Rates are rising, but how fast? And what are the pressures pushing premiums up and down? This month’s issue of Insurance News (the magazine) examines the purported end of the soft market and illustrates where rates have been going class by class since 1994. It also details distribution trends in the local market and looks back at last year’s natural catastrophes.

Austbrokers CEO Lach McKeough talks about the first 25 years of the cluster group that gives brokers “skin in the game”, ANZIIF reveals its strategy for supporting small representative groups, and we take a detailed look at the trials of the life insurance sector.

And we look at “smart casual” – one of the most confused and confusing office choices. And while we’re at it, is it time for the industry to loosen up a little, and maybe get rid of the tie?

Insurance News (the magazine) is being mailed out to subscribers over the next few days, containing all the background you need to understand what’s going on in the risk insurance business. It’s available free of charge to online subscribers.