Suncorp Group kicks off strategic review for Capital SMART; adviser hired
Suncorp Group is officially considering its options for smash repairs chain Capital SMART.
Sun sets on Suncorp's time at broker Resilium
Here's another one Suncorp Group can just about tick off the list.
APRA demands banks, insurers act on climate risk
It is no longer good enough for banks, insurers and superannuation funds to disclose climate risks, they must act to address them, APRA has warned.
Steadfast buys Macquarie's premium funding business
Steadfast, Australia's biggest insurance brokerage, has bought out Macquarie Group's premium funding business for an undisclosed sum.
Cladding insurance problems widen after Lacrosse ruling
Exclusions in coverage for building industry professionals could push them out of business and bring construction to a halt, one lawyer says.
FSC to rewrite life insurance code in 'plain English'
The Financial Services Council has dropped plans to launch its new life insurance code in July following complaints it was not written in co...
Extreme heat is on the rise, but extreme rainfall is not
Days of extreme heat were above the long-term average last winter and spring, but there was no discernible rise in extreme wind and rainfall...
ASX issues call for climate-change urgency
Many listed companies are exposed to climate-change risks even if they're not 'involved in mining or consuming fossil fuels', the ASX says.
QBE faces shareholder revolt on coal
Activist investors have demanded insurance giant QBE stop underwriting fossil fuel companies, in a move slammed by the government as "morall...
APRA warns offshore reinsurance risk to local policies
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has warned that a surge in the use of offshore reinsurers to underwrite domestic life policie...
