14 October 2013
An interesting feature of the National Insurance Brokers Association Convention in Melbourne this week is the presence of three broking groups in the exhibition hall, each there for the sole purpose…
07 October 2013
Directors’ and officers’ cover gives company executives and board members crucial protection – but might it also encourage reckless behaviour and hinder efforts to improve workplace safety…
30 September 2013
Rising premiums and fewer catastrophes helped Australian general insurance industry earnings grow 61% last financial year – but rising profits have also lured new market entrants and again…
23 September 2013
Occasionally, a regulator makes a proposal that manages to unite an entire sector of the financial services industry in opposition…
16 September 2013
The huge influx of third-party capital has been a recurring theme at this year’s Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo…
09 September 2013
Premiums should be rising sharply after all the natural disasters in recent years…
02 September 2013
Companies should think 30 years ahead rather than three when it comes to expanding in such a complex and rapidly developing market as China, according to Zurich Asia-Pacific Regional Chairman…
26 August 2013
Premium rate increases boosted profits for general insurers in the last financial year, but the pace of gains is already slowing after a relatively benign period for natural catastrophes…
19 August 2013
Insurance customers in the digital age are firmly in the driving seat, according to Suncorp’s latest Insurance Insights paper…
12 August 2013
Insurers dissecting the recently released review of the General Insurance Code of Practice will hopefully pause to consider independent reviewer Ian Enright’s views on accessibility and affordability…
05 August 2013
The 2012/13 General Insurance Code of Practice Review released on Friday is, for insurers at least, good in some parts and bitterly unpalatable in others…
29 July 2013
Changes to the Privacy Act that will force businesses to disclose privacy breaches look set to increase understanding of the risks posed by cyber attacks…
22 July 2013
Company directors and executives – and their insurers and brokers – can have more confidence that directors’ and officers’ policies will fund legal costs as intended, following the NSW Court…
15 July 2013
Global business leaders now fear high taxation above all other threats, as the pressure of public scrutiny grows and demands for transparency get louder…
08 July 2013
Governments often step into the insurance market following a natural disaster, setting up state-controlled schemes when insurers are considered to have failed…
01 July 2013
The Steadfast prospectus, launched on Friday afternoon, has already filled a few newspaper pages, and will fill many more before its likely emergence in August as a listed entity with a mixture of broker ownership…
24 June 2013
Allan Fels has had a distinguished career in public service and academia. His chairmanship of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission revealed him as a savvy communicator who maintained…
17 June 2013
Businesses are prioritising risk management like never before, according to the 11th Aon Australasian Risk Management Benchmarking Survey…
11 June 2013
Berkshire Hathaway CEO and Chairman Warren Buffett wrote recently – and without irony –that “there are a lot of ways to lose money in insurance, and the industry never ceases searching for new ones”…
03 June 2013
Listing on the Australian Securities Exchange will increase Steadfast’s strategic and capital flexibility, giving greater capacity to raise funds for growth, the company says in documents outlining its proposed…