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United front but no merger: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... on the back of the work the AFA has been doing with the FPA in recent months, including the joint taskforce on life insurance and lobbying Senator Jane Hume in Canberra. Consistent with that, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori attended the conference ...

Life insurance leaders fear for industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Some of the biggest names in Australia's life insurance sector have shared their biggest concerns for the future of the industry. Appearing on a panel at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers National Conference, Zurich chief distribution officer ...

Risk commissions must be retained: MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... Adelaide. MetLife head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt revealed three in five consumers and small business owners with life insurance purchased through a financial adviser believe removing life risk commissions would have a detrimental impact on Australians ...

Nominees await top AFA honours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... of leadership, innovation, client-centricity and commitment to professional excellence. Zurich chief distribution officer, life & investments, Kristine Brooks, said this year's finalists are "an exemplary illustration of advisers" who are flexible ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... founder Clare Payne. The event will also feature a series of panel discussions on topics such as the future of the life insurance industry, the future of advice and an economic outlook. "We wanted to make the conference experience feel different from ...

AFA names Female Excellence finalists

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... TAL, and will be announced at the AFA Conference in Adelaide on 29 August. Last year's winner was Donna Lee Powell from DLP Life Design, who specialises in helping women facing life-changing events. She started her career in financial services in 1995 ...

Superannuation, insurance expert joins EY

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... some of clients included Hostplus, QSuper and First State Super. At Mills Oakley, McKechnie focused on super and life insurance, and specialised in group insurance. McKechnie currently serves as NSW chair of the Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims ...

Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... attitude in dealing with inactive superannuation accounts. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's Life Insurance Conference in Sydney this morning, the Assistant Treasurer noted how the Government's Protecting Your Super package was designed to ...

Royal Commission will guide remuneration standard: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) cover other APRA-regulated industries such as superannuation and life insurance. He also reminded the industry that ASIC will administer a parallel conduct accountability regime and that the two regulators ...

Government amends key super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
Amending the Protecting Your Super reforms, the Federal Government has made an exception to the opt-in life insurance changes to ensure coverage for Australians working in dangerous occupations. Addressing delegates at the 2018 ASFA Conference, Assistant ...