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<p>Bot: Updating existing article from JSON</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-US"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:59, 17 March 2026</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">📋</del> '''Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)''' is Australia's <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">primary</del> financial conduct regulator, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">responsible</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">overseeing</del> the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">behavior</del> of<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> participants across the country's financial services landscape — including</del> [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]], [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]], [[Definition:Underwriting agency | underwriting agencies]], and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Insurtech</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurtech]]</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">firms</del>. Established in its current form <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1998,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">administers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Australian</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licence</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(AFSL)</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licence</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(AFSL)]]</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">framework</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enforces</del> the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Corporations</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2001,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sets</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rules</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for how</del> [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance]]</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">designed,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">marketed,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sold,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">serviced in Australia</del>. While<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> the</del> [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (</del>APRA<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">handles prudential supervision — focusing on</del> the financial soundness <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carrier |</del> insurers<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] —</del> ASIC <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">concentrates</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Disclosure</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disclosure]]</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consumer protection across all financial products</del>,<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> including [[Definition:General insurance | general]]</del> and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Life insurance | life insurance]]</del>.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">🏛️</ins> '''Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)''' is Australia's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">principal corporate, markets, and</ins> financial<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> services</ins> conduct regulator, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">broad</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">authority over</ins> the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct</ins> of [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]], [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]], [[Definition:Underwriting agency | underwriting agencies]], and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">other</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">participants</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in the Australian insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">market</ins>. Established in its current form <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">under</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Securities</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Investments</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Commission</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2001,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC's</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mandate</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sector</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">focuses</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">market</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">integrity, consumer protection, and</ins> the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">entities</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">holding</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">operating</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">under</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an</ins> [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Licence</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Licence</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(AFSL)]]</ins>. While [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | APRA]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">oversees</ins> the financial soundness <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">solvency</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</ins> insurers<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</ins> ASIC <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulates</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">how</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">designed</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">marketed,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sold</ins>, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">serviced</ins>.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">⚙️</del> ASIC<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'s</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulatory</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reach</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">covers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">full</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distribution</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">chain</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del>. It <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licenses</del> and monitors <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">entities</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">provide</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance]]</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">advice</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arrange</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cover,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deal</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</del>, and<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> it</del> enforces <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">obligations</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">around</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Disclosure</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disclosure]]</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">statements</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Duty</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">utmost</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">good</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">faith</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fair</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">dealing]],</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Claims</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">management</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| claims handling]]. In recent years</del>, ASIC has <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">played</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">increasingly</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">activist</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">role</del> in the insurance <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sector</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">driven</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">part</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">by</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">findings</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Royal</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Commission</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">into</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Misconduct in</del> the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Banking,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Superannuation</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Services</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Industry,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">exposed</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">widespread</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">issues</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Life</del> insurance | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">life</del> insurance]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sales</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">practices</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Claims</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| claims]] conduct. ASIC's</del> design and distribution obligations (DDO) <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regime</del>, which requires <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">issuers</del> to define target markets<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> and distribution strategies</del> for their products<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, has reshaped how [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]]</del> and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distributors</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bring</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">market. The regulator also oversees the internal and external dispute resolution frameworks that policyholders use when [[Definition:Claims | claims]] are denied or</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disputes</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arise</del>.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">🔧</ins> ASIC <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">exercises</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">its</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance-related</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">responsibilities</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">through</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">combination</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licensing, surveillance, enforcement, and regulatory guidance</ins>. It <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">grants</ins> and monitors <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">AFSLs</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">intermediaries</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">issuers</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sets</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">requirements</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disclosure</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">statements and key</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">information documents</ins>, and enforces <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rules</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">unfair</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">contract</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">terms,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">misleading</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">claims</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">handling.