Data on the outcomes of life insurance claims will not only help individual customers but also financial advisers and super funds acting on behalf of consumers.
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The Financial Services Council code of conduct for life insurance is the industry’s last chance to reform before the government steps in.
Is the rise of big data and the use of algorithms by businesses to blame for modern society’s ills?
Even though Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to category 3, it’s expected to cause substantial damage to Florida and other states in the region. The question is, who pays.
Business Briefing: treat the cause not the symptoms of problems with private health insurance
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If customers are questioning the value of private health insurance its because of the way the system is distorted by government incentives.
Self-driving technology could change the way the insurance industry works, with carmakers on the hook.
The life insurance industry has been put on notice about its commissions.
The fears about the City don’t look overcooked – here’s why.
Wild seas have left beaches eroded and houses close to collapse.
We asked two academics to check the claim by Michael Gove that the EU court has been grabbing power.
The outlook for the insurance sector will depend less on natural disasters and more on how the big insurers respond to smaller competitors and the use of technology in assessing policies.
If ASIC gets its way and ‘conduct risk’ is regulated, banks might get serious about systematic problems.
Moves to legalise Uber and Airbnb are paving the way for better protection of all parties involved.
Insuring the most at-risk homes should become easier after April, but the latest deluge makes the new scheme look fragile.
As the fire season returns, insurance claims against disasters will only increase. But new research suggests that under-insurance is a major problem facing many Australian households.
Automated vehicles are set to shake up the business model of the automotive industry, resulting in less people owning cars and many more sharing instead.
Federal agencies pay much of the cost to fight forest fires, which means taxpayers are subsidizing the risky practice of building more homes at the wildland-urban interface.
A look at the Florida insurance market following the flurry of severe hurricanes in 2004-2005 shows that pooling risk can cut losses.
The announcement yesterday by the Northern Territory government that it is selling the Territory Insurance Office’s insurance assets to Allianz Australia for A$236 million has many worried their premiums…
When the G20/G8 summits moved on from Toronto in 2010, they left an US$11 million bill in business compensation claims. To minimise the effect of preparations on businesses preparing for next month’s G20…
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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Chair in Insurance and Professor, Finance, Wilfrid Laurier University
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