22 October 2012
Insurance News will launch a new website on October 31 to provide a complete news and information service for intermediaries and other professionals working in life insurance and health insurance…
22 October 2012
Residential strata title insurance premiums in north Queensland have been underpriced for years and the business has provided poor returns to insurers, according to an Australian Government Actuary report…
22 October 2012
General insurance complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service are continuing to rise, even with flood disputes removed from the figures…
22 October 2012
Risk modeller Eqecat says its new Australian earthquake tool is the first to implement this year’s hazard model update from Geoscience Australia…
22 October 2012
Companies that invest in sophisticated risk management practices will report a stronger financial performance and enjoy a higher share price, according to research for Aon…
22 October 2012
Failed New Zealand finance company Hanover Group has taken AIG to court in a dispute over directors’ and officers’ cover…
22 October 2012
Two earthquakes in Waikato on New Zealand’s North Island have left the region unscathed…
22 October 2012
Brokers and authorised representatives still have an opportunity to win a two-day trip to join the Catlin Seaview Survey on the Great Barrier Reef next month…
15 October 2012
Catlin and Insurance News have joined forces to offer two brokers a trip to join the Catlin Seaview Survey on the Great Barrier Reef next month…
15 October 2012
Insurers may face a decade-long bad weather cycle, according to the MD of actuarial firm Finity Consulting, Estelle Pearson…
15 October 2012
Australia’s liability insurers are selling more policies and are generally growing – but the sector’s profitability is not so easy to define…
15 October 2012
The speed of social media and its lack of accountability make it more difficult to manage the risk of online attacks, the Aon Advanced Risk Finance Conference has heard…
15 October 2012
Cyber risk insurance is nearing $US1 billion ($978 million) in annual premiums globally, as companies look to cover losses from social media attacks, privacy breaches and data damage…
15 October 2012
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission says the latest volume of its report has relevance for cities and towns across New Zealand…
15 October 2012
ANZ, AAMI and CommInsure provide the best-value home and contents insurance, according to annual ratings by financial services research group Canstar…
15 October 2012
Traditional multiple-peril crop insurance is not commercially viable “without significant and ongoing government support”, according to a new report…
15 October 2012
Some 6090 (77.4%) homeowners in Christchurch’s “red zone” – where rebuilding after the 2010/11 earthquakes is deemed impossible or uneconomic – have agreed to sell their properties to the…
15 October 2012
The relaxed atmosphere at the annual Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo belies the serious business dealings and massive amounts of money at stake…
08 October 2012
Former QBE CEO Frank O’Halloran’s appointment as the chairman of broker group Steadfast has been welcomed by the investment market and hailed by insurance leaders as a strategic masterstroke…
08 October 2012
The revamped Insurance Brokers’ Code of Practice contains 12 key standards, adopts new requirements on clients’ best interests and is written in a more consumer-friendly manner, according to the…