
The exodus of life/risk advisers has continued to weigh on the life insurance sales with new premiums down 18.5%, according to Dexx&r.
Life/risk claims expert, Col Fullagar, analyses a recent court case involving a TPD claim and concludes intransigence delivers no winners.
The latest APRA data covering life insurance claims has not named or shamed the super funds who have fallen short on death benefits.
Financial Newswire’s life/risk expert, Col Fullagar tells the tale of how Princess Partial bested the evil CEO, King Ka Ching on TPD.
ASIC is continuing its crack-down on insurance claims handling, this time initiating action against general insurer, Hollard.
Major life insurer TAL, owned by Dai Ichi Life, has taken a 15.1% stake in Challenger in a move seen as lifting its annuities reach.
Bullying comes in all shapes and sizes and can be particularly insidious when people make life/risk claims, as Col Fullagar explains.
Major superannuation fund organisation, ASFA, has confirmed the degree to which insurance inside super avoids adverse genetic testing.
Life/risk columnist, Col Fullagar, laments that 12 years after he wrote a damning assessment of claims handling, too little has changed.
The impact of governance policies have contributed to placing insurance inside superannuation under threat, according to Mercer.