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Integrity Life hires product GM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... designed to protect everyday Australians," Integrity Life chief executive Sean McCormack said. "Gary is an experienced life insurance executive having spent over 15 years across multiple roles in the insurance value chain and he will be an integral part ...

Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... time, Loane was involved in several key industry projects including the development of the Asia Funds Passport, two Life Insurance Codes and the Stewardship Code for fund managers. Loane said she has been privileged to lead the FSC, representing its ...

MLC Life wins group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... Australian Practical Super, amongst others." "The sub-plans will transition their group insurance arrangements to MLC Life Insurance in a staggered approach over the next 12 months. "We're delighted to begin our partnership with them and look forward ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... there is still so much left undone, he told parliament. "We still have inquiries coming in relation to commissions, life insurance and mortgage brokers, and there is so much uncertainty. I receive correspondence from advisers concerned about some of ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... Don Trapnell said these proposals make sense but called into question the trustworthiness of the FSC after the Life Insurance Framework (LIF), which the FSC played a key part in. "However, and this is perhaps more of a problem than the FSC is willing ...

FSC to ban occupational exclusions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... enforceable standard that will prohibit the use of exclusions and restrictive disability definitions in default group life insurance for those who are in high-risk occupations. The standard will apply to FSC superannuation and life insurance members ...

MLC Life refreshes income protection offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
MLC Life Insurance is offering a new range of income protection insurance products following research from customer, adviser and licensees. Income Assure and Income Assure+ will be available from October 1 and allows most clients to have the maximum ...

Consumers lose out on IP changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... third of Australians don't know what income protection covers and could potentially lose out from the significant life insurance reforms that are just days away. This is according to a survey from comparison website Finder, which canvassed more than ...

TAL releases income protection range

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... that, as an industry, we get these products right for them," he said. APRA has put forth several changes that the life insurance industry must implement for income protection insurance. It gave life insurers more time to have new policy contract terms ...

ClearView launches risk product suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
After a year in the works, ClearView Wealth unveiled a new suite of life insurance products that come with significant changes to income protection. ClearView ClearChoice aims to address the shortcomings in existing solutions and meet the evolving needs ...