Simplicity, affordability and sustainability: Zurich reduces Term & TPD rates and unveils new Income Protection products

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) yesterday announced a number of changes to its retail life insurance offering, designed to help advisers position themselves for the forthcoming Life Insurance Framework (LIF) transition,

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LIF pulse check research: advisers already ‘future proofing’

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Almost two thirds of advisers consider themselves prepared for the next year’s Life Insurance Framework (LIF) changes, with most of their efforts to this point focused around efficiency opportunities and

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Megatrends: New power

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When more than 190 nations gather in Paris next month for the UN Climate Change Conference, there is a strong hope that new targets on greenhouse gas emissions can be

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Megatrends: Technology and the ‘Smart’ Corporate

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The former CEO of General Electric Jack Welch once said that “if the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is

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Zurich partners with global trend experts to launch new video series

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has partnered with global trend spotting network TrendWatching to provide cutting edge insights into the seismic shifts in society and technology that will reshape the

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Zurich partners with Grad Mentor to attract industry’s best and brightest

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For the second year running, Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) is partnering with talent firm, Grad Mentor to help raise awareness of Financial Planning as a career path for university

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Megatrends: Technology and the connected consumer

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We live in an increasingly connected world. We’re more informed and more connected to the world around us than ever before. Faster internet, cheaper smartphones, smart wearable devices and the

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Implications for advisers: Duty of Disclosure

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The decision in the case of Commonwealth Financial Planning Ltd v Couper, where the presiding bench made broader comments about appropriate advice, has significant implications for advisers when advisers, albeit

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Zurich wins back to back awards for outstanding value life insurance

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In a repeat of last year’s results, Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited (Zurich) has been honoured by Canstar for providing outstanding value in life insurance. In its annual review of

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Megatrends: Asia rising

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The centre of global economic activity has seen a clear shift away from Developed Markets and towards Emerging Markets since the turn of the century. China has been at the

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