27 November 2017
Brokers will continue to play a key role over the next five years, but may have to adjust their services and “value proposition” to end customers, according to an Underwriting Agencies Council survey…
27 November 2017
Companies in Australia may be concealing data breaches in much the same way Uber has, a JLT cyber expert says…
27 November 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released the first edition of its quarterly general insurance institution-level statistics…
27 November 2017
The general insurance industry has hit back after One Nation senator Brian Burston made a series of allegations in Parliament, accusing him of “choosing to ignore” facts that contradict his comments…
27 November 2017
Brokers have a chance to demonstrate their value to clients who are still trying to understand insurtech and the changes it brings to the market, according AUB Group…
27 November 2017
Insurers face new opportunities and challenges from climate change, according to an Actuaries Institute report…
27 November 2017
The Bureau of Meteorology warns the likelihood of a La Nina weather event has increased to 70%, as the tropical Pacific approaches the temperature threshold…
27 November 2017
While southeast Queensland and north NSW have had their seasonal bushfire risk downgraded to “normal” due to heavy rainfall, southern regions have not been so lucky, according to the Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook’s November update…
27 November 2017
Research from Diversity Council Australia and Suncorp shines a light on discrimination in the workplace and shows employees in diverse teams are more likely to be effective…
27 November 2017
Suncorp-owned specialist insurer Shannons has topped Roy Morgan’s annual comprehensive car insurance satisfaction survey…
27 November 2017
New Zealand brokers should spend more time nurturing young, new and smaller clients to develop valuable long-term relationships, according to Vero’s final SME Insurance Index report for the year…
27 November 2017
“Hit in the rear” collisions have dominated motor claims in Victoria and NSW over the past three years, according to new data from Allianz…
27 November 2017
The Insurance Council of New Zealand says the country’s SMEs lag their Australian counterparts in taking up cyber protection…
20 November 2017
Insurance industry profits may be on course for a sustained improvement after surging 25% to $4.85 billion last financial year, according to a KPMG report…
20 November 2017
General insurers recorded gross earned premium of $45.3 billion for the year to September 30, according to the latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority statistics…
20 November 2017
Northern Australians who face rising insurance premiums can air their grievances in public forums hosted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission…
20 November 2017
There remains a 50% chance of a La Nina weather event developing this summer, but experts believe it would not bring the increased rainfall usually associated with it…
20 November 2017
Ten Australian companies and three from New Zealand have made it onto the fourth annual Fintech 100 list…
20 November 2017
Silicon Valley’s Peloton Technology will test its “truck platooning” systems in Australia in the “near-term”, potentially revolutionising the road freight sector…
13 November 2017
The General Insurance Code of Practice may be strengthened with standards to improve outcomes for vulnerable consumers and victims of family violence, under priority areas identified in an interim report…