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TAL equips advisers with cancer education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... requirements at claims time will also be explained, along with minimum definitions as set out by the Life Insurance Code of Practice. The one-hour long webinar carries one CPD point accredited via the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... hearings, the Committee has expressed its concerns over the limits of the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Code of Practice which doesn't cover group insurance. CommInsure, an FSC member, has adopted the code. AMP appeared at the last hearing ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... improvements in super members' experience. Established in November 2016, the group is making inroads in drafting a Code of Practice expected to be released in November.

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... overriding code of ethics governs the activities of the financial planning profession with a code of behaviour and code of practice that's beyond the personal and moral obligations of any one individual. "The Certainty Advice mark will be synonymous ...

Life insurer surpasses code of conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... being only applicable for new customers from 1 July 2017. The Financial Services Council recently rolled out its code of practice requiring all members to comply with the new definitions, along with providing greater level of disclosure and transparency ...

Effective data management key to engagement: ISWG

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... insurance, and also help funds to better determine appropriate insurance arrangements for members. An enforceable Code of Practice and Good Practice Guidance for trustees will be published by the ISWG later this year, with further documents and discussion ...

Insurers held to account with new FSC code

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
The Financial Services Council rolled out its Life Insurance Code of Practice, along with a new set of standardised medical definitions, on July 1. The new definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in trauma and critical illness policies were ...

Life insurance claims handling must improve: ISWG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... around claims handling. Releasing the second of its discussion papers around the development of the Life Insurance Code of Practice for superannuation trustees, the Group states that claimants become entwined with a group of stakeholders with differing ...

Life code needs work: ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Life Insurance Code of Practice should be expanded, according to ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. Speaking on a panel at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Kell said that there is still "an enormous amount to be ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... announced it will commit to the majority of the Khoury Report's proposed banking reforms, promising to raise its code of practice to meet higher standards. Of the 99 recommendations, the ABA is fully supporting 61, and is either partly supporting, rejecting ...