Guides

  1. Designing Executive Compensation Plans for Australian InsurersA compensation plan for an insurance financial executive must reward sound commercial judgement while protecting the organisation’s capital, customers and…
  2. How to evaluate an insurer’s investment portfolioAn insurance company’s investment portfolio is a central source of earnings, liquidity and balance-sheet resilience. Premiums may arrive before claims are…
  3. Using Artificial Intelligence To Automate Insurance Regulatory Compliance ChecksAustralian insurers operate in a regulatory environment where accuracy, traceability and timely action matter across underwriting, claims, finance, customer…
  4. Best Practices for Reviewing Actuarial AssumptionsActuarial assumptions influence pricing, reserving, capital, financial reporting and strategic decisions across an insurer. A well-designed peer review tests…
  5. Managing the LIBOR to SOFR Reporting Transition in InsuranceThe move from LIBOR to SOFR changed more than the reference rate printed in a policy, loan agreement or investment schedule. For insurers, it affected…
  6. Internal Audit And Algorithmic Underwriting In AustraliaAlgorithmic underwriting is changing how insurers assess risk, price policies, set limits and determine eligibility. Models can process thousands of data…
  7. Sharpening Expense Allocation Accuracy in Multiline InsurersExpense allocation sits at the heart of how multiline insurers measure profitability, price products and satisfy regulators. When premiums flow in from…
  8. Building Data Literacy Across Australian Insurance Finance TeamsInsurance finance professionals work with data every day, yet access to reports does not automatically create data confidence. A culture of data literacy means…
  9. Decoding the accounting nuances of warranty and service contractsInsurance finance teams in Australia routinely wrestle with how to treat warranty and service contracts on the balance sheet. These arrangements sit in a…
  10. Cloud financial management for Australian insurersImplementing a cloud-based financial management system in insurance is a strategic programme rather than a software replacement exercise. It affects general…