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TAL offers super funds financial literacy tools for employers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... concerned they will outlive their finances; 36% believe their finances control their life; 39% know very little about insurance inside super; 45% couldn't calculate how much life insurance cover they'd need; and 39% don't know how to modify their cover. ...

MLC Life unveils retail discounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
MLC Life Insurance has introduced several discount changes that can save new and existing retail customers up to 50% across various products. For financial advisers and new clients, MLC Life has applied a range of discounts across different products ...

Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) also launched a program which aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants to support the attendance of ...

ClearView welcomes chief of staff

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... team." Last month, ClearView unveiled its FY23 results, and said its strategic decision to exclusively focus on the life insurance market had paid off, resulting in growth in both its in-force premiums and new business. As of 30 June 2023, the group ...

Priority Advisory Group, Wise Planners merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... Sydney's north shore, the newly merged firm will have four divisions: personal and family wealth, aged care, life risk insurance, and workplace financial advice. The two practices are authorised representatives of Fortnum Private Wealth. Wise Planners ...

TAL launches new look Accelerated Protection range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... of updates that were effective September 8. The Accelerated Protection series includes four cover types, being life insurance, total and permanent disability, critical illness, and income protection. It also offers critical illness cover for children. ...

Spirit Super introduces insurance admin fee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
In a move that will see members' costs go up, Spirit Super is introducing an insurance administration fee at the end of the month. While their insurance premiums and the amount of cover will remain as is, from September 30 Spirit Super members will ...

AustralianSuper sued over multiple accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... to a decade. In May, AustralianSuper announced it would be refunding close to $70 million in administration fees and insurance premiums to about 100,000 members whose multiple accounts had gone undetected. The average impacted member was to receive $650. ...

CALI launches scholarship to boost female risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has launched a program that aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants to support the attendance of ...

Government passes FAR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023 will apply to the banking industry six months after Royal Assent. For the insurance and superannuation industries, it will apply 18 months after Royal Assent. A key objective of the law "is to improve the operating ...