A pensioner who had difficulty paying her monthly life premiums since 2012 and claimed her adviser had provided "inappropriate" financial advice has substantially won her dispute.
MLC Life Insurance (MLC Life) has claimed to be the first Australian insurer to launch AI-guided mental health support.
The 8th Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards (ATLAA) concluded yesterday evening, celebrating 16 winners recognised for their outstanding contributions and performance.
Six new courses to equip financial advisers for a fast-changing environment have been rolled out by TAL Risk Academy.
The insurance industry has welcomed the new Life Insurance Code of Practice (LICOP 2), developed in consultation with life insurers.
Zurich has published a guide explaining how customers can tweak policy settings to make their life insurance more affordable.
Students of financial planning degrees could be sourced to provide financial advice to superannuation fund members, according to the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).
UnderwriteMe has announced a new partnership with insurer HCF Life to launch Life Protect Insurance, a new proposition leveraging technology, data, and analytics in providing customers with personalised solutions that consider their respective circumstances such as lifestyle, medical, and family history.
The Federal Government's acceptance of 14 out of 22 recommendations from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) has been hailed by a life insurer representative body as "a good start", with more work to be done.
HCF has launched what it claims is a health insurance industry-first QR code claiming solution for extras services to make the claims process more efficient.
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