Have insurers learned to tame the cycle?
29 November 2010
The insurance industry is no longer as cyclic as it used to be, according to Marsh Executive Director Scott Leney…
Analysis
Is bancassurance the best answer?
22 November 2010
For the first time since its birth in the expansive 1990s, the value and probity of the banking/insurance hybrid known as bancassurance is coming in for some serious evaluation…
The rising cost of fraudulent claims
15 November 2010
Faking a bad case of whiplash might be something many think was popular during the 1980s or ’90s, but in fact it’s still running rife through the regional general insurance industry…
APRA keeps an eye on insurers
08 November 2010
The general insurance industry escaped the worst ravages of the global financial crisis, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says in its 2010 annual report…
IAG chases its Asian tiger tail
01 November 2010
The faint strains of the musical Annie were almost detectable at the IAG annual general meeting last week as the company outlined its Asian ambitions and long-term plan to boost its…
Why were insurers excluded from climate change talks?
25 October 2010
Could the general insurance industry have missed out on a seat at the Federal Government’s new roundtable on climate change because the legislators don’t understand the industry’s…
Brokers want more help educating clients on climate change
18 October 2010
Brokers want the insurance industry and Federal Government to help them educate their clients on the risks associated with climate change, according to a Zurich report on the topic…
Builders’ warranty: report No 56, and little change
11 October 2010
QBE Australia has been taking some media heat over the past week from builders who say they are facing premiums up to three times higher than previously for their builders’ warranty insurance…
Industry in good shape despite challenges
27 September 2010
The Australian insurance industry is in good shape despite a couple of severe weather events this year…
Australian reinsurance defies global trends
20 September 2010
Despite gloomy predictions for the global reinsurance industry by ratings analysts, the Australian market is in good shape…
NZ earthquake: the situation
13 September 2010
The Christchurch earthquake is a major disaster that could deliver a bill of up to $4.3 billion, according to risk analysts…
Jobs market slowly coming back after meltdown
06 September 2010
Insurance industry recruitment is starting to pick up again, but it is not returning to the boom years before the global financial crisis…
Why John Brumby dumped the FSL
30 August 2010
Good politicians learn early in their careers how to turn a backflip into a display of leadership…
Tiptoe carefully through the restraint of trade minefield
23 August 2010
As a recent NSW Supreme Court case shows, restraining former employees from soliciting clients is an issue that doesn’t disappear after the leaving party…
Pandemics are a continuing risk
16 August 2010
Globalisation in the past 20 years has enabled systemic risks to spread further and faster than ever before…
Old habits – and life commissions – die hard
09 August 2010
Insurers have been paying commissions to intermediaries for as long as people can remember…
Victorian Government must act on fire services levy
02 August 2010
Though the insurance industry has rightly welcomed the recommendations of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission released at the weekend, actions will speak louder than words…
When it comes to rates, size is everything
26 July 2010
Conflicting reports on June insurance renewal rates in the large versus SME segments suggest a two-speed market is in operation, with strong competition favouring…
Frank Earl: an issues man with a big vision
19 July 2010
In all the thousands of words that have been and will be written and spoken about Frank Earl this week, his vision on the future for brokers, stated more than seven years ago, may be forgotten…
Heat goes on insurance commissions
12 July 2010
It’s difficult to shake the feeling that the regulatory net is closing around risk insurance commissions…