Newsletters
CTP News February 2012
This edition includes comparisons of: CTP premium rates across Australia and New Zealand CTP frequency trends in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and New Zealand Superimposed inflation in NSW and Queensland Funding ratio movements for governement monopoly schemes We have also included some information on premium rates by insurer in NSW and Queensland, and some other recent developments [...]
Posted: February 17th, 2012, Filed under: Newsletters
APRA Capital – Are we there yet? …Almost
In December 2011, APRA released its second response paper to industry submissions on the proposed changes to capital requirements. The changes to the general insurance proposals were minor and the focus now clearly moves to implementation. In this newsletter we: Outline the changes made to the proposed capital standards for general insurers Revisit our overall [...]
Posted: February 15th, 2012, Filed under: Newsletters
New Zealand – solvency standards and pricing implications
This issue of d’Finitive looks at the implications of the new solvency standards for insurers operating in New Zealand that were finalised by the Reserve Bank in November 2011. There were a number of changes from the earlier drafts, including the requirement for the PML to take account of a 1 in 1,000 year return [...]
Posted: December 22nd, 2011, Filed under: News Newsletters
Self Insurance Newsletter November 2011
Retro-Paid model Part 2: Look Before You Leap
Welcome to the Spring edition of our Self Insurance News. Our previous newsletter introduced the Retro-Paid-Loss (Retro) premium model available to large employers in the NSW WorkCover Scheme. This newsletter builds on that introduction and further investigates under what circumstances a Retro model might be appropriate.
Posted: November 17th, 2011, Filed under: Newsletters
Workers Compensation News Spring 2011
Welcome to our newsletter for Spring 2011. Matters covered include: Scheme performance in 2010/11 National Work Health & Safety Recent developments across Australia and New Zealand Extreme events and workers compensation. We trust you find it interesting and would value your feedback.
Posted: November 15th, 2011, Filed under: Newsletters
Workers Compensation News Winter 2011
Welcome to our newsletter for Winter 2011. Matters covered include: Claim frequency trends and premium rate trends across most Australian jurisdictions An overview of the proposed National Disability Insurance and National Injury Insurance Schemes in Australia Developments in New Zealand, relating to the introduction of choice of provider of workplace accident insurance and also extending the Accredited [...]
Posted: June 28th, 2011, Filed under: Newsletters
Affordable flood insurance for everyone – but who is going to pay for it?
The National Disaster Insurance Review (NDIR) has recently released a paper on a proposed way forward for flood insurance. In this newsletter we –
· Provide a brief overview of the NDIR’s suggested framework
· Give our thoughts on the key criteria for any solution
· Put forward a straw man proposal based on the NDIR framework to assist in discussion and debate
Posted: June 27th, 2011, Filed under: Newsletters, Newsletters
APRA’s Capital Changes: Revised Proposals
APRA has revised its proposed new capitalstandards for insurers. The changes simplify theproposals and reduce the required capital in anumber of areas.
Posted: June 7th, 2011, Filed under: Newsletters
APRA’s Prudential Reporting Changes
Posted: May 26th, 2011, Filed under: Topical Features, Newsletters
ACC – Stocktake and Cabinet Announcements
Posted: May 25th, 2011, Filed under: Topical Features, Newsletters
