Archive

  • Affordability issues spread beyond property insurance in Australia

    14 October 2021

    The head of the industry trade body says there is a reputational risk for non-life insurers

  • Australian BI fallout: Insurers slammed for weak risk management

    13 October 2021

    The country's regulator warns the non-life industry "cannot have repeat of the BI issues"

  • Australian court fines Allianz over sales practices

    07 September 2021

    Insurer will pay A$1.5m and court costs, for self-reported errors

  • The alternative in life

    03 June 2021

    Luca Tres has been a pioneer in the development of the life ILS markets. As he begins a new role at Guy Carpenter, he talks to Christopher Cundy about the past and future at the intersection of re/insurance and capital markets

  • Allianz acknowledges failings in oversight for Australian unit

    09 March 2021

    Allianz Australia Insurance agrees it had "longstanding, persistent and serious" risk deficiencies

  • Genetic testing risks go under the microscope

    03 February 2021

    Do life insurers really face the risk of adverse selection from customers that have taken predictive genetic tests? Academics think not, and insurers and policyholders could indeed benefit from wider use of genetic testing, as Paul Walsh reports

  • Q4 risks becoming a "kitchen sink" loss situation for re/insurers

    22 January 2021

    Arch and Axis flag major catastrophe and Covid-19 claims

  • Insurtech weekly: Clark, Bold Penguin, Apollo Insurance Solutions, Hiro, Lemonade, Humn

    15 January 2021

    InsuranceERM rounds up the latest fundraisings among global insurtechs

  • Allianz expands Australian non-life work in A$725m deal

    02 December 2020

    Westpac's sale marks another bancassurer offloading underwriting

  • Allstate issues first bond managed solely by minority and female-owned companies

    23 November 2020

    Issue comes after push to improve diversity in insurance market this year