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Since</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2019</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Royal</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Commission</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">into</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">misconduct</ins>, ASIC has <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">taken on</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">more</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">interventionist</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">posture</ins> in the insurance <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">space</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wielding</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">intervention</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">powers</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">allow</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ban</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">restrict</ins> the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sale</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deemed</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">harmful</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consumers—an</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">approach</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has applied to certain</ins> [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Add-on</ins> insurance | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">add-on</ins> insurance]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">administers</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> design and distribution obligations (DDO) <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">framework</ins>, which requires <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and distributors</ins> to define target markets for their products and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">monitor</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">whether</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distribution</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reaching</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">appropriate</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">customers</ins>.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>🌐 Within the global landscape of insurance regulation, ASIC occupies a role comparable to the UK's [[Definition:Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | FCA]] or Hong Kong's Insurance Authority in its consumer-facing conduct mandate, though its remit extends across all financial services rather than being insurance-specific. For international insurers and [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]] looking to operate in Australia, engaging with ASIC's requirements is unavoidable—its expectations around product governance, disclosure, and [[Definition:Insurance distribution | distribution]] practices have become increasingly granular. ASIC's enforcement actions in insurance, including high-profile cases involving [[Definition:Premium | premium]] overcharging, poor [[Definition:Claims management | claims handling]] in natural disaster events, and mis-selling of consumer credit insurance, have materially influenced how insurers structure their compliance programs and distribution arrangements in the Australian market.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>💡 For any firm operating in or entering the Australian insurance market, understanding ASIC's expectations is non-negotiable. Its enforcement toolkit includes civil penalties, licence cancellations, product intervention orders, and court proceedings, and it has demonstrated willingness to take action against both large incumbents and smaller operators. Internationally, ASIC is regarded as one of the more robust conduct regulators in the Asia-Pacific region, and its regulatory approach — particularly around product governance and consumer outcomes — shares philosophical similarities with the [[Definition:Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)]] in the United Kingdom. For [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] companies and global [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]] accustomed to different regulatory environments, ASIC's dual emphasis on conduct standards and [[Definition:Australian financial services licence (AFSL) | AFSL]] compliance represents a distinctive feature of the Australian market that requires dedicated attention during market entry planning and ongoing operations.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Related concepts:'''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Related concepts:'''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licence (AFSL)</del>]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Licence</ins>]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. 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<p>Bot: Updating existing article from JSON</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-US"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:35, 17 March 2026</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">🏛️</del> '''Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)''' is Australia's <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">principal corporate, markets, and</del> financial <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</del> regulator, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">playing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">critical</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">role</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">oversight</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</del> [[Definition:Insurance carrier | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance carriers</del>]], [[Definition:Insurance <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">intermediary</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">intermediaries</del>]],<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> and financial products — including</del> [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">general</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del>]] and [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Life insurance</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">life insurance</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">—</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sold</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consumers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and businesses. Established</del> in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1991</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">under</del> the Australian <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Securities</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Investments</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Commission</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC's</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mandate</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">within</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sector</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">focuses</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">market</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disclosure</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licensing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">providers</del>, and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consumer</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">protection</del>. While [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | APRA]] handles prudential supervision <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers'</del> financial soundness<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">governs</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">how</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">designed</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">marketed</del>, and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sold,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">making</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">two</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bodies</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">complementary</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pillars</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australia's</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"twin</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">peaks"</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulatory</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">architecture</del>.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">📋</ins> '''Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)''' is Australia's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">primary</ins> financial <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct</ins> regulator, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">responsible</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">overseeing</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">behavior of participants across</ins> the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">country's</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial services landscape — including</ins> [[Definition:Insurance carrier | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers</ins>]], [[Definition:Insurance <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">broker</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">brokers</ins>]], [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Underwriting</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agency</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">underwriting</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agencies</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</ins> and [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Insurtech</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurtech</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">firms.