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Zurich restructures retail life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... 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 reducing premium rates by 6% for under-55s, Zurich has also introduced a new income ...

AIA hybrid program signs 1,000 advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... Australia's transition to hybrid program. The program is designed to help advisers accommodate the new Life Insurance Framework, recently formalised by the Government. It facilitates a transition from relying on revenue from up-front commission structures ...

Banks to follow NAB's life insurance exit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... Rice's comments follow Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's issuing of the Government's response to the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) proposals, which he described as a "pragmatic compromise between the views of those who want commissions banned completely ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The overwhelming majority of advisers are "glad" rather than "mad, sad or scared" about the looming Life Insurance Framework, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF ...

Standing up for risk advisers

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers remained a part of the Life Insurance Framework discussions to avoid a "lottery" in the Senate, according to chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking at the AFA 2015 National Adviser Conference in Cairns, Fox discussed ...

AIA appoints group insurance chief

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... distribution. This follows AIA boosting its distribution team in September ahead of the transition to the new Life Insurance Framework. Phillips has been acting in the role since June. Prior to this, she worked in multiple positions in AIA's group insurance ...

AIA builds team to focus on adviser distribution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... assisting advisers to grow their revenue streams and retain clients ahead of the transition to the new Life Insurance Framework. Santos has been appointed senior client development manager in Queensland, following the recent promotion of Matthew Wakefield ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... government's response to the parliamentary inquiry into advice, ethical and education standards and the proposed Life Insurance Framework. O'Dwyer is one of the five women in Turnbull's Cabinet and is no stranger to the nuances of the financial services ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... supposed to meet on Monday night to discuss the government's response to the FSI, and the response to the Life Insurance Framework was also imminent. But the Liberal spill has delayed the process. An opportunity to speed up policy reform The industry ...

AIA outlines adviser support plan

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
AIA Australia has announced its plans to support financial advisers in the transition to the new life insurance framework. Following on from TAL's announcement that it would invest $150 million in adviser support services - including education programs ...