Guides

  1. How autonomous vehicles reshape insurance liability in AustraliaThe conversation around self-driving cars in Australia has shifted from science fiction to boardroom reality over the past three years. Pilot programs have…
  2. Aligning Insurance Financial Planning With Enterprise RiskInsurance financial planning works best when it reflects the risks an organisation is taking, the controls it can rely on, and the capital available to absorb…
  3. Forecasting insurance cash flow through predictive modelingCash flow visibility sits at the heart of every insurance company's financial resilience. Premiums flow in unevenly across renewals, while claims payments,…
  4. Best Practices For Premium Audits On Large Commercial AccountsLarge commercial premium audits can influence far more than the final invoice. They can affect broker relationships, renewal negotiations, reserving…
  5. Crafting a communication plan for regulatory filings that stands up to scrutinyAustralia's insurance sector carries a distinctive compliance fingerprint. APRA, ASIC and the AASB each pull on different threads of the reporting fabric, and…
  6. Finance as the Gatekeeper in Insurtech Acquisition DecisionsAcross the Asia-Pacific region, insurers are rewriting their growth playbooks by acquiring nimble technology providers rather than building solutions entirely…
  7. Strategies for managing catastrophe event costsCatastrophe events can transform a profitable insurance portfolio into a material financial exposure within days. Bushfires, floods, severe storms and cyclones…
  8. Forging a strategic partnership between IT and finance in insuranceFor decades, the relationship between technology teams and finance functions inside Australian insurers has been one of polite distance. Finance handled the…
  9. Tax Treatment of Reinsurance Commissions for Australian InsurersThe Australian reinsurance landscape continues to evolve, with Sydney and Melbourne functioning as the country's primary hubs for cedent and reinsurer…
  10. Designing a robust captive insurance reporting frameworkA captive insurer gives a corporate group greater control over risk financing, claims management and insurance data. It also creates a reporting obligation…