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Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... features and service - the whole value equation must work for the increasingly discerning consumer." When it comes to underwriting, consumers valued the benefits of underwriting a policy upfront, preferring to conduct a full health assessment than answer ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
ANZ Wealth is exploring artificial intelligence opportunities to improve its underwriting processes. The collaboration with the Advanced Analytics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS AAi) will use machine learning and big data to develop ...

ClearView revamps life insurance platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... platform now includes integrated electronic quote and application processes along with tele-interviewing and tele-underwriting. ClearView said further enhancements to the platform will follow later this quarter. "We are committed to continuously improving ...

Zurich UK launches selfie app for underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... generates lifespan estimates using selfies. Lapetus Life Event Solutions recently developed CHRONOS, an end-to-end underwriting platform that predicts a person's life expectancy by scanning hundreds of points on their face to extract information. This ...

TAL forms medical advisory board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... advisory service will share updates on medical advancements and clinical protocols to ensure TAL's approach to product, underwriting and claims reflects the latest medical best practice. Clark added health and life are intrinsically linked and the Specialist ...

Eaton Vance subsidiary appoints COO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... plan for sustained, long-term growth of Calvert's business." Last year, Calvert announced it would be assisting in underwriting the launch of Morningstar's program to better prepare financial advisers for incorporating sustainable investing into advice ...

Life insurance inflows stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... To be successful post-LIF, Viskovic says advisers should have revised their client on-boarding process and the pre-underwriting process so that fees for risk advice are well articulated. She suggests making the separation clear between the value of advice ...

Fee-for-service faces ultimate risk test

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... To be successful post-LIF, Viskovic says advisers should have revised their client on-boarding process and the pre-underwriting process so that fees for risk advice are well articulated. She suggests making the separation clear between the value of advice ...

Super life code released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... to acquire opt-in life insurance cover through superannuation." Minto added it delivers enormous benefits without underwriting and must be preserved as a unique aspect of the superannuation system. "Coupled with this, it is very efficient in terms of ...

US investment giant buys La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... development. "The calibre of the La Trobe management team, combined with their high quality loan origination and underwriting, both in the residential and commercial markets, and a strategy that is focused on realising growth opportunities at this important ...