Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Insurance

Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
The majority of Australian consumers prefer to purchase insurance policies through financial advisers rather than directly.

iSelect nixes Providence takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Life insurance broker iSelect has announced that buyout discussions with Providence Equity Partners will now cease.

Zurich exits Singapore life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Zurich will no longer accept new life insurance policy applications in Singapore.

Individual risk income premiums top $2.4bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Individual risk income premium inflows increased 5.5% to more than $2.4 billion in the year to September 2015 according to the latest Plan For Life data.

Zurich CEO steps down, hunt begins

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Zurich's global chief executive has announced his departure after six years in the role.

TAL Direct business penalised for advertising

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
TAL Direct's InsuranceLine business has been fined by ASIC for false or misleading advertising.

Life insurance claims revamped at industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
An industry superannuation fund and its insurer have launched an online life insurance claim tool that enables quicker payments and helps identify return to work and rehabilitation services for members.

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Speculations are that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) could follow up its recent verbal interventions with actual ones ahead of the near certainty that the European Central Bank (ECB) would boost its stimulus programme come 3 December.

Zurich restructures retail life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Zurich has restructured its retail life insurance services, including reducing term and total and permanent disablement rates.

GE Capital to exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
GE Capital, the financial services arm of General Electric, will fully exit the Australian region.