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The cost of mental illness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... long term investment in mental health care to lead to better outcomes for Australians," she said. The life insurance industry was made mention of in the Productivity Commission report. "The life insurance industry does increasingly great work in helping ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... Vagliviello said the main cause of discontent for advisers is the debate surrounding commissions in the life insurance industry and the removal of grandfathered revenue. The UFAA maintains that removing commissions will have negative consequences for ...

TPD riddled with issues: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... 2018 data tells a very different story and ASIC's report serves to highlight the substantial progress the life insurance industry has made in the last couple of years. KPMG on behalf of the FSC collect TPD claims data every six months and we know this ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... government's determination to put members' interests before those who service the industry, including the life insurance industry. Reaction to the bill's passage was mixed. The peak body for industry super, Industry Super Australia (ISA) ...

Integrity Life launches lifetime discount offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... blank canvas, we are in the fortunate position of being able to play a role in building a more sustainable life insurance industry," Powell said. "When thinking about the best way to price our products, we made the deliberate decision to ensure they ...

Life insurance leaders fear for industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... of life risk commissions, Brooks said research shows commissions have their place and have value in the life insurance industry. Hackett added: "We need to have a sensible conversation about life insurance commissions. Ignorant people see them as evil." ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Clare Payne. The event will also feature a series of panel discussions on topics such as the future of the life insurance industry, the future of advice and an economic outlook. "We wanted to make the conference experience feel different from the time ...

PPS Mutual bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... at ING. "Steve is a valuable addition to the PPS Mutual team who brings extensive knowledge within the life insurance industry. This will be of great benefit in continuing to strengthen our partnerships with selected financial advisers in the region," ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
A moratorium on genetic testing in the life insurance industry means that Australians can get up to half a million dollars of life cover without disclosing genetic tests. The Financial Services Council approved a moratorium on genetic tests in life ...

Risk commission changes imperil advice practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... documented and delivered advice, no advice and lapse rates when objectively it isn't responsible for the life insurance industry's myriad of problems," ClearView said.