20 September 2023
The Insurance Council of Australia has welcomed new funding in NSW to improve disaster resilience, while also urging that insurance taxes be addressed to encourage greater uptake of cover...
20 September 2023
A homeowner has successfully challenged her insurer’s decision to decline a storm damage claim over misrepresentation of the property’s condition, after a dispute ruling found she answered questions based on an “honestly held belief”...
20 September 2023
Insurance Brands Australia has acquired Wagga Wagga-based Peacock Insurance, integrating it into its Insurance House broking operation...
20 September 2023
The latest episode of the Insurance News podcast focuses on the delegation of insurance CEOs heading to Europe...
19 September 2023
An El Nino and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole are underway, reinforcing the outlook for warmer and drier conditions for much of Australia over the next three months, the Bureau of Meteorology said today...
19 September 2023
Axa XL Australia has announced key internal appointments, promoting Kim McEwan to the position of Head of Casualty and Ewen McKay to Head of Financial Lines...
19 September 2023
Local telematics insurtech Koba says it has partnered with a new underwriter after its arrangement with Eric Insurance concluded in July, forcing it to pause issuing new policies or renewals...
19 September 2023
A claimant who complained about limited cover after a cancelled cruise lost his dispute following an Australian Financial Complaints Authority determination...
15 September 2023
The Insurance Council of Australia has written to the Campaspe Shire Council in northern Victoria urging it to reconsider a decision to approve the construction of 16 townhouses on flood-prone land near the Murray River...
15 September 2023
Insurers have paid out more than $NZ2 billion in claims from this year’s twin disasters of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle...
15 September 2023
The next 10 years are a “critical window” for the insurance industry to play its part in mitigating nature-related risks, Insurance Council of Australia CEO Andrew Hall says...
15 September 2023
A theft victim who claimed for contents allegedly stolen from his home will not be reimbursed after a dispute ruling determined that the items were taken before an insurance policy had been incepted...
14 September 2023
US specialty insurer Markel is launching in Australia and has recruited Axa XL Head of Long Tail Lines Rory Morison to lead its operations here...
14 September 2023
Three-quarters of Australians are concerned climate change will make insurance more expensive, according to an Australia Institute survey of more than 2000...
14 September 2023
A property owner who repaired and renovated her home before lodging a claim will not be covered after a dispute ruling found the works affected the insurer's ability to assess the situation...
14 September 2023
It's R U OK? Day and there's one last chance for readers to complete the Insurance News wellbeing survey...
13 September 2023
The Commonwealth-backed cyclone reinsurance pool has not delivered “substantial” premium savings since it commenced on July 1 last year, the Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby says in a report released today...
13 September 2023
The hailstorm that hit Sydney two decades ago would cause an estimated $8.85 billion in losses if it happened today, topping the record southeast Queensland and NSW floods and highlighting rising risks as a result of population growth, an Insurance Council of Australia report says...
13 September 2023
Professional services firm Aon has named Jeff Plein as its new Asia Pacific COO, succeeding Bill Hooper, who has been promoted to Global COO of Commercial Risk Solutions...
13 September 2023
The Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo is the main topic of conversation on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...