Guides
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Insurance Compliance ProgramsCompliance functions within Australian insurers have moved well beyond the historical notion of a back-office policy repository. They now sit at the…
- The Use of Machine Learning to Improve Loss Reserve AccuracyLoss reserves sit at the centre of insurance financial reporting, capital planning and executive decision-making. When estimates are too low, an insurer may…
- Best practices for continuous internal control monitoringInternal controls are often reviewed as a scheduled compliance exercise, with evidence gathered shortly before an audit or board meeting. That model is…
- 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,…