Jul
22
2026
Investors and analysts remain wary of ASX-listed insurers, concerned earnings are at a cyclical peak after years of strong returns. “The market tends to reward earnings recovery where it looks repeatable,” said Janice How, professor of finance at the Queensland University of Technology. “In insurance, that means disciplined pricing and careful risk management, not just …read more
Jul
22
2026
Subsidised property insurance an important way to address the increasingly urgent problem of ballooning property insurance costs in high-risk regions, according to experts in the field. A scheme of that nature would keep home-owners in the insurance net but it would affect the price signal, said Paula Jarzabkowski, professor of Strategic Management at the University …read more
Jul
22
2026
The rigid tiering of gold, silver and bronze basic levels of health insurance has made building a sustainable model for affordable top hospital cover “very difficult”, with warnings it could threaten the existence of the health insurance sector. “The trouble is that gold contains the cover for mental health and for maternity care, and if …read more
Jul
22
2026
Workers’ compensation scheme reforms in NSW and Victoria have yet to have an impact on the soaring cost of business insurance, said Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox. Driven by a spike in mental health claims, particularly in the fields of healthcare and the public sector, workers’ compensation costs continue to outrun the reforms, he …read more