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Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... Adviser Insights report, which surveyed 1,515 Australians across every state. It found that 90% of respondents found life insurance too complex to navigate on their own, and consequently 65% were purchasing policies through financial advisers. The report ...

iSelect nixes Providence takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Life insurance broker iSelect has announced that buyout discussions with Providence Equity Partners will now cease. The iSelect board announced the original proposal in October, but has now said that despite it being "in the best interests of iSelect ...

Mirae Asset appoints Australian sales head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... management, the company offers funds management, securities brokerage, wealth management, investment banking and life insurance services. The company expects most interest for its Asia Sector Leader Equity and Asia Great Consumer Equity funds, which ...

FSC slams insurance duty "boondoggle"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... drag on competition), Bragg suggested addressing the "low hanging fruit," such as removing state stamp duties on life insurance. "In an era where capital is mobile, our provincial focus and inefficient tax system is costing Australia investment and jobs," ...

Zurich exits Singapore life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Zurich will no longer accept new life insurance policy applications in Singapore. In a statement, the insurer said this came about "following a comprehensive review of our life insurance business in Singapore." As at December 1, the two entities affected ...

Individual risk income premiums top $2.4bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... recorded losses in growth by 2.3% and 0.4% respectively. MLC did recently announce it is cutting premiums for two life insurance products by up to 15% as part of a reinvigoration aimed solely at attracting new customers. Plan For Life data also shows ...

Australian Unity acquires three new practices

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... organisation focused on helping our advisers improve the financial well-being of their clients, and not a bank or life insurance company, means advisers see us as being favourably positioned between the institutions and the self licencing option. "We ...

Life insurance claims revamped at industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
An industry superannuation fund and its insurer have launched an online life insurance claim tool that enables quicker payments and helps identify return to work and rehabilitation services for members. Sunsuper and AIA Australia announced their new ...

Bombora appoints chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... financial services industry is continuing to undergo change in response to new legislation/regulations and the proposed Life Insurance Framework (LIF)." Bombora focuses on boutique independent advice businesses.

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... legislation was a missed opportunity to further improve consumer protections like banning the rorting of commissions on life insurance products." O'Dwyer made clear that this unexpected move by the Government is the final step in a long process of regulatory ...