ASIC cracking down on life insurers

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has told a Senate comittee that it is cracking down on high commisions in the insurance industry.

The corporate watchdog has taken action against one life insurer and banned several advisors in its attempt to clean-up a sector dogged by high commissions and bad advice.

Deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Peter Kell said there was now a process to reduce commissions and for the industry to offer non-commission policies.

"That will be introduced over the next few years up to 2018 when ASIC will undertake another major review," he told a Senate committee hearing on Thursday.


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