According to the Australian Actuaries Climate Index (AACI) measure of extreme values, winter 2019 was among the driest since the beginning of the reference period (1981-1990). Acute dry conditions affected…
We recently published a feature article Insurance Re-regulation: Two years down, three to go? which appeared in Finity’s annual industry ‘state of play’ publication, Optima 2019. In the article, Geoff…
Finity’s MD, Scott Collings, has announced the appointment of Andy Cohen as their new Chairman, replacing Tim Andrews who will be leaving the firm at the end of the year….
The issue of the availability and affordability of property insurance in Northern Australia has been the subject of government inquiries and generated considerable media attention. In this blog we consider…
Optima has revealed FY19 was another good year for the General Insurance industry. The industry reported an insurance margin of 9% (3 points lower than FY18) and an ROE of…
Finity has announced new global climate risk expert and senior actuary Rade Musulin has joined their Climate team. Rade will lead the Finity Climate Risk practice area, which for over…
Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) is the most significant of all the regulatory reforms to be navigated (from the product perspective). If done well, it will break the back of…
Finity Principal Tim Andrews has been named Actuary of the Year for 2019 by the Actuaries Institute. As leader of Finity’s Climate Risk practice area and the Actuaries Institute’s efforts…
Finity is excited to announce it has acquired dbn actuaries, a specialist private health insurance actuarial firm based in Sydney. dbn provides Appointed Actuary services to a large number of Australian…
Remuneration changes formed an important part of the Royal Commission’s recommended overhaul of the financial services sector. What this will mean for companies and their employees is now a little…