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Life Insurance Articles

Protecting Your Startup: Understanding Keyperson Life Insurance Options

Keyperson life insurance is a special type of coverage designed to protect businesses against the financial impact associated with the loss of a key team member. Essentially, it acts as a safety net for companies, ensuring that the sudden loss or absence of crucial personnel doesn't jeopardize business operations or continuity. - read more

The Role of an Insurance Broker in Securing Keyperson Insurance Coverage

Keyperson insurance is a type of business insurance designed to protect companies from financial losses that may occur due to the sudden loss of a crucial team member. This insurance policy provides a financial safety net that companies can rely on in difficult times, ensuring continuity and stability. - read more

Key Person Insurance: Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets

Key person insurance is a form of business insurance designed to help protect a company when a vital person, such as a business owner, executive or indispensable employee, dies, becomes incapacitated or is otherwise unable to continue in their role under the terms of the policy. It provides a financial safety net for the business during a difficult transition. - read more

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Why Operational Resilience Now Matters for Key Person Cover

09 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori

Australia’s life insurance sector is entering a more demanding phase of operational risk oversight, with APRA’s CPS 230 standard now shaping how insurers manage service disruption, outsourcing, technology failures and critical business processes. While this may sound like a back-office regulatory issue, it has practical consequences for businesses that rely on key person cover to protect cash flow, debt commitments and continuity planning. - read more

Advice Reform Debate Puts Key Person Cover in Focus

02 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori

Australia’s life insurance sector is again focusing on the advice gap, with industry bodies and policy participants continuing to press for reforms that could make practical insurance guidance easier for consumers and businesses to access. The debate sits within the Federal Government’s broader financial advice reform agenda and is particularly relevant for business owners who need cover that is both affordable and properly structured. - read more

Latest APRA Data Points to a More Stable Life Insurance Sector

19 Aug 2026: Paige Estritori

APRA's latest quarterly life insurance statistics suggest Australia's life insurance sector is operating on a steadier footing, with profitability and capital strength remaining key themes across the market. For business owners, this is encouraging, but it should not be mistaken for a signal that premiums, underwriting or claims expectations will automatically become simpler. - read more

What the Genetic Testing Reforms Mean as Implementation Nears

12 Aug 2026: Paige Estritori

Australia's proposed ban on life insurers using adverse genetic test results is moving from a consumer protection debate into a practical implementation issue for insurers, advisers and policy applicants. For businesses that rely on key person cover, the change is worth watching closely because underwriting rules influence both access to cover and the confidence applicants feel when disclosing medical history. - read more

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