Financial Services
Financial Services Representatives – Vulnerable Customers – Life Insurance
- InstrumentAustralia: Australian Consumer Law and more.
- RegionAustralia, New Zealand, Globa…
The life insurance industry, as part of the financial services industry, is subject to extensive legislative and regulatory oversight.
The short answer
Financial Services Representatives – Vulnerable Customers – Life Insurance training is for everyone in scope, and it exists because of Australian Consumer Law. It runs online in about 35 to 40 minutes. Run it off the shelf as it is, or have Hungry Minds rebuild it around your own policies and scenarios.
Is this the right one?
This is the version for life insurance. The closely related courses are:
- Financial Services Representatives – Vulnerable Customers — covering Australia
- Financial Services Representatives – Vulnerable Customers – Non Banking — outside banking
Course details reviewed
About this course
Industry codes, regulatory guidance and consumer protection frameworks place additional obligations on financial services organisations when engaging with vulnerable customers.
Organisations must be able to identify vulnerability, communicate effectively, and provide appropriate support to help customers make informed decisions and access financial services fairly and confidently.
What the course covers
- Financial Services Royal Commission
- Facilitating informed decisions
- Life Insurance Code of Practice
- Identifying vulnerable clients
- Making a claim
- Communication strategies
- Customer identification and verification
- Conducting interviews
- Dispute resolution and complaints handling
- Protecting vulnerable clients
What people can do afterwards
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- recognise indicators that a customer may be vulnerable
- support vulnerable customers through effective communication and informed decision-making processes
- understand their obligations when assisting vulnerable clients
- apply appropriate approaches when handling claims, complaints and dispute resolution matters
- help improve customer outcomes while reducing compliance risk
How it is delivered
- Structured learning Designed for learners who are new to the topic or want a comprehensive overview. The course explores the subject in detail and typically takes 35–40 minutes to complete.
Two ways to run it
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Your policies, your scenarios
We rebuild “Financial Services Representatives – Vulnerable Customers – Life Insurance” around how your organisation actually works, so the training changes behaviour instead of recording completions.
Build a custom version -
Ready to run as it is
Deploy the course off the shelf, with light branding if you want it. Delivered with our partner Safetrac, who will contact you directly.
Deploy off the shelf
Either way, you can run it through our compliance platform or take it as a SCORM package for the LMS you already have.
What it costs
Off-the-shelf pricing starts at $4,000 a year for up to ten courses with your logo and colours applied, rising with how much you want changed. The tiers are the same across the catalogue, so they are set out once on the pricing page rather than repeated on all 101 courses.
If what you actually need is your own scenarios and your own policies rather than a reskin, that is a custom build, and it is the work Hungry Minds does.
Choosing an LMS
If you don’t currently have an LMS, we can help you select a platform that suits your organisation.
For smaller teams or organisations getting started, we typically recommend LearnWorlds for its ease of use and quick setup.For organisations requiring more advanced functionality and reporting, TalentLMS is a strong option.
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Common questions
Who needs Financial Services Representatives – Vulnerable Customers – Life Insurance training?
It is written for everyone in scope in Australia and New Zealand and Global Best Practice. The obligation comes from Australian Consumer Law, so if that applies to your organisation, the people it covers need this training.
How long does the course take?
About 35 to 40 minutes online.
What does the course cover?
Modules include: Financial Services Royal Commission · Facilitating informed decisions · Life Insurance Code of Practice · Identifying vulnerable clients · Making a claim · Communication strategies. There are 10 modules in total.
What will people be able to do afterwards?
By the end, participants can recognise indicators that a customer may be vulnerable; support vulnerable customers through effective communication and informed decision-making processes; understand their obligations when assisting vulnerable clients; apply appropriate approaches when handling claims, complaints and dispute resolution matters.
How often does it need to be repeated?
There is no universal interval. Most Australian organisations run compliance training annually, with a shorter refresher at induction and after any policy change. Your own risk assessment and any regulator guidance set the actual cadence. We cover how to decide this properly.
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