Archive

  • New Zealand non-lifers would fail solvency if reinsurers impaired

    27 October 2021

    Australasian regulators have revealed performance of their general insurers

  • Suncorp appoints Bridget Messer as group CRO

    07 October 2021

    She is expected to commence her role at the Australian bancassurer in early 2022

  • Floods and storms blow Suncorp's nat cat budget

    10 August 2021

    Australian insurer welcomes A$10bn government property reinsurance pool

  • Australian High Court denies insurers reliance on BI exclusion clause

    28 June 2021

    Non-life industry testing other BI policy wordings in court

  • Australian insurers count the cost of Victoria catastrophe

    16 June 2021

    Both IAG and Suncorp said they had exceeded peril allowances

  • Australia's flood insurance bill reaches A$470m

    30 March 2021

    IAG set to overstep annual natural perils budget again

  • Suncorp adds A$19m to BI reserves while legal uncertainty remains

    09 February 2021

    Covid-19 exerts neutral impact on Australian firm's insurers so far

  • Australian insurers face BI legal slog after "one shot" plan backfires

    29 January 2021

    After failing spectacularly to prove they were not liable for business interruption claims related to Covid-19 lockdowns, Australian underwriters are now facing the prospect of numerous and lengthy court cases. David Walker reports

  • Australian insurers likely to appeal after losing BI test-case

    19 November 2020

    Further cases on policy issues not yet tested in court are probable

  • Suncorp more than doubles its pandemic BI reserves

    16 November 2020

    Further lockdowns were major reason for reassessment