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Future of advice is bionic, not robo

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... "If you're able to have a world where the financial planner is focused of aged care, health care, the health insurance premiums, if your clients are mentally much more confident their health will be much more positive. "Financial advice has traditionally ...

Insurers to battle big data privacy concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... provide closely tailored, and more accurately priced products." The paper said this accurate pricing would reduce insurance premiums for many, even if "for a minority, premiums will rise significantly." The kinds of data insurers could source to make ...

Super funds lagging on group insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... this part of the industry works, especially among younger people who find their balance has been eroded by insurance premiums "they didn't realise they were paying." "Trustees have an obligation to balance the offering of insurance inside superannuation ...

Super execs: Size is not scale

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... servicing niche membership group enables them to deliver highly tailored services. "legalsuper has had no rise in insurance premiums in six years, and 80% of our investment choices have top quartile performance," Proebstl said. Reinforcing the powerful ...

BTFG navigates wealth management headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... compliance costs. The group's insurance division also reported increased cash earnings of $18 million driven by higher premiums and lower general insurance claims, but these too were offset by higher life insurance benefits paid out. Commenting on the ...

ASIC bans Brisbane life adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... objectives, financial situation and needs Determine if the amounts of insurance cover he recommended were appropriate, if the premiums were affordable and if payment could be maintained by clients Conduct reasonable investigation into financial products ...

NobleOak Life offerings recognised for excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... Accidental Cover Plus) Income Protection - TAL Life (InsuranceLine Income Protection Plus - Rate Saver) Funeral Cover Level Premiums - TAL Life (NRMA Funeral Insurance) Consumer Credit - CommInsure (Credit Card Plus) Customer Service - TAL Life Customer ...

Bank life risk businesses lose market share

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... their share of the life insurance risk market to the likes of TAL and AIA owing to significant falls in the sale of new premiums, the latest data from Strategic Insight shows. Numbers from the researcher, formerly known as Plan For Life, show the market ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... can come to the table to help them meet the challenges to their revenue. Most want to see simpler product with lower premiums but they also want it to be easier to increase the amount of cover in existing policies. Based on those findings, AFA chief ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... currencies. It suggests investors should consider tailoring their investment strategies to take advantage of the return premiums identified by the analysis.