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Established</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">its</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">current</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">form</ins> in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1998,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC administers</ins> the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:</ins>Australian <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licence</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(AFSL)</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licence</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(AFSL)]]</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">framework</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enforces</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Corporations</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2001</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sets</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rules</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for how [[Definition:Insurance | insurance]] products are designed, marketed, sold</ins>, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">serviced</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in Australia</ins>. While<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> the</ins> [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (</ins>APRA<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</ins>]] handles prudential supervision <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">—</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">focusing on the</ins> financial soundness <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carrier</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers]]</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">—</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC concentrates on conduct</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Disclosure | disclosure]]</ins>, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consumer</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">protection</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">across</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">all</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">including</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:General</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">general]]</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Life insurance | life insurance]]</ins>.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>⚙️ ASIC's regulatory reach covers the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">entire insurance</del> distribution chain. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Insurers</del> and [[Definition:Insurance<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> broker</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">brokers</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">operating</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australia</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">must</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hold</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial Services (AFS) licence</del>,<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> which ASIC administers</del> and enforces<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The regulator</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reviews</del> product disclosure statements, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">investigates</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">misleading</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">power</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ban</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">individuals</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">providing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</del>. In recent years, ASIC has <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">focused</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">heavily</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">design</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distribution</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">obligations</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(DDO)</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">require</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">define</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">target</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">markets</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">each</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ensure</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distribution</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arrangements</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">align</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">those</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">targets</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">—</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a framework</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that resonates with similar conduct-focused</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reforms</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">seen</del> in [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Solvency</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">II</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Solvency</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">II</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">jurisdictions</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in Europe</del> and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">UK</del>'s <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Conduct</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Authority</del> regime<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">monitors</del> [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Claims</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">handling</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">claims handling</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">practices,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">area</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gained</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">formal</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulatory</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">status</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">following</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">recommendations</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australia's</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Royal</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Commission</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">into</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Misconduct</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Banking,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Superannuation</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Services</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Industry</del>.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>⚙️ ASIC's regulatory reach covers the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">full</ins> distribution chain<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> in insurance</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It licenses</ins> and<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> monitors entities that provide</ins> [[Definition:Insurance | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">advice,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arrange</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cover,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deal</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</ins>, and<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> it</ins> enforces <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">obligations</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">around</ins> product<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [[Definition:Disclosure |</ins> disclosure<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins> statements, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Duty</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">utmost</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">good</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">faith</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fair</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">dealing]],</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Claims</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">management</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">claims</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">handling]]</ins>. In recent years, ASIC has <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">played</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">increasingly</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">activist</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">role</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sector</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">driven</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">part</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">by</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">findings</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Royal</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Commission</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">into</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Misconduct</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Banking,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Superannuation</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Industry,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">exposed</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">widespread</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">issues</ins> in [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Life</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">life</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sales</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">practices</ins> and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Claims</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| claims]] conduct. ASIC</ins>'s <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">design</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distribution obligations (DDO)</ins> regime<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">requires</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product issuers to define target markets and distribution strategies for their products, has reshaped how</ins> [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carrier</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distributors</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bring</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">market.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulator</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">oversees</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">internal</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">external</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">dispute</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">resolution</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">frameworks</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">policyholders</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">use</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">when</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Claims</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">claims]] are denied or disputes arise</ins>.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>💡 For any firm operating in or entering the Australian insurance market, understanding ASIC's expectations is non-negotiable. Its enforcement toolkit includes civil penalties, licence cancellations, product intervention orders, and court proceedings, and it has demonstrated willingness to take action against both large incumbents and smaller operators. Internationally, ASIC is regarded as one of the more robust conduct regulators in the Asia-Pacific region, and its regulatory approach — particularly around product governance and consumer outcomes — shares philosophical similarities with the [[Definition:Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)]] in the United Kingdom. For [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] companies and global [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]] accustomed to different regulatory environments, ASIC's dual emphasis on conduct standards and [[Definition:Australian financial services licence (AFSL) | AFSL]] compliance represents a distinctive feature of the Australian market that requires dedicated attention during market entry planning and ongoing operations.