{"id":78368,"date":"2025-08-04T10:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T00:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=78368"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T00:12:43","slug":"tals-new-campaign-targets-young-aussies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/tals-new-campaign-targets-young-aussies\/","title":{"rendered":"TAL&#8217;s New Campaign Targets Young Aussies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"header row\">\n<div class=\"intro\">\n<h3>News of\u00a0TAL&#8217;s media campaign to help young Australians understand the value of life insurance attracted plenty of reader interest this week&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>TAL has unveiled a new brand platform to reflect its stated mission to make life insurance easier and more accessible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tal.com.au\/life-and-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Takes Guts &#8211; Protecting it should be easy<\/a>\u2019 celebrates the courage people show when faced with different challenges, and positions life insurance as supporting their resilience, says TAL Chief Customer and Brand Officer, <strong>Alex Homer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is based on feedback to the firm that many people find life insurance complex and difficult to connect with, particularly younger Australians, who, says Homer, often view it only as death cover and therefore less relevant to their stage of life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58777\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58777\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/12\/Alex-Homer-Chief-Customer-and-Brand-Officer-TAL-002-e1671417019519.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/12\/Alex-Homer-Chief-Customer-and-Brand-Officer-TAL-002-e1671417019519.jpg 384w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/12\/Alex-Homer-Chief-Customer-and-Brand-Officer-TAL-002-e1671417019519-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/12\/Alex-Homer-Chief-Customer-and-Brand-Officer-TAL-002-e1671417019519-350x420.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Homer&#8230;focused on making every customer experience easier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Australians want to feel in control of their future, yet life insurance can sometimes seem complex and easy to put off,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re focused on making every customer experience easier \u2013 giving people confidence with control. This means accessible products they understand, great service, and above all, genuine support and care when making a claim.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He says the firm is simplifying how it talks about life insurance, using two clear categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Living Insurance \u2013 IP, Critical Illness and TPD and<\/li>\n<li>Life Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Homer says that despite rising underinsurance levels, the company\u2019s\u00a0 research found that many younger Australians think life insurance is only about death cover, and something they don\u2019t need to worry about until later.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life Takes Guts | Protecting it should be easy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VXfslgVW_v0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, 74% of claims TAL paid in its last financial year were Living Insurance benefits, supporting recovery after an accident or illness, which can happen at any age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to start a conversation with young people and people who may not think life insurance is for them,\u201d says Homer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you think about losing the ability to earn an income, to pay your bills, or support your family, it\u2019s clear this is a product of value.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78370\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78370\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Shave-OOH.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Shave-OOH.jpg 700w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Shave-OOH-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Shave-OOH-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Shave-OOH-696x1237.jpg 696w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Shave-OOH-236x420.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two of the adverts promoting TAL&#8217;s new campaign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78369 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Auction-OOH.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Auction-OOH.jpg 700w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Auction-OOH-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Auction-OOH-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Auction-OOH-696x1237.jpg 696w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Life-Takes-Guts_Auction-OOH-236x420.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life Takes Guts | Protecting it should be easy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rZzoL39IVHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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