Who are general insurance companies regulated by?

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The following legislation relates to the supervision of the General Insurance industry and includes links to the Federal Register of Legislation.

  • Insurance Act 1973 (current)
  • Insurance Regulations 2002 (current)
  • Insurance Act 1973 (as in force before 1 July 2002)
  • Insurance Regulations 1974 (as in force before 1 July 2002)
  • General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

Shareholdings, changes in control and transfers of business legislation regarding the approval of shareholdings in general insurers, changes in control or directorship of general insurers and transfers of certain assets and/or liabilities. Sections 17 and Part II, Division 3A of the Insurance Act 1973 may also be relevant.

The institutions listed below are regulated by APRA in accordance with Section 122 of the Insurance Act.

Updated 20 December 2022

Authorised to conduct new or renewal insurance business

Certain insurers listed below have condition(s) on their authorisation and/or have been authorised by virtue of determinations made by APRA under items 4 and 5 of Schedule 2 of the General Insurance Reform Act 2001. 

  • AAI Limited
  • Achmea Schadeverzekeringen N.V.
  • AIG Australia Limited
  • Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company Australia Pty Ltd
  • Allianz Australia Insurance Limited

    Variation of licence conditions: Allianz Australia Insurance Limited PDF 713.05 KB

    Takes effect 2 July 2008

  • Allianz Australia General Insurance Limited
  • Allied World Assurance Company Limited
  • Ansvar Insurance Limited
  • ANZ Lenders Mortgage Insurance Pty. Limited

    Variation of licence conditions: ANZ Lenders Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited PDF 65.09 KB

    Takes effect 1 April 2008

  • Arch Lenders Mortgage Indemnity Limited
    Notice revoking conditions on authorisation to carry on insurance business in Australia 2021 – Arch Lenders Mortgage Indemnity Limited
  • Arch LMI Pty Ltd

    Authorisation to carry on insurance business: Arch LMI Pty Ltd PDF 32.58 KB

    Commences 17 January 2019

  • Aspen Insurance UK Limited
  • Assetinsure Pty Limited
  • Atradius Credito Y Caucion S.A. De Seguros Y Reaseguros
  • Auto & General Insurance Company Limited
  • Avant Insurance Limited

    Variation of licence conditions: Avant Insurance Limited PDF 1.06 MB

    In effect from 8 July 2008

  • Barristers' Sickness and Accident Fund Pty Limited
    Conditions on authorisation of a general insurer: Barristers' Sickness and Accident Fund Pty Limited
  • Berkley Insurance Company
  • Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company
  • BHP Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd

    GI authorisation conditions: BHP Billiton Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd PDF 7.91 KB

  • Catholic Church Insurance Limited
  • Chubb Insurance Australia Ltd
  • CIC Allianz Insurance Limited

    GI authorisation conditions: CIC Allianz Insurance Limited PDF 334.75 KB

  • Compagnie Francaise D'Assurance Pour Le Commerce Exterieur (trading as Coface Australia)
  • Commonwealth Insurance Limited
  • Domestic & General Insurance PLC

    Variation of licence conditions: Domestic & General Insurance PLC PDF 755.51 KB

  • Employers Mutual Limited

    Variation of licence conditions: Employers Mutual Limited PDF 820.76 KB

  • Eric Insurance Limited
  • Factory Mutual Insurance Company
  • First American Title Insurance Company of Australia Pty Limited
  • General Reinsurance Australia Ltd
  • Great Lakes Insurance SE
  • Guild Insurance Limited
  • Hallmark General Insurance Company Ltd.
  • Hannover Rück SE
  • HDI Global SE
  • HDI Global Specialty SE
  • Helia Insurance Pty Limited (formerly Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited)

Variation of licence conditions: Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited PDF 66.09 KB

In effect 1 April 2008

  • Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd (The)
  • Hospitality Employers Mutual Limited

    Variation of licence conditions: Hotel Employers Mutual Limited PDF 736.38 KB

  • Insurance Australia Limited
  • Insurance Manufacturers of Australia Pty Limited
  • LFI Group Pty Ltd
  • LawCover Insurance Pty Limited
    Notice varying conditions on Authorisation to carry on insurance business in Australia
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
  • MDA National Insurance Pty Ltd
  • Medical Insurance Australia Pty Ltd
  • MIPS Insurance Pty Ltd
  • Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited
  • Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft (Munich Reinsurance Company)
  • OnePath General Insurance Pty Limited
  • Optus Insurance Services Pty Limited

    GI authorisation conditions: Optus Insurance Services Pty Limited PDF 7.84 KB

  • Pacific International Insurance Pty Limited
  • QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited
  • QBE Insurance (International) Pty Limited
  • QBE Lenders' Mortgage Insurance Limited

    Variation of licence conditions: PMI Mortgage Insurance Ltd (aka QBE Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited) PDF 60.15 KB

  • RAA Insurance Limited
  • RAC Insurance Proprietary Limited
  • RACQ Insurance Limited
  • RACT Insurance Pty. Ltd
  • RenaissanceRe Europe AG
  • SCOR Reinsurance Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd
  • Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
  • Southern Cross Benefits Limited

    GI authorisation conditions: Southern Cross Benefits Limited PDF 486.89 KB

  • Sovereign Insurance Australia Pty Ltd
  • St Andrew's Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • StateCover Mutual Limited
  • Stewart Title Limited

    Variation of licence conditions: Stewart Title Limited PDF 759.64 KB

  • Swiss Re Asia Pte. Ltd.