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>🌏 For global insurers and [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]] considering the Australian market, understanding ASIC's expectations is essential. The regulator's enforcement actions have reshaped how [[Definition:Add-on insurance | add-on insurance]] products, [[Definition:Consumer credit insurance | consumer credit insurance]], and direct-to-consumer policies are sold, often resulting in significant remediation programs and refunds to policyholders. ASIC's appetite for data-driven surveillance — including the use of technology to monitor advertising and digital sales funnels — places it among the more assertive conduct regulators globally. Its twin-peaks partnership with APRA means that an insurer can face simultaneous scrutiny on both financial resilience and market behavior, a dual exposure that demands coordinated compliance strategies.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Related concepts:'''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Related concepts:'''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian financial services licence (AFSL)]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Insurance regulation]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Insurance regulation]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. 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<p>Bot: Updating existing article from JSON</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-US"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:41, 17 March 2026</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">🏢</del> '''Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)''' is Australia's <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">primary</del> financial <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct</del> regulator, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">responsible</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">overseeing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">market</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">integrity, consumer protection, and</del> the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct obligations</del> of<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> financial services firms — including</del> [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carriers]], [[Definition:Insurance <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">broker</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">brokers</del>]], [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Underwriting</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agency</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">underwriting</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agencies</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del> and [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Insurtech</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurtechs</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">operating</del> in the Australian market<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">While</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">prudential</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">supervision</del> of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">falls</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australian</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Prudential</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Regulation</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Authority</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(APRA)]]</del>, ASIC governs how insurance products are designed, marketed<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, sold</del>, and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">administered</del>, making<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> it</del> the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulator</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">most</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">directly</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">concerned with the customer-facing dimensions of insurance business conduct. Established in 1998 as part</del> of Australia's "twin peaks" regulatory <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">model, ASIC derives its authority principally from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, the Corporations Act 2001, and the Insurance Contracts Act 1984</del>.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">🏛️</ins> '''Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)''' is Australia's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">principal corporate, markets, and</ins> financial <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</ins> regulator, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">playing</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">critical</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">role</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">oversight</ins> of [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carriers]], [[Definition:Insurance <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">intermediary</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">intermediaries</ins>]],<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> and financial products — including</ins> [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">general</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</ins>]] and [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Life insurance</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">life insurance</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">— sold to Australian consumers and businesses. Established</ins> in<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> 1991 under</ins> the Australian<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> Securities and Investments Commission Act, ASIC's mandate within the insurance sector focuses on</ins> market <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disclosure, licensing</ins> of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">providers,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and consumer protection. While</ins> [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">APRA]]</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">handles</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">prudential</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">supervision</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of insurers' financial soundness</ins>, ASIC governs how insurance products are designed, marketed, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sold</ins>, making the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">two</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bodies</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">complementary</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pillars</ins> of Australia's "twin peaks" regulatory <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">architecture</ins>.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">⚖️</del> ASIC's <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">oversight</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of</del> the insurance <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sector</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">spans</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">several</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">critical</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">areas.</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">administers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> Australian Financial Services<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> Licence</del> (<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">AFSL</del>) <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regime</del>, which <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">requires</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">any</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">entity</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">providing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">—</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">including</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arranging,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">issuing</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">advising</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance products]] —</del> to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hold</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">appropriate</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licence</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">meet</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ongoing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">obligations.</del> ASIC <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enforces</del> product design and distribution obligations (DDO)<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, introduced in 2021</del>, which require insurers<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> and distributors</del> to define target markets for <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">products</del> and ensure distribution <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consistent</del> with those <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">definitions.</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">practice,</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">this</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reshaped</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">how</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:General</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">general</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers]] and</del> [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Life</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurance</del> | <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">life</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bring products to market, particularly</del> in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">direct-to-consumer</del> and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">digital</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">channels.</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulator</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">been</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">notably</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">active</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in pursuing enforcement actions against insurers for unfair contract terms, misleading conduct in</del> [[Definition:Claims handling | claims handling]], <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">failures</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pricing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pricing]]</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">practices</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">—</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">including</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cases</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">where</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">insurers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">charged</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">loyalty</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">penalties</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">long-standing</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">customers</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">who</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">did</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">not actively shop for competitive</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rates</del>.