Archive

• Australia's flood insurance bill reaches A$470m

  30 March 2021

  IAG set to overstep annual natural perils budget again

• Suncorp adds A$19m to BI reserves while legal uncertainty remains

  09 February 2021

  Covid-19 exerts neutral impact on Australian firm's insurers so far

• Australian insurers face BI legal slog after "one shot" plan backfires

  29 January 2021

  After failing spectacularly to prove they were not liable for business interruption claims related to Covid-19 lockdowns, Australian underwriters are now facing the prospect of numerous and lengthy court cases. David Walker reports

• Australian insurers likely to appeal after losing BI test-case

  19 November 2020

  Further cases on policy issues not yet tested in court are probable

• Suncorp more than doubles its pandemic BI reserves

  16 November 2020

  Further lockdowns were major reason for reassessment

• Hailstorms trigger Australian summer's first 'catastrophic' event

  02 November 2020

  Trade body estimates A$60m insurance bill as 5,000 claims lodged in Queensland

• Suncorp names permanent New Zealand chief executive

  15 October 2020

  Jimmy Higgins had been interim head for four months

• Suncorp set to cut staff by up to 10% - reports

  08 September 2020

  The bancassurer's CEO is pushing forward digitalisation plans

• Suncorp chief urges government action on climate change

  21 August 2020

  Steve Johnston made the comments while revealing the insurer's 2020 results

• Australian insurers' bushfire bill hits A$2.3bn

  13 July 2020

  Fire was large part of A$5.3bn natcat insured damage last summer