    GI authorisation conditions: Swiss Re Asia Pte. Ltd. PDF 105.83 KB

  • Swiss Re International SE
  • The New India Assurance Co. Limited
  • The North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association Limited
  • Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
  • Transatlantic Reinsurance Company
  • TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited
  • Virginia Surety Company, Inc.
  • XL Insurance Company SE
  • Youi Pty Ltd
  • Zurich Australian Insurance Limited

Information on Lloyd's operations in Australia

Part VII, section 93 of the Insurance Act 1973 (the Act) authorises Lloyd's Underwriters to write Australian insurance business.

Sections 65 to 73 of the Act provide for special Australian policyholder protection provisions associated with Lloyd's.

  • Lloyd's security trust fund instrument No. 1 of 2017
  • Lloyd's security trust fund instrument No. 2 of 2017

Lloyd's underwriting members, whether as individuals or companies, conduct their business in groups known as "syndicates". A member may belong to a number of syndicates, varying in size and underwriting different types of insurance and levels of risk. The Lloyd's market currently comprises some 84 syndicates (2009). Each syndicate is an annual venture – at the end of each year, the syndicate ceases writing new business and new syndicates are formed for the following year. It is relevant to note that a member underwrites for its own account on a syndicate; it is not in partnership and does not have any joint liability with any other members underwriting on that syndicate.

In practice, the members usually arrange their own participation in a syndicate or syndicates in conjunction with advice they may receive from their registered "members' agent". Each member must appoint a Lloyd's registered members' agent who will select and/or give advice on syndicate participation and generally administer the member's insurance business. Any particular members' agent may look after many members and is paid a fee and commission from each member.

Syndicates are managed by Lloyd's registered "managing agents". A managing agent is responsible for the underwriting and management of each syndicate it establishes. The managing agent does not perform the underwriting role, this role is performed by suitably qualified and experienced underwriters who are appointed to each managed syndicate. It is the syndicate members who undertake liability under the insurance contracts arranged by these underwriters.

Syndicates may also issue authorities to certain underwriting agents and brokers (known as coverholders) in Australia to accept business within specified classes on their behalf.

Facilitating the conduct of the insurance business by Lloyd's members is the Corporation of Lloyd's, a non-profit organisation which is financed by subscriptions from underwriting members, and provides the physical infrastructure, the administrative staff, the accounting systems and other services which enable the membership to transact insurance business.

Insurers only authorised to conduct run-off business

General insurers listed as being in run-off are restricted by APRA from writing new or renewal insurance business. However, the company may still be acting as an insurance agent, broker or underwriting agent for other general insurers.

 

InsurerYear run-off commenced

​Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company Limited

Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Limited: Variation of licence conditions PDF 607.85 KB

Signed 4 March 2015

2015

Australian Family Assurance Limited (in Liquidation)

AFA Determinations PDF 14.88 KB

AFA revocation of specified conditions PDF 11.32 KB

 

Variation of licence conditions Australian Family Assurance Ltd PDF 406.01 KB

2000

Boral Insurance Pty Limited

Variation of licence conditions: Boral Insurance Pty Limited PDF 1.25 MB

2000

Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd

Variation of licence conditions: Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Proprietary Limited PDF 1.4 MB

1992

Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd

GI authorisation conditions: Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Proprietary Limited PDF 209.03 KB

Published 21 October 2021

2020

Corrvas Insurance Pty Ltd

GI authorisation conditions: Corrvas Insurance Pty Ltd PDF 12.28 KB

2003

Credicorp Insurance Pty. Ltd.

GI authorisation conditions: Credicorp Insurance Pty. Ltd. PDF 159.34 KB

Published 21 October 2021

2021

Genworth Financial Mortgage Indemnity Limited

GI authorisation conditions: Royal & Sun Alliance Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited - June 2002 PDF 6.49 KB

GI authorisation conditions: Royal & Sun Alliance Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited - July 2003 PDF 73.05 KB

 

GI authorisation conditions: Vero Lenders Mortgage Insurance PDF 273.2 KB

2003

Gordian Runoff Limited

Variation of licence conditions: Gordian Runoff Limited PDF 272.53 KB

1999

Master Butchers Co-operative Ltd

Determinations: Master Butchers Co Limited PDF 8.28 KB

Variation of determinations: Master Butchers Co Limited PDF 13.2 KB

 

1985

MetLife General Insurance Limited

Variation of licence conditions: MetLife General Insurance Limited PDF 267.81 KB

2000

RealCover Insurances Pty Limited

Variation of licence conditions: RealCover

GI authorisation conditions: RealCover Insurances Pty Limited PDF 565.95 KB

2017

 SiriusPoint International Forsakringsaktiebolag (publ)

Notice that general insurer has changed its name – SiriusPoint International Forsakringsaktiebolag (publ) PDF 186.13 KB

Commencing 11 April 2022

Variation of licence conditions: Sirius International Insurance Corporation PDF 654.81 KB

2013

Revoked insurance authorisations (since 1 January 2002)

Revoked general insurers have transferred their insurance liabilities to another insurance company. Most of these exits were a result of existing insurance groups adjusting their corporate structures and the insurance liabilities were transferred to a parent or related insurer. In some cases, the brand name of the revoked insurer may continue to exist in relation to its business as an insurance agent, broker or underwriting agent for other general insurers.

Who are general insurance companies regulated by in Australia?

Under prudential controls, general insurers may be subject to scrutiny by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

Who regulates general insurance in UK?

You need authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to advise on, arrange or sell general insurance products.

Are insurance companies regulated by the SEC?

Term and whole life insurance policies are regulated by state insurance commissioners. However, some life insurance policies are considered securities, which means the contracts must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and sales are regulated by FINRA.

Who does the NAIC regulate?

The NAIC sets standards and establishes best practices for the U.S. insurance industry and provides support to insurance regulators. It also provides information and resources to consumers. 1 Insurance products sold in the U.S. are largely regulated by the states, rather than the federal government.