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">⚙️</ins> ASIC's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulatory</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reach covers</ins> the<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> entire</ins> insurance <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distribution</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">chain.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Insurers</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Definition:Insurance</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">broker</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">brokers]] operating in Australia must hold an</ins> Australian Financial Services (<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">AFS</ins>) <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">licence</ins>, which <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">administers</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enforces.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulator</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reviews</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disclosure</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">statements</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">investigates</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">misleading</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">power</ins> to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ban</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">individuals</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">providing</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">services.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">recent</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">years,</ins> ASIC <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">focused heavily on</ins> product design and distribution obligations (DDO), which require insurers to define target markets for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">each</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">product</ins> and ensure distribution <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arrangements</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">align</ins> with those <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">targets</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">—</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">framework</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">resonates</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">similar</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conduct-focused</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reforms</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">seen</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> [[Definition:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Solvency</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">II</ins> | <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Solvency</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">II</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">jurisdictions</ins> in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Europe</ins> and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">UK's</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Conduct</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Authority</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regime.</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ASIC</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">monitors</ins> [[Definition:Claims handling | claims handling]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> practices</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">area</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gained</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">formal</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regulatory</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">status</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">following</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">recommendations</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Australia's</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Royal</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Commission</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">into</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Misconduct</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Banking,</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Superannuation</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Financial</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Services</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Industry</ins>.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>🌏 For global insurers and [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]] considering the Australian market, understanding ASIC's expectations is essential. The regulator's enforcement actions have reshaped how [[Definition:Add-on insurance | add-on insurance]] products, [[Definition:Consumer credit insurance | consumer credit insurance]], and direct-to-consumer policies are sold, often resulting in significant remediation programs and refunds to policyholders. ASIC's appetite for data-driven surveillance — including the use of technology to monitor advertising and digital sales funnels — places it among the more assertive conduct regulators globally. Its twin-peaks partnership with APRA means that an insurer can face simultaneous scrutiny on both financial resilience and market behavior, a dual exposure that demands coordinated compliance strategies.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>🌏 ASIC's role in the insurance landscape carries significance beyond Australia's borders. The twin peaks model — separating prudential oversight from conduct regulation — has been influential internationally, with regulators in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and South Africa adopting variations of the same architecture. For global insurers and [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] with Australian operations, ASIC's conduct expectations represent a distinct compliance layer on top of APRA's [[Definition:Solvency | solvency]] and capital requirements. The regulator's increasing focus on [[Definition:Climate risk | climate-related]] disclosure, digital distribution practices, and the treatment of vulnerable customers reflects trends visible across major regulatory regimes in Asia-Pacific and Europe. For [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]] and insurtech ventures entering the Australian market, understanding ASIC's licensing, product governance, and consumer protection requirements is as essential as meeting APRA's prudential thresholds — a duality that shapes the competitive landscape for new and established participants alike.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Related concepts:'''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Related concepts:'''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; 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border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Product design and distribution obligation]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:Product design and distribution obligation]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Definition:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Insurance</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">broker</del>]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; 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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏢 &#039;&#039;&#039;Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)&#039;&#039;&#039; is Australia&#039;s primary financial conduct regulator, responsible for overseeing market integrity, consumer protection, and the conduct obligations of financial services firms — including [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carriers]], [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]], [[Definition:Underwriting agency | underwriting agencies]], and [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]] operating in the Australian market. While prudential supervision of insurers falls to the [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]], ASIC governs how insurance products are designed, marketed, sold, and administered, making it the regulator most directly concerned with the customer-facing dimensions of insurance business conduct. Established in 1998 as part of Australia&#039;s &quot;twin peaks&quot; regulatory model, ASIC derives its authority principally from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, the Corporations Act 2001, and the Insurance Contracts Act 1984.<br /> <br /> ⚖️ ASIC&#039;s oversight of the insurance sector spans several critical areas. It administers the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) regime, which requires any entity providing financial services — including arranging, issuing, or advising on [[Definition:Insurance product | insurance products]] — to hold an appropriate licence and meet ongoing conduct obligations. ASIC also enforces product design and distribution obligations (DDO), introduced in 2021, which require insurers and distributors to define target markets for their products and ensure distribution is consistent with those definitions. In practice, this has reshaped how [[Definition:General insurance | general insurers]] and [[Definition:Life insurance | life insurers]] bring products to market, particularly in direct-to-consumer and digital channels. The regulator has been notably active in pursuing enforcement actions against insurers for unfair contract terms, misleading conduct in [[Definition:Claims handling | claims handling]], and failures in [[Definition:Insurance pricing | pricing]] practices — including cases where insurers charged loyalty penalties to long-standing customers who did not actively shop for competitive rates.<br /> <br /> 🌏 ASIC&#039;s role in the insurance landscape carries significance beyond Australia&#039;s borders. The twin peaks model — separating prudential oversight from conduct regulation — has been influential internationally, with regulators in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and South Africa adopting variations of the same architecture. For global insurers and [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] with Australian operations, ASIC&#039;s conduct expectations represent a distinct compliance layer on top of APRA&#039;s [[Definition:Solvency | solvency]] and capital requirements. The regulator&#039;s increasing focus on [[Definition:Climate risk | climate-related]] disclosure, digital distribution practices, and the treatment of vulnerable customers reflects trends visible across major regulatory regimes in Asia-Pacific and Europe. For [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]] and insurtech ventures entering the Australian market, understanding ASIC&#039;s licensing, product governance, and consumer protection requirements is as essential as meeting APRA&#039;s prudential thresholds — a duality that shapes the competitive landscape for new and established participants alike.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Twin peaks regulatory model]]<br /> * [[Definition:Financial conduct regulation]]<br /> * [[Definition:Product design and distribution obligation]]<br /> * [[Definition:Insurance broker]]<br /> * [[Definition:General insurance]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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