Parliamentary Joint Committee report: life insurance inquiry The long-awaited final report from the Parliamentary Joint Committee’s inquiry into the life insurance industry has been tabled in the House of Representatives. One aspect of the inquiry involved assessing the relative benefits and risks to consumers of insurance arrangements in superannuation. While the Committee did not recommend any fundamental change to the policy settings relating to the automatic issuance of group policies to superannuation fund members, a range of its recommendations will—if adopted by the government—impact on funds. Key recommendations in relation to insurance in superannuation include: enhancing communications to fund members...