Articles and public reports
New report calls for Indigenous data reforms in Australia
Insurance Business magazine highlights Hugh Miller and Laura Dixie’s findings that current methods of data collection in Australia inadequately reflect the nuances of Indigenous life, and that we must rethink how data is gathered, utilised and controlled.
Australia: Actuaries urge insurers to embrace Indigenous data
Co-authors Dr Hugh Miller and Dr Laura Dixie suggest better progress could be made toward achieving Closing the Gap targets if the types of information collected on First Nations people were expanded, in this article by Asia Insurance Review.
New report makes the case for data reform to help Close the Gap
National Indigenous Times reports on Hugh Miller and Laura Dixie’s latest paper, Getting to Grips with Indigenous Data, which advocates for the inclusion of information pertinent to Indigenous culture, land, environment and resources in data collected on First Nations people.
Building trust in strata insurance
What’s next for strata insurance? Jonathan Cohen joined a panel of experts to explore the challenges at an Insurance News seminar.
Spreading the safety net
Jonathan Cohen shares his views on government disaster recovery payments and its impact on insurance affordability with Insurance News.
Return-to-work pilot shows positive outcomes
Our final Comcare evaluation report confirms the positive effect of EML Your Future Program.
Inequality in Australia worst since 1950
Hugh Miller explains the findings of his economic inequality Green Paper with the AFR.
New rules aim to cut 11% growth in NDIS plans
The AFR asks Hugh Miller for his views on plans to help stem costs for the $42 billion NDIS scheme.
Car insurance trends in 2024 – drivers brace for price hikes
Josh Jaroudy shares his views with Forbes on the trajectory of car premiums.
Pressures build in householders amid overall profit jump
Insurance News reports on the findings of RADAR FY2023.
Optus criticised for not taking cyber security ‘seriously’
Win-Li Toh shares her recommendations on how to prevent cyber attacks in wake of the Optus hack.
Australia’s wealth gap on the rise
Modelling by report authors Hugh Miller and Laura Dixie shows economic inequality in Australia is at a 70-year high.
SIRA report – Medico-legal fee analysis
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority commissioned Taylor Fry to carry out a benchmarking analysis of medico-legal fees in the WC and CTP schemes to inform SIRA’s plan for medico-legal services in those schemes.