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CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... should be pursued as part of this package of reforms." It also asked to "limit the ban on conflicted remuneration to life insurance products within super where no financial product advice has been provided, except in relation to MySuper products." The ...

Zurich moves on from group insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
Zurich Life has withdrawn from the group life insurance sector, acknowledging that it lacks the scale to penetrate the market. The insurer will close its book to new mandates and it will cut two jobs as a result. A Zurich spokesperson told Financial ...

Victoria abolishes stamp duty on life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
The states of Victoria and the ACT have abolished the stamp duty on life insurance products. The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomed the move and asked other states to follow. "The announcement today by the Victorian Treasurer to abolish stamp ...

ISA and FSC prepare for Federal Court clash

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... SuperFund' logo next to their own logos. The FSC represents the for-profit retail superannuation, investment management, life insurance and financial planning sectors, and has a much longer list of members. The two industry bodies announced an 'accord' ...

TAL appoints new directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... the appointments and the departure: "I welcome both Mr Boyle and Mr Kawahara to the board of Australia's largest life insurance company, and would like to thank Mr Yamamoto for his valuable service since 2012. "As TAL has continued to grow its business ...

CommInsure launches tailored SMSF insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
CommInsure will launch a life insurance product tailored to members of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) next week. The product is an enhanced version of its Total Care Plan Super product, updated to meet the new requirements in the Superannuation ...

Industry asks for long-term, comprehensive approach to Age Pension

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... are not burdened with the cost of our retirement." The FSC recommended the government to consider leveraging the life insurance sector to meet "the ballooning costs of disability welfare in Australia to reduce the increasing pressure on the Federal Budget," ...

YBR adds 13 branches to its network

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... group has given so far 70 accreditations for credit and personal advice, 37 for credit and general advice (simple life insurance and savings), 40 for credit advice only and 30 for personal advice only. YBR reported that life insurance in-force premiums ...

MetLife to make 32 appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... client relationship and finance. "MetLife is strongly committed to the group insurance segment in Australia and to life insurance overall and intends to continue investing to generate and support long term growth," MetLife chief executive Damien Green ...

Virgin Money cops fine for misleading direct insurance ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... notice carrying a penalty of $10,200. The fines related to the promotion of Virgin Money's Quick & Easy direct life insurance product, which appeared on television up until May 2013, and online up until March 2014. ASIC was concerned that the advertising ...