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Life insurers lack common ground on duty to disclose

Life insurers lack common ground on duty to disclose

Col Fullagar has revealed a new challenge facing advisers - the absence of a consistent reasonable care approach by life insurers.
Life insurers need to explain double-digit premium increases

Life insurers need to explain double-digit premium increases

Australian life insurance consumers have been the subject of multiple double digit premium increases and insurers should explain why - FAAA.
APRA’s Life Insurance boss makes immediate exit

APRA’s Life Insurance boss makes immediate exit

APRA Life Insurance, Private Health and Super executive director, Carmen Beverley-Smith, is leaving immediately to take up an industry role.
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APRA confirms life insurance, superannuation head replacement

Yasmine Raso 20 January 2026 No Comments

APRA has confirmed Jane Magill will succeed Carmen Beverley-Smith as Executive Director, Life Insurance, Private Health Insurance and Super.

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IDR or an exercise in vent yoga

Col Fullagar 19 December 2025 No Comments

Life/risk expert, Col Fullagar takes a look at Internal Dispute Resolution and finds himself with an almost unstoppable urge to VENT!

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Zurich taps UnderwriteMe to launch automated claims platform

Yasmine Raso 19 December 2025 No Comments

UnderwriteMe has deepened its partnership with Zurich Australia to implement an automated claims process via the launch of its Claims Engine.

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TAL enhances insurance payment flexibility with new option

Yasmine Raso 15 December 2025 No Comments

TAL has taken on feedback to deliver updates to its flagship Accelerated Protection offering and Income Protection coverage.

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TAL bets on new tool to give advisers’ time back

Binaya Dahal 4 December 2025 No Comments

Life insurer TAL has launched a new dashboard with ints Adviser Centre aimed at reducing adviser workloads on in-force policy management.

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APAC life insurance market buoyed by strong China, India growth

Yasmine Raso 24 November 2025 No Comments

The APAC life insurance industry is expected to reach $1.9 trillion by 2029 spurred on by “robust growth” in China and India.

Yellow mind the gap

Call to reverse insurance inside super rules

Mike Taylor 19 November 2025 6 Comments

Six years after the introduction of the Protecting Your Super legislation there are calls for a reversal in the face of an insurance gap.


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Mocktail, anyone? Investing across demographic trends

Financial Newswire Contributor 24 November 2025

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Mirova’s Jens Peers explores the generational trends shaping investment opportunities within the demographic transition.

TPD Severity: A Smarter way to protect your clients

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 November 2025

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Industry-wide, Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) claims have risen sharply in recent years. At Acenda, we recognise this has created challenges…

Why Durability Matters in Private Credit & How La Trobe Financial Sets the Standard

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 November 2025

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In private credit, innovation matters, but lasting success relies on resilience and reliable performance in challenging market conditions.

Real Estate Private Credit’s Ongoing Role in Investment Portfolios

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 November 2025

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This research paper explores the rise of commercial real estate private credit in Australia, its resilience through economic cycles, and why…


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Advisers question ASIC’s ‘targeted’ SMSF approach

Mike Taylor | 10 November 2025Financial advisers have identified concerning parallels between ASIC's SMSF-focused REP 824 and its 2014 REP 413 precursor to the LIF.
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Only 185 pure risk advisers left

Mike Taylor | 7 November 2025New research from CALI has confirmed that specialist life/risk advisers have become a rare breed, exacerbating the life insurance gap.
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CFSIL agrees to settle class action for $140 million

Mike Taylor | 5 November 2025Colonial First State Investment Limited has agreed to settle a legacy class action over alleged insurance overcharging for $140 million.
Missing link found

Mental health support challenged by fragmented safety net: Report

Yasmine Raso | 4 November 2025The Actuaries Institute research found a "complex" financial safety net is blocking the ability to provide mental health support for Australians.
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LIFE INSURANCE CODE OF PRACTICE – THE MUSICAL

Col Fullagar | 28 October 2025Financial Newswire's life/risk expert, Col Fullagar, is seeking the views of advisers and others on how to improve the Life Insurance Code.
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Acenda completes future group executive team

Yasmine Raso | 22 October 2025The executive leadership team of Acenda Group, the business to result from Nippon Life's acquisition of Resolution Life, has been finalised.
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APRA confirms TAL’s group market dominance

Mike Taylor | 15 October 2025TAL's dominance of the superannuation group life insurance market has been confirmed by the latest APRA data with AIA Australia second.
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Life insurers’ mental health action plan gets green light

Yasmine Raso | 14 October 2025A new life insurance industry action plan and framework designed to better address mental health claims has commenced development by CALI.