Archive

  • Australian commission hauls insurers over coals for poor conduct

    04 February 2019

    Industry acknowledges failings and vows to change

  • Australia aims to raise health insurer capital requirements

    16 November 2018

    Apra proposing to extend Lagic regime to private health insurers

  • Australian regulator to sharpen cyber risk focus

    05 November 2018

    Enforcement expected to be another area Apra will develop

  • Australia's insurers criticised for 'predatory behaviour'

    28 September 2018

    Royal Commission highlights sales of funeral insurance to indigenous youth

  • Australian health industry gets new prudential standards

    14 September 2018

    Regulator issues rules on governance, board membership and audit

  • Supervisors inconsistent in monitoring climate risk

    14 August 2018

    Supervisors' varying levels of familiarity with climate risk requires the establishment of a global framework for measuring and managing those risks, according to the IAIS and the UN SIF.

  • Australian income protection providers warned of extinction

    10 July 2018

    Watchdog warns of more capital requirements if action inadequate

  • Australian life insurers facing regulatory crackdown

    28 March 2018

    Influential parliamentary report says self-regulation not enough

  • Australian health insurers plan merger amid regulatory scrutiny

    19 February 2018

    M&A would address some issues watchdog has with beleaguered sector

  • Apra plans further reforms to help health insurers bolster their resilience

    07 February 2018

    Australia's chief regulator identifies risks on smaller firms and of unaffordable health cover