Overview
Understanding your industry
Our intimate understanding of the insurance industry and the nature of the relationships between all stakeholders means that we can efficiently identify the issues and offer practical solutions.
Within this consolidated industry, participants are forced to continuously innovate and expand into alternate markets. Insurers are responding through new service and product offerings that benefit from new technologies and distributions channels.
The industry remains braced for further challenges including:
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slowed capital markets
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reduced investment returns
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greater difficulty in pricing risk
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an aging population
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prospective regulatory intervention, and
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increased finance sector competition.
How we can help
DibbsBarker has worked alongside insurers, underwriters and brokers for over 100 years. Establishing a National Insurance Industry Group comprising experts in claims resolution, policy and underwriting, compliance and regulation, trade practices, mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory and intellectual property and IT, DibbsBarker remains committed to providing the insurance industry with the required legal and commercial expertise to remedy any emerging issue.
Our appreciation of the industry has guided our Group in developing services and delivery systems to reduce our clients' operational costs and improve efficiency. We have a long history of guiding clients through market challenges and emerging trends to help formulate appropriate responses to developing risks and claims.
DibbsBarker remains committed to supporting the industry in the management of strategic business risks and responding to emerging trends and issues in the marketplace.
Industry participation
Memberships
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Risk Management Institution of Australasia
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Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance
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Australian Insurance Law Association
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Association for Women in Insurance
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Association of Ski Defence Attorneys (USA).
Driving efficiency
In 2000, DibbsBarker established the Customer Assistance Centre (CAC) providing clients with an affordable alternative to claims management. Insurance Industry Group member Geoff Brookes was responsible for the development, implementation and day to day management of the CAC, which was the first law firm based third party claims manager in Australia.
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