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Australia's disability income insurers must innovate or die
21 April 2021Disability income products with 120% claims ratio face "pretty bleak" fate, warns life firm CEO
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Apra plans cyber audits for Australia's insurers
26 November 2020Regulator concerned that boards are not informed about cyber risk
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Australia begins major review of Lagic capital standard
25 November 2020Capital and reporting standards need alignment before Australia's IFRS 17 takes effect
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Australian health insurers buck trend as members join in Q3
17 November 2020But younger insureds are still leaving private cover
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Affordability of insurance is Australian regulator's biggest climate concern
14 October 2020Apra says insurers must discount premiums meaningfully for homeowners undertaking mitigation
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Australian health insurance sector's Q2 margin hits 12-year low
18 August 2020Sector has provided A$500m of benefits to members during Covid-19, says trade body
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Apra urges delay on dividend payments
07 April 2020Australian regulator sets expectations on insurers' capital amid coronavirus
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Regulators take further actions to ease pressure from coronavirus
23 March 2020From Germany to Australia, watchdogs have rolled back requirements on insurance industry
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Apra prepares best-practice guide to climate change readiness
24 February 2020Australian watchdog responds to industry requests for clarity
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Australian life insurers arm up on the frontline of climate change
13 February 2020Climate change is not just a worry for property and casualty insurers. In Australia, whose recent natural disasters are widely seen as harbingers of global warming, life and health firms recognise complacency is no option. David Walker reports