Insurers face tougher times: Finity
03 August 2015
Australia’s general insurers must adjust to a new reality, as the soft market finally starts to bite, according to actuarial consultant Finity…
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Suncorp named best digital brand
03 August 2015
Consumers have named Suncorp the best digital brand in Australia, leading a top 10 in which half of the businesses are banks or insurers…
FOS clears backlog as complaints drop
03 August 2015
The Financial Ombudsman Service recorded 7720 complaints in the second quarter, down 7% on the preceding three months and 4% on the corresponding quarter of last year…
Insurance Box joins world-first telematics study
03 August 2015
QBE’s Insurance Box telematics technology will be used in a world-first study of young drivers…
Cyber criminals pose growing threat
03 August 2015
Organised crime gangs have improved access to sophisticated malware and are using it to steal intellectual property or commercially sensitive information, the Australian Cyber Security Centre warns…
Uni prepares to unveil test for aged drivers
03 August 2015
Research aimed at predicting older people’s fitness to drive is expected to be ready next year…
Transport workers ‘more likely to risk injuries’
03 August 2015
One-fifth of transport industry employers say they break safety rules to complete work on time, according to a survey by Safe Work Australia…
Underinsurance ‘endemic’ in small business
03 August 2015
A survey of small businesses has revealed high levels of underinsurance, with 77% holding no business interruption cover and 60% lacking burglary cover…
Safety agency finds back, neck pain hits youngest hardest
03 August 2015
Back and neck pain are common causes of absenteeism among younger workers, a survey by Safe Work Australia shows…
Suncorp calls on Canberra to fund cyclone retrofit
27 July 2015
Suncorp has urged the Federal Government not to “hide the problem behind an insurance pool” when tackling the cyclone threat in north Queensland…
Flammable cladding found at old people’s home
27 July 2015
Combustible building cladding has been discovered on an aged care facility in Melbourne…
Strengthening El Nino ‘breaking records’
27 July 2015
The current El Nino is growing faster than the record event of 1997/98, according to the latest statistics…
Time to take cyber threat seriously, lawyers warn
27 July 2015
Australian companies must give cyber insurance proper consideration and understand that general business policies may not cover all losses, law firm Allens says…
Cyclone study makes recommendations
27 July 2015
Significant damage was caused by wind-driven rain during Tropical Cyclone Olwyn on March 13, according to the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University in Townsville…
Driverless cars loom closer on the horizon
27 July 2015
Insurance companies will watch with interest as several initiatives in SA bring driverless cars closer to our roads…
Canterbury residential rebuild passes halfway
27 July 2015
Residential reconstruction following the devastating Canterbury earthquakes is half-complete, according to a Westpac New Zealand economic update…
UK warns of rising terror threat in Australia
20 July 2015
The UK Foreign Office now ranks the terror threat in Australia as high – the same as in war-torn nations such as Afghanistan and Iraq…
General insurers present low risk: S&P
20 July 2015
Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its industry and country risk rating for Australia’s general insurance sector as “low”…
Personal lines premiums flat: Morgan Stanley
20 July 2015
New business pricing in personal lines remained relatively flat over the June quarter, according to Morgan Stanley’s proprietary index…
Reinsurance rates to fall further: Guy Carpenter
20 July 2015
Reinsurance rates in Australia are set to fall further as a result of mergers in the sector, says Guy Carpenter…