Insurance
The startling truth about insurance: How informed customers are picking bad policies
By Justin Malbon, Monash University and Harmen Oppewal, Monash University
The Financial Services Royal Commission has highlighted the ast…
Industry association Insurtech Australia formed to support local insurance innovation
Startups, corporates and insurance industry professionals have come together to create Insurtech Australia, an insurance industry associatio…
NSW budget axes insurance duty for small businesses across the state
New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state’s 2017 budget will relieve cost pressures for 600,000 small businesses in the reg…
Insurance giant QBE to inject $50 million into “insurtech” as corporate-startup fraternising rises
Insurance giant QBE is joining the league of big corporates looking to startups as a way of protecting themselves from disruption.
In its…
Small retailers face rising insurance costs
Insurance costs for small businesses rose during the last quarter, spurred by price increases in the retail sector.
However, according to…
New life insurance code riddled with loopholes
By Gail Pearson, University of Sydney
Life insurance has stood out as an industry without a code of practice when others such as general…
Youi under fire amid claims of aggressive sales tactics and customers being billed without consent
Customers continue to flock to social media to complain about customer service and policies at insurer Youi after two Fairfax reports detail…
CommInsure case shows it’s time to target reckless misconduct in banking
By Pat McConnell
Behind this week’s expose by Fairfax Media journalist Adele Ferguson and the ABC’s Four Corners program of the insu…
