TAL's adviser education platform, TAL Risk Academy, has released a suite of new live and on-demand courses to help financial advisers navigate income protection advice in response to recent regulatory and product changes.
The new income protection courses will be delivered by TAL national technical managers Scott Hoger and David Glen. They include:
The Income Protection Masterclass focuses on providing participants with strategies that can help them strike the balance between compliance obligations and providing advice that is tailored to clients' goals and budget. It will take place in person in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide starting from March 22 until April 13.
Read more: TAL launches Risk Academy 2022 program
TAL Risk Academy launched its 2022 program in February to offer on-demand and live courses with learning pathways for advisers at every stage of their financial advice career.
Niall McConville, general manager, retail distribution individual life, at TAL, said the life insurance specialist launched the new courses as part of its commitment to working closely with support advisers for the betterment of the financial advice industry.
“Income protection is changing, and we have responded by providing added support for advisers to assist them in adapting and upskilling for a new era,” McConville said. “The TAL Risk Academy aims to play a key role in advisers' education journey by offering industry-aligned courses on topics ranging from the fundamentals of income protection through to more in-depth case study analysis of emerging advice strategies.”
TAL said it will continue to deliver on its mission to innovate and enhance the ways it helps advisers understand and prepare for what's ahead, including enhancing the options for accessing TAL Risk Academy content.
“On-demand courses are proving increasingly popular and can help advisers build a personalised learning program for their needs,” McConville said.
