Mark Tomlins News Today

On Tuesday, the Australian Competition Tribunal will decide if the $4.9 billion deal can be done. Whichever way it goes, the ramifications will be significant.

Insurance prices rose a colossal 16.3 per cent in the year to November, the fastest rate of any consumer spending category.

Higher costs for home and car repairs remain a sore point, insurers say, signalling more pressure on customers or shareholders.

The insurer’s latest confession about old claims creeping up means it should have missed a key earnings target from last year.

ANZ and Suncorp have overcome the first hurdle in clearing a $4.9 billion sale of the Brisbane-based group’s banking division.

A surprise blowout in claims shows one of the bear risks for insurer QBE – but can the bull upside of massive jumps in premiums outweigh the negatives?

The Sydney-based insurer is still passing through hefty price increases, but damage claims are rising.

Analysts gave the thumbs up to new technology and business improvements at Suncorp. But some longer-term threats linger.

The former Perpetual equities chief says others might be considering how best to carve up the funds management group.

Insurers have flagged more than $450 million could be returned to investors after the High Court refused to hear pandemic business appeals. But flooding will be a negative for shareholders.