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Insurance shake-up puts clients first

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... Orr said it's open to the Commission to find ClearView engaged in misconduct by breaching anti-hawking provisions, while Freedom Insurance may have engaged in unconscionable conduct for selling policies to vulnerable customers and a man with Down Syndrome. ...

Give life code a chance, Loane tells Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Orr reintroduced the case studies heard in the first week of the hearings, referring specifically to the ClearView and Freedom Insurance episodes, whose practices of selling direct life insurance - particularly over the phone - absorbed much of the attention ...

Freedom sold life insurance to intellectually disabled man: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Freedom Insurance sold life insurance to an intellectually disabled man, and only cancelled the policy after several instances of correspondence with his family, the Royal Commission heard yesterday. Giving testimony at the second day of life insurance ...

Life insurer undertakes strategic review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... an appearance at the Royal Commission, an ASX-listed life insurer has announced it is undertaking a strategic review. Freedom Insurance Group said the decision to assess its options was spurred by the release of ASIC's review into direct life insurance ...

Boutique grows to meet managed accounts demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... grow on the back of the Royal Commission. "The Royal Commission is highlighting the need for advisory groups to have the freedom to comply with the 'best interest' duty," Connors said. "As part of this requirement, we expect to see more advisory groups ...

TAL waives life premiums for drought-stricken farmers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... appear at the Royal Commission's next round alongside other life insurers including: AMP, ClearView, CommInsure and Freedom Insurance, starting September 10.

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... 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, alongside $51 billion industry super fund Rest and AMP, who will return ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... framework, giving investors certainty and security about their investment's governance structure, and fund managers the freedom to focus on managing the investments," Kalman said. On June 8, Equity Trustees also signed a deal to sell a parcel of ...

Freedom acquires bank insurance arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Freedom Insurance Group (FIG) announced it will acquire a bank's insurance arm for $65 million. FIG has entered into an agreement to purchase St Andrew's Insurance from the Bank of Queensland in a bid to diversify its insurance products. The specialist ...

Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... savers, leading to both optimal and sub-optimal outcomes." "On the whole, the need to allow individuals their financial freedom, while also mitigating their often 'confused' decision-making, is something that has yet to be reconciled in the literature ...