Case Study: The Value of Credit Data for Commercial Insurers
13th May 2024

While insurers are increasingly using data to gain competitive advantage, the potential of credit data remains largely untapped within Australia’s commercial insurance sector. To explore its possible value across the policy lifecycle, Equifax partnered with a leading commercial insurer to augment their internal customer data with Equifax credit data. 

Exploratory sandbox experiments unearthed compelling evidence showcasing the substantial gains of leveraging credit data, specifically across areas such as: Validation, Risk modelling and Marketing strategy.

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Equifax, the global data, analytics and technology company, has announced a partnership with Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen™, bringing together two leaders in their respective industries to offer Australians a powerful suite of identity and credit protection services.

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In a tale of two markets, Australia finds itself contending with starkly opposing realities in its real estate landscape. While the residential sector grapples with a severe shortage, commercial properties, particularly office spaces, are experiencing very high vacancies.

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Approving a credit application without checking a customer’s credit report and credit score is like building a puzzle with missing pieces. You may have some parts of the financial picture, but the overall view will be incomplete and maybe inaccurate. Credit reports and scores help credit providers make informed decisions that benefit the entire lending ecosystem. Here’s how...
 

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Mortgage demand returns to positive growth for the first time since 2021

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Data analytics can help retailers make better decisions, fight fraud and drive profitability

Data analytics to retailers is like a microscope to a scientist – revealing details and patterns in consumer behaviour that otherwise remain unseen. For online retailers, data analytics can mean the difference between guesswork and precise knowledge about what works. Between maintaining the status quo and adapting to dynamic market changes. Between losing revenue to fraudsters and safeguarding profits.

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45% of Australians intend to purchase, renovate or build in the next five years. A third of this cohort (32%, approximately 2.9 million Australians) say they have a negative perception of the construction industry in Australia.

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How did project management firm Creative Vision boost their sales enquiries 20-fold? Find out how an iCIRT gold-star rating helped to bolster their brand and expand their market presence.

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