Archive

  • Australian floods pose reputational risk for insurers

    11 February 2019

    The floods in Townsville, in northeastern Queensland, have triggered 13,560 claims to date

  • Sydney hail bill estimated at nearly $500m

    31 January 2019

    Perils’ insured loss estimate includes December storms to city’s north

  • Suncorp and IAG count impact of Sydney hailstorm

    03 January 2019

    Suncorp faces almost 25,000 claims, it reveals

  • Insurers ruling out Carmichael coal coverage listed

    21 December 2018

    Five re/insurers go public with clear refusal to cover Carmichael coal mine in Australia

  • Australian bank cancels life unit M&A

    10 December 2018

    Prospective buyer Freedom Insurance Group faces regulator probe

  • Suncorp profit falls as fate of life business remains uncertain

    15 February 2018

    Melbourne hailstorms and strategic investments incur costs

  • Allianz unit fined by regulator over add-on insurance

    17 January 2018

    Australian watchdog castigates Allianz Australia and Suncorp

  • Melbourne hailstorm costs insurer up to A$170m

    08 January 2018

    Suncorp to lose more than A$400m from H2 2017 natural catastrophes

  • Insurer's auto-fill forms reveal customer secrets to burglars

    05 December 2017

    Suncorp unit shuts down automated quote process after sensitive data leak

  • Australia's life insurers survive stress test, but lose trust

    23 August 2016

    Capital levels robust in recession scenario