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FSC suggests CSLR improvements

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... introduces minimum capital requirements for advice licensees and takes proactive oversight of professional indemnity insurance (PI) held by licensees. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said: "For the CSLR to genuinely be a scheme of last resort for consumers ...

Updated life code released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) released the second draft of the Life Insurance Code of Practice 2.0 for public consultation. The latest draft of the code was released today, incorporating feedback from the first draft's consultation. The FSC has ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council is consulting on solutions for group insurance cover for members working in hazardous occupations after stapling. FSC said if a MySuper product's default life insurance cover has occupations-based exclusions, a member ...

Ian Silk to leave AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... division. Schroder joined AustralianSuper in 2007 and over the years has overseen the new entity's growth agenda, insurance book, strategy, brand, sales and reputation. Silk said Schroder has played a key role across the fund over the past decade ...

Retirees freed from legacy products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... defined benefit schemes or public defined benefit will not be included in the product conversion. In addition, legacy life insurance products and managed investment schemes will also be rationalised with the government providing $2.5 million to establish ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The coalition has hinted that it will not eradicate commissions paid on life insurance products, acknowledging that financial advisers' bottom line has struggled since the introduction of the Life Insurance Framework reforms. While the government's ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Alexander, along with Dummett and Ardino, noted the most advised topics are retirement planning, superannuation and personal insurance. However, Alexander agrees with Ardino believing scaled or limited advice, particularly in these topics, is not a different ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... industry bodies such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the Australian Banking Association, the Insurance Council or the Investor Group on Climate Change, but will be informed by those groups, he added. "The intention is to establish ...

Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... on behalf of a tourist park business that experienced interruption due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) defended the case and has said it will appeal. "The ICA, in consultation with its members and legal representatives ...

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
QSuper's insurance arm has upgraded its systems in an effort to streamline the claims management process. QInsure has moved from FINEOS's Claims system to the Claims SaaS edition on the Dublin-based firm's platform. The insurance claims ...