About the author
John Trowbridge has a distinguished career as an actuary, consultant, executive, company director and regulator, working mainly in financial services with an emphasis on insurance-related businesses.
He founded Trowbridge Consulting in the 1980s, becoming a leading actuarial and management consulting firm in Australia and Asia, specialising in insurance and merging with Deloitte in 2000.
John has held senior executive positions at QBE and Suncorp and, from 2006 to 2010, he was the APRA Member for insurance. He chaired the Australian Government’s review of natural disaster insurance following the 2011 floods and in 2015 he chaired an industry working group to recommend reforms in the life insurance industry which came into effect in 2018. He was co-author of a review in 2019 for the RBNZ of lessons from the failure of CBL Insurance in NZ.
In 2021, John conducted an independent strategic review for the Insurance Council on the affordability and availability of commercial lines of insurance in Australia.
General Insurance
Independent insights, analysis and commentary on the general insurance market, covering emerging risks, affordability, regulation, claims and the issues shaping the industry.
Strata Insurance
Insights into strata insurance, including market developments, affordability, risk, regulation and the challenges facing strata communities, owners and insurers.
Life
Insurance
Independent analysis and commentary on life insurance, exploring industry developments, regulation, product trends, affordability and the issues shaping the future of life insurance.
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