Written by Christopher Hall, AdvDipFP | Authorised Representative, AFSL 526688 | June 2026 · Updated September 2026 Zurich is one of Australia's largest life insurers — holding 15.1% of the total life-risk market by premiums in force ($2,790.4 million, including OnePath) in the year ended 30 September 2025 (Plan for Life, 2026), ranked third on that measure of the individual life market — and is wholly owned by the Swiss-based Zurich Insurance Group, which traces its Australi

Written by Christopher Hall, AdvDipFP | Authorised Representative, AFSL 526688 | June 2026 · Updated September 2026 Australia's life insurance industry is regulated by APRA under the Life Insurance Act 1995, with all major insurers required to submit quarterly financial data and maintain capital reserves against policyholder obligations. The consolidation of Australia's insurance market over recent years — where exiting insurers have transferred policyholder contracts to larg

Written by Christopher Hall, AdvDipFP | Authorised Representative, AFSL 526688 | June 2026 · Updated September 2026 TAL is, on most measures, Australia's largest life insurer, holding 27.5% of individual advised death cover annual premium and 46.4% of group superannuation death cover annual premium as at December 2025 (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, 2026) — a scale weighted heavily towards its very large group and superannuation book. TAL is wholly owned by Japan