Category: General

New Initiative Assisting Mentally Ill Deal With Insurance

A new project has been launched to help Australians with experience of mental illness be better informed and more empowered when considering insurance products.

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MDRT - Universal Message to Advisers

The Australian Million Dollar Round Table roadshow series was completed last week, during which risk-focused advisers from the US and Canada shared their message with their Australian colleagues.

While they operate under different consumer and regulatory environments, the common-sense and personal messages delivered by the visiting advisers were also relevant for the Australian market. 

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Annuities Market Essential for Ageing Australians

Australia needs to invest more into the development of suitable retirement income products to support its ageing population, according to the Actuaries Institute.

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Consumers Needs Not Being Met by Insurers

Australian consumers are looking for simpler, more transparent insurance products, according to a global survey of insurance customers.

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TAL Wins Life Company of the Year Award

TAL (formerly TOWER Australia) has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Plan For Life/AFA Life Company of the Year Award.

TAL won the Platinum Award for Life Company of the Year ahead of fellow finalists, AXA and CommInsure.

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News in Brief

  • Women in Focus for WA Boutique
  • New Social Media Tools for Advisers
  • Bendigo Wealth Scaled Advice Initiative

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Poll Results Support Positive Outlook for Risk Advisers

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Advice businesses are evenly divided about their likelihood of recruiting additional risk advisers this year.

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News in Brief

News in Brief

  • MLC Expands Best Doctors to Group Market
  • MLC Overseas Study Tour for Advisers
  • OneVue life inside super

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Call for the Facts on Churning

ClearView Wealth has challenged the financial services sector to produce valid statistics regarding the level of churning that exists within the life insurance industry. And it says it also wants to ensure that good “broking activity,” to enhance customer benefits and/or prices, should not be confused with churning.

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Recruitment of Risk-Focused Advisers in 2012

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Our latest poll considers two recent conflicting pieces of research, as we ask:

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