06 October 2014
New business driven by emerging risks such as cyber security could either bypass brokers and leave them sidelined or lead them into greater advisory roles – if they can grasp the opportunities…
29 September 2014
Australian insurers have established a stronger position in the past financial year, but they may now be heading for a storm cloud of competitive challenges…
22 September 2014
Advances in social media are presenting new and challenging risks for insurers – plus some interesting opportunities that should not be underestimated…
15 September 2014
The winds of change are blowing through the reinsurance industry as it gathers for its annual Monte Carlo rendezvous…
08 September 2014
Last year was Australia’s warmest on record, and we could be about to pay the price for it…
01 September 2014
There were some common themes in the profit announcements from Steadfast and Austbrokers last week…
25 August 2014
The growth of the so-called challenger brands is set to accelerate further, according to actuarial consultancy Finity…
18 August 2014
Toxic infant formula and deadly rockmelons are among the high-profile contamination threats sounding alarm bells for companies involved in the increasingly complex…
11 August 2014
The peak profitability game appeared to be up for Australian general insurers last year – before falling reinsurance rates sent it into extra time…
04 August 2014
Recent bushfires and floods have shown not only how little homeowners know about their insurance coverage, but also how uninformed they are about underinsurance…
28 July 2014
They’re the kind of figures that might make Treasurer Joe Hockey sit up and take notice…
21 July 2014
Last week the Australian Financial System Inquiry (FSI) flagged measures to expand the use of insurance comparison websites, just as the UK Financial Conduct Authority…
14 July 2014
Swiss Re’s latest study of emerging risks paints a grim picture that wouldn’t be out of place in a dystopian novel…
07 July 2014
With Sydney Harbour sparkling and the canapes circulating, the launch of the revised General Insurance Code of Practice last week was never going to be short of glitz and gloss…
30 June 2014
The global insurance industry got its marching orders on climate change last week from an international figure whose opinions often provoke controversy…
23 June 2014
The classic dilemma with flood insurance is that people with no risk don’t want to pay for cover, raising the cost for the small proportion of those at risk, who then can’t afford it…
16 June 2014
There is no rule to stop a body corporate manager dealing directly with an insurer and cutting out insurance brokers – but brokers say it is often done without consulting the…
10 June 2014
Insurance problems in cyclone-prone northern Queensland may be the canary in the coalmine for wider issues facing Australia, as risks from extreme weather increase over coming decades…
02 June 2014
Having a portfolio of brands under a larger umbrella brand is a tried and true business model, but it’s not one for the faint-hearted…
26 May 2014
Insurers are taking matters into their own hands on climate change issues, moving past political posturing to set themselves up to deal with volatile weather and related catastrophes…