Australian general insurers, like their peers in the Asia Pacific region, will be looking to strengthen their underwriting earnings to make up for dwindling investment returns caused by the persistent low-interest rate environment, according to Fitch Ratings...

AUB Group says the launch of non-equity network, The Insurance Alliance, provides a new business opportunity and complements its existing offerings for brokers...

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has supported consideration of a UK-style legal test case model for issues with wide-ranging impacts, amid scrutiny over the insurance industry’s approach to business interruption matters...

Advisers have called for “bold and fundamental changes” to the legislative and regulatory framework governing the sector, including the classification of advice into either general information or personal advice...

The Actuaries Institute is holding its month-long annual summit from Tuesday next week until May 21...

Australia could lead the world’s insurtech charge, thanks to its innovative and collaborative industry and conducive regulatory environment, a company founder says...

Aon’s proposed US$30 billion merger with Willis Towers Watson is still awaiting regulatory clearances as the European Commission considers commitments lodged this month to address competition concerns, while authorities in other countries are also completing reviews...

Like the prolonged soft insurance market cycle, the macro-economic cycle was an extended one and it took the largest recession since the Great Depression, triggered by a global pandemic, to bring the economy down...