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FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
Several new consumer protections will be added to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s Life Insurance Code of Practice, including the industry's first guidelines on family and domestic violence, as well as new protections in the genetics moratorium. ...

ClearView expands distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... head of distribution strategy Kathryn Williamson said that changing economic conditions, alongside a wave of new life insurance and income protection products recently hitting the market, has meant advisers need extra support to understand changes and ...

QAR could see 12% increase in insured Aussies

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC), the introduction of a scalable advice model for life insurance would see more than a million Australians have the life insurance cover they need. Research by NMG Consulting found that if ...

Austbrokers Life, Australian Unity partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... $37 million in payments over the last financial year, it said. Its managing director Ben Donald added that its life insurance clients will greatly benefit from the partnership. "Financial guidance is a core component of what we do, enabling our expert ...

ESR, GIC start sustainable venture

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... $1 billion of equity commitments from partners including GIC, ESR's Pan Asia Fund, and Sovereign Wealth and Life Insurance funds. All EADP's equity has been allocated across eight projects in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, with an expected end ...

CALI names chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... director Damien Mu along with TAL group chief executive and managing director Brett Clark are co-chairs of the life insurance peak body. They said naming the new chief executive is another important step forward. "Christine's appointment is a significant ...

CALI progressing well: Mu

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The Council of Australian Life Insurance (CALI) has said a full board will be announced soon, with appointments already made. AIA Australia chief executive and managing director Damien Mu provided an update at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) ...

Laureola Advisors launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... wishing to access this unique asset class. The initial close is slated for 1 December 2022. "Life settlements are life insurance policies, no longer needed by the insureds, which are sold to an investor; the investor pays the premiums and in time collects ...

Aware Super deepens TAL relationship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... having their insurance provided by TAL Life," an Aware Super spokesperson confirmed. "TAL is one of the largest life insurance companies in Australia, providing death and disability insurance for leading super funds like Aware Super, and has a longstanding ...

iExtend adds lead alliances role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... may have been cancelled. "We take a collaborative approach with our offer and work with all the stakeholders in a life insurance policy, including the policyholder, the adviser and the insurer," Sarkis said. "We believe our service and attention to detail ...