Insurance

Insurance schemes the greatest social reform since Medicare

Richard Weatherhead examines the implications of recent proposals for a national disability insurance scheme. So, what are the reforms and what will be ... [more]

Advisers get satisfaction but may jump ship anyway

Australian financial planners are generally happy with their insurance providers but have no qualms about switching to competitors if they experience poor support ... [more]

Ticking time bombs and intergenerational equity

Richard Weatherhead says understanding better what clients need when they retire is a major opportunity for financial planners.  [more]

Grappling with the end of insurance commissions

The announcement of a ban on insurance commissions inside superannuation funds caught many in the financial planning industry off guard.  [more]

Discrimination in insurance is entirely OK

Recent legislation proposed by the European Parliament will require that the same premium rates apply to insurance policies regardless of the gender of ... [more]

Comparing the comparators

Compare the prices and features of the risk insurance products offered by many of the leading insurance companies in Australia; and Buy their ... [more]

The real reasons too many people are underinsured

There are numerous reasons why Australians don't have adequate levels of insurance cover, but Mark Thompson argues that commissions on life insurance products ... [more]

ROUNDTABLE: The real risk in FoFA

Risk products are not the same as investment products, but the Government's FoFA proposal to ban risk commissions treats them the same. A ... [more]

The dilemma we face in taking commissions out of risk products

Despite growing calls to “de-commission” risk products, Wayne Leggett argues that doing so would only undermine the role played by financial planners. The ... [more]

Insurance Industry – State Street Vision Paper Volume II Issue 2

Key trends and challenges in the global life insurance market, including growing demand from the ageing population for investment products that mitigate risk ... [more]