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Life insurers must be more transparent: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
Australian life insurance companies should be more open to independent assessment to reassure the community of their commitment to transparency and continued improvement, argues Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox. According ...

Unintended consequences unearthed in super changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... funds entering the pension phase, at the latest Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney. In TPD insurance scenario testing the forum's attendees unearthed an unintended consequence of the cap which could lead to the government ...

Consumers turning to the internet for advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
Australian consumers are increasingly turning to the internet for financial advice on life insurance, signalling a need for the industry to respond to rapidly changing consumer demands. CANSTAR's latest Direct Life Insurance Star Ratings report found ...

Advisers must adapt to millennial habits

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... the growing demands of millennials, according to Rocky Scopelliti, global industry executive - banking, finance and insurance at Telstra Global Industries. Speaking at the FSC Showcase, Scopelliti discussed the findings of his latest research paper 'Millennials ...

ASIC issues first "best interests" duty penalty

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... reforms have come of age. NSG Services, formerly National Sterling Group, is licensed to provide personal advice on risk insurance and superannuation products. In a statement, ASIC said the dealer group "failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that ...

Group insurers at mercy of a handful of super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
The role of superannuation funds as a distribution mechanism for life and income protection insurance continues to grow in the Australian market, according to new analysis by Rainmaker, which says the dominance of a few funds as gatekeepers could leave ...

UK pensions not fussed about in-housing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... the overall trend, the paper - which is titled 'European Institutional Dynamics 2016: Keys to Success for Pensions and Insurance Business' - found that some pension schemes are developing in-house expertise in particular niche strategies. "UK pensions ...

New chair and director for SuiteBox

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... organisations' boards. Anderson currently runs his own capital advisory and management consulting firm and is a specialist in insurance risk assessment of listed securities' offers and IPOs. He was formerly the founder and managing director of Dual Insurance ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... offset an increase in the cost of pharmaceuticals, health and medical services for retirees. ASFA's research also shows insurance premiums rose by 1.7% during the quarter. Over the last 12 months insurance premiums have increased by 5.2%. ASFA chief ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... example of the commission's challenge, ASFA submits Australia's superannuation system is unusual in its provision of insurance as an ancillary benefit. It said insurance through superannuation "enhances allocative efficiency by reducing the level of ...