review and assessment of detailed documentation. Whilst thoroughness ...

Labor wants stronger LIF rules

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Legislation based on the Life Insurance Framework doesn't go far enough according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers. Discussing the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 ...

Zurich buys Macquarie Life

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Macquarie Group has entered into an agreement to sell its Macquarie Life insurance business to Zurich Australia. The deal will see Zurich's in force premiums go from $370 million to roughly $610 million, effectively increasing the size of the life business ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... Investment Bond Award. Fox said financial advisers play a vital role in helping Australians recognise their personal life insurance needs and to put protection in place, with around 50% of all life insurance policies currently in force arranged with ...