Australia has banned life insurance companies from using genetic testing information to deny or restrict policies.

Hidden charges buried in life insurance policies are draining thousands of dollars from Australian households each year, with ...

Penny Pryor has more than two decades experience writing, reporting and editing financial services publications. She has contributed to, and edited, the Money Section of the Sun Herald and The Sunday ...

Australia’s life insurance industry has welcomed the release of the interim report from the independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice and is preparing for potential changes to the ...

Life insurance companies in Australia will no longer be able to use genetic testing to discriminate against potential ...

Johanna Leggatt is the Lead Editor for Forbes Advisor, Australia. She has more than 20 years' experience as a print and digital journalist, including with Australian Associated Press (AAP) and The Sun ...

The Australian parliament is set to pass legislation today to ban life insurers from using genetic test results to discriminate against people applying for life insurance. Once the law comes into ...

Yu notes that the interim findings indicate higher expectations for mental health underwriting, claims handling, and support ...

A ruling from the Australian ­Financial Complaints Authority brings to light the complexity of life insurance contracts and the need for consumers to “read the fine print”. In what may not come as a ...