Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers

Insurance Business

Matthew Sellers

Journalist

7 years experience1,453,598 Total views on Insurance Business in 2025

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Cyber Insurance Macroeconomics Market Analysis

Matthew Sellers is a financial journalist at Insurance Business, bringing an Economics degree and a sharp analytical instinct to his coverage of the insurance market. His work spans the hard news that moves the industry — from catastrophe events and cyber threats to inflation, litigation, marine risk, and the macroeconomic pressures bearing down on insurers, brokers, and their clients.

Matthew tracks the regulatory developments, market shifts, and emerging risks that insurance professionals need to understand — translating complex signals into clear, accessible reporting for the brokers, underwriters, and industry leaders who need to know where the market is heading, and why.

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AI job fears miss the real risk for insurance, says ANZIIF chief
As ANZ's Nuno Matos warns parliament of a possible AI jobs crisis, Katrina Shanks says insurance professionals should worry less about losing their roles and more about falling behind
AI job fears miss the real risk for insurance, says ANZIIF chief
Women win half of insurance's first promotions, but only 13% of its CEO jobs
Promotions into management now split evenly in Australian financial and insurance services. The drop-off comes later, and new targets for big employers will make it harder to ignore
Women win half of insurance's first promotions, but only 13% of its CEO jobs
ABS shows record business vehicle leasing as claims costs climb
For commercial motor insurers, that means more financed vehicles, higher insured values and tougher renewals
ABS shows record business vehicle leasing as claims costs climb
Which countries love their pets the most? Follow the money (and the insurance policies)
Sweden insures its pets like family, Americans outspend the world and Australians splash out the most per animal. For insurers, the gap between love and cover is the opening
Which countries love their pets the most? Follow the money (and the insurance policies)
QBE hands claims boss the keys to Australia Pacific overhaul
Nigel Hawtin takes on a newly scoped role spanning transformation, governance and the CEO’s office, as QBE’s home division finishes rebuilding its top team in under six months
QBE hands claims boss the keys to Australia Pacific overhaul
Samsung Fire brings in KKR and Korea's wealth fund to take Canopius fully in-house
Korea's biggest non-life insurer is buying out the Centerbridge-led consortium for a reported $2.2bn (around £1.6bn), with KKR and Korea's sovereign wealth fund as co-buyers
Samsung Fire brings in KKR and Korea's wealth fund to take Canopius fully in-house
AAMI telematics contest saves Suncorp $4.2m – but data is the prize
Suncorp expects fewer motor claims after its telematics drive, but the bigger gains may be an audience that was 25%  non-customers and 100 million kilometres of driving data
AAMI telematics contest saves Suncorp $4.2m – but data is the prize
One insurer tops Australians’ insurance shortlist, overtaking all the motoring club badges (just)
YouGov’s new consideration rankings put just 1.1 points between the top three brands. Behind several of the best-known logos, the underwriting has moved to a few national groups
One insurer tops Australians’ insurance shortlist, overtaking all the motoring club badges (just)
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