Insurance inside super: Awareness high, but work to do

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Research from MetLife Australia has debunked the perception that people don’t know about insurance inside super, revealing that awareness of this default protection is high, with most working Australians knowing... Read more continue reading

Leading life insurer, TAL, calls on Australians to embrace sun safety with a skin check this summer

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71% of Australians have not had a professional skin check in the last year and 39% have never had a skin check, despite 95% understanding the importance of sun safety1... Read more continue reading

Is the bancassurance model dead?

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Having invested billions of dollars to purchase and build insurance and wealth management divisions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the major banks now seem to be reversing course.... Read more continue reading

Get MatchFIT for LIF with the Zurich DIET

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There is a growing concern that advisers are not adequately prepared and lack the knowledge of the remuneration changes due to take effect with the introduction of the Life Insurance... Read more continue reading

ANZ Wealth launches mental health coaching with Remedy Healthcare

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ANZ Wealth has announced the launch of its mental health coaching pilot for OneCare Income Protection customers, in partnership with Remedy Healthcare. Customers lodging income protection claims relating to depression... Read more continue reading

Are your clients prepared for the cost of survival?

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Australians have never had a healthier standard of living in its relatively short history. Medical advances and technology has come leaps and bounds in the past 20 years, and as... Read more continue reading

Life insurance advice is challenging, and insurer and technology provider initiatives are more vital than ever

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In its ninth year, the Investment Trends 2017 Planner Risk Report provides an in-depth study of Australian financial planners’ advice on life insurance. The latest edition is based on a... Read more continue reading

TAL prepares advisers for LIF changes

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TAL, Australia’s leading life insurance specialist, has launched a Risk Academy course to help advisers prepare for the impact of the incoming life insurance framework (LIF) on their businesses and professional standards.... Read more continue reading

Consumers the forgotten party in life insurance amalgamations

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As the number of life insurance brands operating in Australia becomes more concentrated, leading mutual life insurer PPS Mutual says improving consumer trust and reputation is the biggest challenge facing... Read more continue reading

Zurich voted Australia’s best value life insurance

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has been awarded Canstar’s highest honour – the 5 star Outstanding Value award – in recognition of the quality and value offered across its retail... Read more continue reading