ASIC funding: a fair cop?
26 April 2016
The Federal Government’s $127 million reform package to strengthen the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been widely welcomed…
Analysis
Threat grows as terrorists train sights on civilians
18 April 2016
Aon’s Terrorism and Political Violence Risk Map shows an overall increase in risk for the first time in three years…
The Winley collapse: an open secret
11 April 2016
The collapse of Winley Insurance Group in Perth was a major talking point among insurers last week. And no wonder; some of them have found themselves millions of dollars out of pocket. But it’s the manner in which they discovered they had been dudded that has set alarm bells ringing…
Builders’ warranty: a house of horrors
04 April 2016
As many Australians know to their cost, building a dream home can easily turn into a nightmare…
Claims investigations: a case to answer?
21 March 2016
Insurance fraud clearly needs to be tackled. After all, who wants to pay more in premiums to subsidise swindlers…
Broking: now for the hard part
14 March 2016
The proportion of SME businesses using insurance brokers appears to have stabilised, halting a worrying shift to the direct market – but that doesn’t mean brokers can rest on their laurels…
Re-running the numbers on disaster resilience
07 March 2016
The cost of natural disasters in Australia is now predicted to soar way beyond previous estimates, and the message is simple: we must do more to prepare…
When the going gets tough...
29 February 2016
The general insurance market continues to be a tricky place to operate, but Australia’s listed insurers and broker cluster groups appear to be rising to the challenge…
The lost art of fire management
22 February 2016
Bushfires are an indelible part of the Australian environment…
Reinsurance renewals: searching for the upside
15 February 2016
Any hope that the new year would bring a change in fortunes for depressed renewal rates quickly evaporated when the crucial January treaties were finalised…
NIBA finances: plotting a course around the black hole
08 February 2016
Nobody likes a faltering economy, but business and professional associations have a particular dread of slowing trading conditions and shaky confidence…
New year, new hope
01 February 2016
Last year was extremely tough for Australian general insurers – and this one won’t exactly be a walk in the park…
Dear Santa... the industry’s Christmas wish list
14 December 2015
As a challenging and eventful year draws to a close, insurance industry leaders will go to their annual breaks with Christmas wish lists full of gifts to help make 2016 a little less challenging and eventful…
Too long; didn’t read – ICA tackles the PDS conundrum
07 December 2015
Telling consumers exactly what their policy covers them for, and what it doesn’t, seemed like such a good idea when it was first mooted in 2001…
Global economy points to brighter future
30 November 2015
It may not feel like it in the current market, but the future for insurance premium growth is bright…
Broker education: making history or stuck in the past?
23 November 2015
The agreement on broker education between the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and the National Insurance Brokers Association was a long time coming…
Still weathering the storms
16 November 2015
Buckle up and sit tight. That may well be the mantra for insurers in Australia as they brace for what could be another challenging year ahead…
Insurance taxes: the latest shot in an interminable battle
09 November 2015
By rights, insurance-based taxes in Australia should be long gone…
Finding strength in adversity
02 November 2015
It has been a tough year for Australian general insurers, and it’s not about to get any easier…
Scorched-earth policies
26 October 2015
Last month the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre predicted a severe bushfire season for much of southern Australia, as the effects of El Nino are combined with a long-term rainfall deficit…