25 June 2018
Among the many issues insuranceNEWS.com.au reports on throughout the year is the industry’s continuing efforts to simplify claims resolution processes. It’s a challenge that’s complex and can result in frustrating and expensive legal entanglements…
18 June 2018
The threat of five class actions against AMP and recent reports from Aon and Marsh have shown that challenges in the directors’ and officers’ market will not be dealt with soon…
12 June 2018
Granted it’s only a preliminary report, but one can’t help a sense of deja vu reading the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s initial thoughts on its continuing northern Australia pricing probe…
04 June 2018
Swiss Re’s latest report on emerging risks is a testament to unintended consequences and good ideas gone wrong…
28 May 2018
The first survey of Australia’s burgeoning insurtech ecosystem reveals new players’ frustration at an apparent lack of interest from incumbent insurers…
21 May 2018
Regulation is the key to a healthy, effectively functioning insurance industry…
14 May 2018
The insurance industry is awash with awards. From brokerages naming their favourite insurer to industry-wide awards, there seems to be something for everyone…
07 May 2018
The workers’ compensation and compulsory third party insurance scheme maze is part of a larger health-related income support system jumble that could operate more effectively…
30 April 2018
In a consumer-dominated and connected world, it’s not just numbers and processes that drive financial strength, but also trust and respect…
23 April 2018
Swiss Re’s 50th-anniversary Sigma report, Natural Catastrophes and Man-Made Disasters, highlights just how damaging last year was…
16 April 2018
Unless insurers start adjusting their digital tactics, the millions they have spent in recent years to counter insurtechs and other tech challengers may come to nothing, according to Accenture…
09 April 2018
Mark May 8 as a possible D-Day for the beleaguered life insurance industry, which is anxiously waiting for Treasurer Scott Morrison’s 2018/19 budget…
26 March 2018
Despite increasing pressure from direct players, brokers can still find plenty of opportunities in the SME market…
19 March 2018
The insurance industry may be one of the most disrupted in the world, but CEOs are not letting the pressure get to them…
12 March 2018
Sorry, but calls for a slowdown in the regulatory reform that’s apparently wearing out the insurance industry are likely to go unheeded for some time…
05 March 2018
The noise surrounding insurtech can make it hard to get a clear understanding of what is actually going on, and what we should be doing about it…
26 February 2018
Sweeping changes to the way companies must manage data breaches may prove the catalyst for business to take up cyber insurance, and offers a fillip for brokers…
19 February 2018
Insurers may have a tough time fighting plans to extend unfair contract terms to the industry, with claim rejections providing an easy target for campaigners for change…
12 February 2018
The Productivity Commission, which serves as a major feeder into Federal Government thinking, isn’t convinced insurance competition is as robust as the industry maintains…
05 February 2018
Doubts about a sustained upturn in the commercial insurance market can be largely cast aside based on the picture painted in this year’s JP Morgan Taylor Fry General Insurance Barometer…