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Life insurers admit to misconduct: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... 100,000 customers, which meant they may have been unaware their life insurance had been cancelled for the non-payment of premiums. AMP was again mentioned over insurance rewriting, which the commission first heard of in the second round hearings covering ...

Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... defaulted members as 'smokers' when transferring them to different sections of the same fund, resulting in higher insurance premiums. All trustees have now agreed to discontinue this practice, ASIC said. While the regulator acknowledged the industry's ...

Industry funds launch account matching initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... sort out multiple accounts for them," he said. On a per member basis, this could save $260 a year in fees and insurance premiums and help them build their super savings faster, Dean added. The process will involve eligible rollover fund, AUSfund, to ...

Advisers warming up to LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... market cap of greater than $100 million take up $36.5 billion of the $42 billion in total FUM invested on the ASX in them. Premiums to NTA are more common, especially in larger vehicles. One solution would be to calculate and publish NTA more frequently ...

TAL enhances musculoskeletal underwriting initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... wellbeing, which encompasses more than just financial health," McConville added. Separately, TAL recently waived insurance premiums for drought-affected farmers in New South Wales and Queensland for a period of six months. TAL retail customers who are ...

TAL waives life premiums for drought-stricken farmers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
Life insurer TAL will waive insurance premiums for drought-affected farmers in New South Wales and Queensland for a period of six months, it announced today. TAL retail customers who are eligible for the Federal government's farm household allowance ...

Life insurance sector strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... commission from Zurich. Challenger and TAL have seen the most significant growth in the three years to 2017, increasing net premiums at an annual compound growth rate of 38% and 16% respectively.

ClearView results up despite adviser earnings drop

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... recommend its wealth products. Life insurance profits were also up, by 5% to $26.1 million, owing to a 21% rise in gross premiums to $215.2 million and sales of contemporary life products up 5% to $42.4 million. ClearView characterised its life result ...

Advisers divided over health programs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... clients are policy discounts, encouraging them to prioritise their health, and giving them the ability to influence their premiums," Choi added. However, usage of these programs remains low with just one in 10 clients currently using health and wellbeing ...

Equip grows to meet demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... fortnight," Farrington said. "Since our recent merger, we have announced a $12 million reduction in fees and insurance premiums for the 2018-19 financial year, which has positioned us extremely well in the marketplace. "We believe we have a powerful ...