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Disability income insurance an ongoing concern: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
The banking and financial services Royal Commission has unearthed the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over the phone at the expense of the most vulnerable customers living in remote communities. ASIC Indigenous Outreach ...

New model boosts adviser engagement: MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... differentiator in its recent appointment by Vision Super as group insurer. "It's basically bringing the member, the life insurer, the trustee and the administration function together. Members can access greater understanding of their life insurance ...

TAL to boost adviser underwriting knowledge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... provide advisers and clients with tools to better understand underwriting exclusions and when they are applied. The life insurer added it would also educate advisers on circumstances where a client may be eligible for an underwriting review. Highlighting ...

Efficiency and transparency drive client satisfaction during life claims: Beddoes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
Latest Beddoes Institute research reports client satisfaction at claim time is driven by two key factors. Efficiency in claims lodgement, and assessment processes backed by transparent ongoing claims management are the strongest drivers of client satisfaction ...

TAL bolsters senior leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... Jenny Nguyen became head of clients and market development, while Cathy Collison was appointed head of Cbus. The life insurer recently began rolling out new mental health coaching programs for staff. The programs - which will be delivered to TAL's ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... means of "protecting Australians' retirement savings from undue erosion by fees and insurance premiums." The life insurer found the Government's solution to address the erosion of superannuation balances would only benefit members under 25 years ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
New research strongly backs the economic and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help ...

Daido Life buys stake in life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Japanese life insurer Daido Life acquired a 14.9% stake in an Australian life insurer in an effort to expand offshore. Daido Life invested $13 million in the newly launched Integrity Group, the owner of Integrity Life. Worth $18 billion, Daido Life ...

ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... its Australian OnePath Life operations to Zurich late last year, making the latter Australia's largest retail life insurer. "From the outset, we've been focused on partnering with a high-quality organisation culturally aligned to ANZ, and we're ...