Storms ahead for insurers as losses mount: Hannover Re

Storms ahead for insurers as losses mount: Hannover Re

Storm coming for insurers as losses grow: Hannover Re May 2, 2016 According to the Institute of Actuaries, climate change, wealth concentration and the interdependence of industries will continue to increase the severity of economic damage and the insured. Hannover…

Canstar picks direct life winners

Canstar picks direct life winners

Canstar picks live life winners June 19, 2017 NobleOak and Ozicare have been named “outstanding value insurers” in the Canstar Live Life Awards. The financial comparator said NobleOak was selected for its Premium Life product. It is the only direct…

GE sells Hallmark general business

GE sells Hallmark general business

GE sells Hallmark’s general business November 23, 2015 The Treasury has approved the sale of General Electric’s Hallmark General Insurance to a global private equity firm with Asian and US capital. KVD Australia – a company incorporated on 9 March…

Combined Insurance: critics say it’s tip of iceberg

Combined Insurance: critics say it’s tip of iceberg

Fraud allegations against Combined Insurance have led consumer groups to suggest that fraudulent sales practices may be a common feature in the insurance industry. A former Combine employee, whose Australian operations were merged with Ace in 2010, has accused dealers…

Sydney’s Sanctions Check joins Hannover Re hub

Sydney’s Sanctions Check joins Hannover Re hub

Check out Sydney’s sanctions joining Hannover Re . hub May 30, 2022 Sydney-based SanctionsCheck.co has been added to Hannover Re’s Equarium innovation platform. Ben Webster, co-founder of insurtech Agile Underwriting Services, designed Punishment Checking as a cost-effective way to manage…

Auto & General announces CEO exit

Auto & General announces CEO exit

Auto & General announces departure from CEO April 1, 2021 Auto & General’s local CEO John Myler has stepped down after 15 months in the role, and a full-scale search for his replacement will be underway in the coming months.…

Westpac NZ life arm sold for $374 million

Westpac NZ life arm sold for 4 million

Westpac NZ arm sells for $374 million July 12, 2021 Last week, Westpac announced its New Zealand life business would be sold for NZ$400 million ($374 million) to Fidelity Life Insurance. The announcement follows the completion of this month’s sale…

Funeral insurance disputes still high: AFCA

Funeral insurance disputes still high: AFCA

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) says it is still seeing a large number of cases where consumers, particularly from Indigenous communities, believe they have been duped into buying funeral insurance. ceremony. Of the 260 funeral insurance cases received in…