Analysis

The downside of high-end insurance pay

10 March 2025

People who work in insurance are on average paid substantially more than their counterparts in other Australian industries, new data shows...

Sweet 16: ICA lists ways to tackle soaring premiums

03 March 2025

The Insurance Council of Australia’s federal election platform contains “a big idea to combat a big problem”, calling for more than $30 billion in government cash to tackle floods...

Sleeping giants awaken: how insurtech is picking up the pace

24 February 2025

“The biggest single complaint I hear from insurtech and insurers alike is how slow the insurance sector is.” This insight, from Insurtech Australia CEO Simone Dossetor, was shared last week with a 320-strong crowd at InsurtechLIVE in Sydney...

Breaking up insurance giants ‘no silver bullet’

17 February 2025

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has threatened to force divestment in the insurance market as premium costs spiral – but the industry says it won’t help consumers because coverage issues are caused by rising risks, not a lack of competition...

How to grow: EY outlook maps ‘multiple pathways’

10 February 2025

A global insurance outlook from consultancy EY outlines strategies for growth in a softening market, as industry players look to maintain positive momentum...

What’s in a name? Quite a lot, say brokers fuming over anonymous penalty

03 February 2025

The General Insurance Code Governance Committee is finally showing its enforcement teeth as it uses one of its strongest sanctions to punish an errant insurer for the second time in eight months...

2800 stories in 2024 – and here are your favourites

16 December 2024

It’s been a busy year in the insurance industry, and the team at insuranceNEWS.com.au has published almost 2800 articles so far...

‘Significant blind spots’: regulator turns up heat on complaints failings

09 December 2024

The corporate regulator has demanded insurers act immediately on complaints handling failings, toughening its messaging as the three-year anniversary of the Queensland and northern NSW floods approaches...

‘A mystery to outsiders’: the good, the bad and the ugly of insurance work

02 December 2024

A simple, open-ended question in this year’s Insurance News wellbeing survey – “Can you tell us what you do and don’t like about working in insurance?” – garnered almost 1100 anonymous and frank replies...

The $5 trillion question: insights from our cyber seminar

25 November 2024

Insurance News held a half-day cyber seminar in Sydney last Thursday, with more than 100 industry professionals attending...

A deep dive into AFCA’s datacube

18 November 2024

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has updated its datacube resource, which provides statistics on disputes by product or company...

Radar reveals the top trends and trouble spots

11 November 2024

Actuarial group Taylor Fry’s Radar report has examined climate, affordability, technology and regulation impacts on insurers while looking behind industry headline figures to identify positive and negative developments in each of the major classes...

More intervention looms as climate sends premiums soaring

04 November 2024

A range of market interventions may be required as climate change unravels traditional insurance models, the Australia Institute warns today...

Stronger foundations? Victoria acts on builders’ warranty

28 October 2024

Significant reforms to Victoria’s building regulator and builders’ warranty insurance scheme have been broadly welcomed, as the state moves towards a “first resort” model...

Code shake-up, ASIC powers at heart of floods response

21 October 2024

The parliamentary inquiry into the record-breaking floods of two years ago has placed significant weight on achieving improvements through a code of practice overhaul, backed by greater oversight from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

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