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FSC elects new board member

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... consulting," FSC chairman Greg Cooper said. Prior to his current role at TAL, Clark ran TAL Life Australia and TAL Retail Life and previously held senior positions with American International Assurance (AIA) Australia. He is also a director of TAL Dai-ichi ...

ASIC consults on LIF powers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... reforms provide adverse outcomes to consumers, dramatically reduces competition and promotes vertical integration in retail life insurance. It says the LIF reforms will not improve the quality of life insurance advice to consumers; will not ensure consumers ...

MySuper assets rise strongly

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
MySuper assets rose almost 18% to $428 billion in the 12 months to June 2015, according to data from APRA. Now that total MySuper products represent $428 billion in assets, up from $363 billion in June 2014, that adds up to just over a third (34%) of ...

Zurich restructures retail life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Zurich has restructured its retail life insurance services, including reducing term and total and permanent disablement rates. The changes have been designed to accommodate the new life insurance framework which commences in July 2016. In addition to ...

AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year named

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... strives to build first-class relationships with clients and empower decision-making. Philip Kewin, general manager retail life and investments at the award's sponsor, Zurich, said the awards are an important celebration of the vital role advisers play ...

Government to lift advice standards by law

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... response's approach to life insurance is different to that recommended by David Murray's FSI report. "We support the retail life insurance industry's proposed reforms as announced by the then Assistant Treasurer on 25 June 2015," the government said ...

Difficult year for insurance income: CBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... profit for the past financial year and insurance income was down 13% to $503 million. Annual inforce premiums for retail life insurance were $888 million for the year, down from $895 million in 2014. Retail life insurance income was flat in the six months ...

AFA awards deadline looms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... and Zurich's Kristine Brooks and Andy Marshall. Nominations opened in June; at the time, Zurich's general manager of retail life and investments Philip Kewin said the awards "play a pivotal role in shining a light on, and sharing, best practice insights." ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year Award

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... improve the financial literacy of their clients, prospects, and the community overall. Zurich's general manager of retail life and investments, Philip Kewin, said: "Both awards play a pivotal role in shining a light on, and sharing, best practice insights." ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... (APLs). All the above, it should be noted, were addressed in the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group's Report on Retail Life Insurance Advice, released on March 26. In response to the looming Government decision, the AFA, FPA and Financial Services ...