Skip to content

Brought to you by:
CGU

Local

Forget about rate rises: Aon

8 March 2010

The head of Australia’s largest insurance brokerage has refuted reports that premiums are hardening, instead depicting the coming two years as a buyers’ – not sellers’ – market…

Read More...

More articles »

Brought to you by:
Vero

Corporate

Rate rises, investments boost Allianz Australia profit

8 March 2010

Allianz Australia grew pre-tax net profit to $484 million last year, up 60% on 2008…

Read More...

More articles »

Brought to you by:

Regulatory & Government

Underwriting profitability returns

8 March 2010

The insurance industry has returned to underwriting profitability with annual underwriting profit of $3.8 billion, reversing a previous loss of $1.1 billion…

Read More...

More articles »

Brought to you by:

Financial Services

IFSA counts cost of life cover shortfall

8 March 2010

Underinsurance is rife in the life insurance sector and will cost the Federal Government an estimated $1.3 billion over the next decade, according to research…

Read More...

More articles »

Brought to you by: EBIX Australia

The Professional

Skilled staff shortfall looms as major challenge

8 March 2010

A lack of training and under-staffing could give the insurance industry a big headache, according to a senior broker…

Read More...

More articles »

Brought to you by:
Vero

International

Chile quake to rival LA for damages

8 March 2010

Insurance losses from the February 27 Chilean earthquake, which has killed nearly 1000 people and devastated the southern city of Concepcion, is poised to become the second most…

Read More...

More articles »

Brought to you by:

Analysis

Simplicity the key to life insurance growth

8 March 2010

Make it relevant. That’s the message to life insurers in the wake of the Investment and Financial Services Association inaugural Life Insurance Conference held in Sydney last week…

Read More...

More articles »

Insurance Jobs