Archive

  • Australian watchdog invites talks with un-generous motor firms

    27 April 2020

    Asic spells out Covid-19 expectations in letters to non-life and life insurers

  • IAG urges Australian government to act on global warming

    12 February 2020

    Half-year results show 43% fall in insurers net profits

  • Suncorp's Australian insurance half-year result falls 4%

    11 February 2020

    Group calls for more spending on natural hazard mitigation

  • Australia and reinsurance: continuing the affair

    04 February 2020

    Australia's insurers make extensive use of reinsurance and reinsurers like to take on the risk - and the relationship looks set to survive the recent catastrophes that have beset the country, as David Walker reports

  • Suncorp uses reinsurance after 'unprecedented' natural catastrophes

    31 January 2020

    Australian insurer uses $452m of full-year hazard allowance in seven months

  • Australia bushfire insurance damage bill hits A$1bn

    10 January 2020

    General and life insurers finding numerous ways to help policyholders

  • Suncorp faces A$345m of claims from Australia bushfires

    09 January 2020

    Bushfires were the highest contributor to Suncorp's natural disaster losses in H2 2019

  • COMMENT: The burning, unspoken issue for Australia's catastrophe insurers

    07 January 2020

    The country's properties are still insurable, but in the face of climate change-fuelled disasters, for how long?

  • Resolution Life founder predicts 10 or fewer life firms for Australia

    14 November 2019

    Clive Cowdery foresees three dominating

  • Suncorp drops coal insurance

    29 July 2019

    Australian insurer will no longer insure or invest in thermal coal