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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 proposes limiting use of offshore life reinsurance
08 April 2021The Australian watchdog argues offshore reinsurers reduce regulatory visibility
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Allianz acknowledges failings in oversight for Australian unit
09 March 2021Allianz Australia Insurance agrees it had "longstanding, persistent and serious" risk deficiencies
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Australian BI line posts 278% combined ratio in Q4
05 March 2021Non-life firms' BI reserving contributes to A$1.1bn quarterly loss
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Australian association to investigate affordability and availability problems
09 February 2021Insurance Council of Australia seeking solutions to decade-long issues
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Nippon Life boosts capital of MLC Life amid income protection concerns
30 December 2020Japanese insurer fears Covid-19 will stoke Australian unemployment and claims
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Apra urges relentless focus on climate risks
03 December 2020"If ever there was a year when risk managers proved their worth, this was it," chief regulator says
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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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Losses keep mounting in Australian disability income insurance
26 November 2020Troubled line needs "stricter underwriting," says S&P Global
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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