The impact of time barring

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Time-bar clauses do exactly what they sound like: they restrict the timeframes in which rights can be enforced. This can be a problem because signing contracts which contain these clauses... Read more continue reading

Unpaid life insurance remains valid

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Watch out insurers: life insurance policies can remain on foot even if the premium is unpaid. How is this even possible? Most people assume that if they don’t pay the... Read more continue reading

Avoid being overcharged on life insurance premiums

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Life Insurance Direct has done extensive research of more than 3,000 quotes from 32 brands to launch the 2016 Life Insurance Direct Quote Index. The research reveals that certain big... Read more continue reading

Omniwealth launches General Insurance Broking Services arm

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Diversified financial services group, Omniwealth, has launched Omniwealth Insurance Services to assist business clients with general insurance services. This new service further extends Omniwealth’s existing suite of in-house financial planning,... Read more continue reading

Only 31% of Australians have income protection insurance

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Is your car insured? Over 83% of Australians say ‘Yes’. Is your home insured? Probably. Is your largest income producing asset insured? Probably not. Research collated by Lifewise.org.au shows that only 31%... Read more continue reading

Is it cartel behaviour that is creating Life Insurance limbo for consumers and small business?

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All stakeholders in the Life Insurance industry sit in costly, destructive limbo because common-sense, consumer-focused resistance to faultily designed ‘reforms’ has stalled the passage of the LIF (Life Insurance Framework)... Read more continue reading

Advice and insight on the future of underwriting from Zurich’s Chief Underwriter

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Time is valuable and in today’s rapidly changing advice landscape, it’s becoming more important than ever to boost efficiency and focus on your core value proposition – providing quality advice... Read more continue reading

Contractual liability insurance

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Historically, contractual liability cover has been hard to obtain – especially blanket cover and until recently, it was generally unaffordable for many SMEs. The good news is that a small number... Read more continue reading

Disruption is like a punch in the mouth

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Remember Mike Tyson? There was a time when he was seen as unbeatable (and not just in his own mind). In his prime, he was a lethal destroyer of his... Read more continue reading

TAL delivers revitalised online platform for all group partners – big and small

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TAL has launched a revitalised and industry leading online service platform, that transforms the way superfund and corporate group members engage with their life insurance. General Manager Group Insurance Jenny... Read more continue reading