Guides
- Weighing the Real Cost of Keeping Risk Against Passing It OnWhen premiums climb after another cyclone season or a string of hailstorms, finance leaders at Australian insurers and large corporates often reach for the…
- Ethics as the Cornerstone of Insurance Accounting and Financial ReportingInsurance sits at the intersection of mathematical precision and human judgement, and nowhere is that tension more visible than in the discipline of accounting…
- Strategies for Protecting Insurance Financial Systems from Cyber AttacksThe financial plumbing of an Australian insurer — premiums in, claims out, investments reconciled — runs on data and algorithms that criminals actively target.…
- Navigating financial reporting implications of M&A integrationWhen two insurance organisations combine, the finance team faces a complex web of accounting decisions that extend well beyond closing day. The accounting…
- Optimising insurance claims handling with workflow automationAustralia's insurance industry is operating through one of the most demanding periods in its modern history. Insurers here have absorbed successive catastrophe…
- Choosing an Insurance Core Systems Vendor: Critical FactorsInsurance carriers in Australia face a vendor market that has consolidated sharply over the past decade, leaving fewer independent core platform providers than…
- The Impact of Telematics Data on Auto Insurance Pricing and ReservingTelematics is changing how insurers understand motor risk. Instead of relying mainly on age, vehicle type, address, claims history and broad driver categories,…
- Designing Employee Training for New Accounting StandardsAustralia's insurance sector entered a period of accelerated standards change when AASB 17 Insurance Contracts took effect, reshaping how general insurers…
- Stress Testing Insurance Capital Through Scenario AnalysisCapital adequacy sits at the heart of how Australian insurers earn the trust of policyholders, regulators, and investors. With APRA continuing to refine its…
- Building a governance framework for insurance data lakes that enduresInsurance data lakes have moved far beyond their origins as experimental sandpits. For carriers operating across Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and regional…