Life insurance policies are attractive vehicles providing tax-advantaged growth that the stock market doesn't hinder. As a result, throwing as much money as possible into the account can be tempting.

When you apply for life insurance, you'll usually need a medical exam. This checks to see if you have a disease or are at risk for one. They will also look for any current drug use. The exam may ...

A parliamentary inquiry is currently underway into Australia’s life insurance industry, which has raised several issues including discrimination by insurers against people with mental health problems.

‘I’m being discriminated against purely based on the genes I was born with’, says a Queensland man who couldn’t update his life insurance policy Hereditary bowel cancer claimed the lives of three ...