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Trowbridge proposals will hit consumers hardest

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... that any change does not result in a reduction in access to advice," he said. "The time has come to ensure that the life insurers are transparent about their case for this significant change, including publishing modelling as to the effects on consumers ...

ClearView predicts end of independent financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... barriers to good practice. It added that Trowbridge's recommendation to provide at least half of the authorised life insurers on license's APLs was too lenient, arguing all 13 should be included. Swanson explained, "If licensees are only required to ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... of the market, a Credit Suisse report found. Credit Suisse said that Challenger's natural competitors, banks and life insurers, "are not in a position to compete in the near term." The report said that following the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommendations ...

AFA can't give Trowbridge report "complete support"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... report needed a proper "rigorous" assessment of the potential outcomes of Trowbridge's recommendations, which considered insurers, licensees, advisers and clients. He added, "our concern is that this could result in an increase in costs for people to ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... recommendations, which are: that ASIC supports policy recommendations 1, 2 and 3 and imposes licensing conditions on life insurers appropriately; that licensees proceed with including at least half of the authorised retail life providers on their APLs ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... some breakthrough moments too, where knowledge and understanding has been shared between advisers, licensees and life insurers. I think it's fair to say that a greater understanding of the varying perspectives of these parties has occurred throughout ...

Bloomberg launches financial data management tool

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... all in one place," he added. Bloomberg PolarLake deals with a number of companies, including superannuation funds and insurers to develop tailored data management solutions that can be managed on-site as 'data as a software' or managed by Bloomberg P ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) recognised Australia's top insurers and life risk products at a black tie event in Sydney last night. TAL received the overall Platinum Award and the Trauma award, and was a finalist ...

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... market, there is potential for this to increase to 60-70% to match the Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors. To achieve this, insurers will have to keep improving their solvency ratios, which now stand at an average 224%. "Through de-risking and capital discipline ...

Equip Super partners with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... health promotion foundation created by the Industry Funds Forum that collaborates with profit-for-member funds, group life insurers and the mental health sector to facilitate targeted workplace mental health initiatives for members of those funds.