AIA reduces lapse rates with health program; ANZ puts insurance at the top; TAL launches health program roadshow and invests in claims staff education; CommInsure adjusts some definitions and backdates them; Gen Re closing its Melbourne office; and ASIC releases guidance draft paper for automated advice.
Read MoreJapan has contributed US$12bn to net inflows in Asia of US$26bn.
Read MoreEquity products took a beating in the US with US$17 billion in net redemptions, with investors pulling out over US$20 billion from Equity US - Large Cap funds in January.
Read MoreInfocus launches new investment advice offering; a new government white paper is released; two lots of awards are delivered; ANZ and OnePath are in hot water with ASIC; and Macquarie has its AFSL adjusted.
Read MoreNew appointments at BTIM, Equity Trustees, Hostplus, Future Generation LIC, and Energy Super, and a departure at ANZ.
Read MoreThe Scrutiny of Financial Advice has had its scope deepened to take into account insurers using outdated definitions to refuse claims, among other issues. This is a direct result of the most recent CommInsure scandal involving outdated heart attack definitions.
Read MoreRoy Morgan Research has released how financially stable Australians feel at the moment, and which bank customers feel the most stable.
Read MoreThe true impacts of cannabis use, including the benefits and dangers ,are clouded by our universally misguided perceptions about what pot actually does to us, and importantly for the risk industry, how that affects our risk profile - or doesn't, as the case may be.
Read MoreThe FPA has a new chief executive and Zurich has a new claims manager.
Read MoreA range of product, company and regulatory updates, plus awards and new risk offerings.
Read MoreLearning the investment machine takes time and money, usually more of both than many Australians could get their hands on with a clean conscience. Acorns Grow is a simple app that can have anyone over 18 with a smartphone investing this afternoon.
Read MoreWe take a closer look at the backdrop of global gender equality and how the participation of women in equal roles to men, and men participating in more unpaid labour, could increase global GDP by signficant amounts as soon as 2025.
Read MoreAsia dominates new product development with 736 launches accounting for nearly 70% of the total new fund flows for the quarter.
Read MoreYou can now get automated investment advice at Macquarie and newcomer BetaSmartz; AMP has a new platform launch and upgrades to existing platform; BT Wrap adds a Folkestone fund; OneVue and Sentry Group partner up; the RIAA has improved its education program; and the FSC announces its six-point plan for super; and Monash launches a new LIC.
Read MoreThere are new appointments at Rubik, NAB, Sunsuper, Statewide, Plato, IOOF, YBR, Cbus, PIMCO and KPMG, and Pauline Vamos is leaving ASFA.
Read MoreAsia saw the most new money in 2015, leading the way for the first time since 2007; Europe had deposits of nearly US$400 billion; and the U.S. took in US$94 billion in aggregate.
Read MoreStrategic Insight offers the key highlights on the state of the global fund industry with their Year in Review and Outlook report, examining global expansion opportunities.
Read MoreWe provide a research-based snapshot of funeral insurance in Australia and discuss the idea of this type of cover, and why advocacy groups are rallying against it.
Read MoreInsurers can now look up any number of free sources of private (but public) information on a person when assessing their application for insurance. We take a look at some good methods of sleuthing, while discussing the ethics of doing so.
Read MoreCheck out new initiatives by life companies - recently AIA Australia, TAL, Zurich and Suncorp have all stepped into new arenas and are upping the competition.
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