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Insurance

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Life insurance claims paid out billions of dollars to Australians last year. However, the industry needs to focus on creating awareness for its members as it is faced with negative sentiment, specifically around group insurance, the FSC Life Insurance ...

APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
At the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit, the heads of financial advice industry associations admitted to being blindsided by APRA's intervention on individual disability income insurance.

FSC reveals life insurance data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Cancer is still the biggest killer of both men and women, while women are more likely to claim income protection for mental health reasons, according to the Financial Services Council.

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
At the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit Senator Jane Hume has said "fake news" about consumers losing life insurance due to the early release of super has irritated her.

Calls for broad default life insurance system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
There have been renewed calls from the country's major life insurers and adviser groups for a reset of the life insurance sector to allow for greater access.

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition.

Qantas Super awards insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
MLC Life has lost the Qantas Super mandate with the super fund announcing a new mandate.

AMP Life awards mandate post acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
A trustee has been appointed to AMP Life's superannuation funds, which hold more than $7 billion, following the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life.

Life insurers disregard code of practice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The Life Code Compliance Committee has said that life insurers appear not to be taking their obligations under the Life Insurance Code of Practice seriously.

Industry fund ups insurance premiums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
An $8.5 billion industry superannuation fund is increasing the cost of insurance premiums paid by members.