Medibank expands home care, rewards to speed turnaround
Medibank Private hailed a turnaround in its market share – the first time the insurer has grown its share over a six-month period in a decade.
Medibank Private 'positioned for growth' after turnaround
Medibank Private hailed a turnaround in its market share - the first time the insurer has grown its share over a six month period in a decade.
Nib eyes consolidation after bumper profit
The health insurer outlined a future in which DNA editing "to wipe out a potential disease" are as important as controlling costs and premiums as it unveiled a solid profit.
Pressure mounts on super insurance changes
Pressure is building on the the federal government to reconsider its controversial plans to overhaul group life insurance inside superannuation to ensure that members who are working continue to get automatic cover even if their balance is low.
Insurance savings are false: AIA
CEO Damien Mu has warned the $700m in savings expected to flow will not materialise
Insurers warned against massive premium hikes
APRA has warned insurers to tread carefully as it implements budget reforms and not to use the changes as an excuse to jack up premiums.
New easy guide to health insurance cover
The federal government is introducing a new system to allow private health insurance consumers see exactly what their policies cover "on a single page".
APRA to probe life insurers over losses
APRA readies to probe life insurers after a review of the sector reveals loss-making individual income protection policies are at risk.
'Fear of loss' used to sell life insurance
Life insurer Let's Insure trained its staff to use customers' fear of loss to drive sales, offered staff a Vespa scooter and and a three-day cruise as prizes.
QBE puts brakes on smart driving program
QBE has pressed pause on a technology program tracking driver behaviour, leaving as many as 12,000 customers looking for new car insurance p...
Health jobs boom lures career changers
In the year to February healthcare and social assistance jobs grew 10 per cent - three times as fast as the workforce as a whole.
