10 August 2023
QBE is examining risk exposures within its global property portfolio following changes in the reinsurance market and as storms and floods in the US and New Zealand impacted underwriting results in the first half...
10 August 2023
The High Court has ruled against a Daydream Island food and beverage supervisor who sought to have his employer held vicariously liable after a co-worker sharing their room urinated onto his face while he was sleeping, causing a cataplectic attack...
10 August 2023
The Caravan Industry Association of Australia has released a five-point industry approach outlining efforts to collaborate with insurers to help solve affordability and accessibility challenges...
10 August 2023
A policyholder who had her 22-carat gold belt stolen during a burglary has lost her challenge to increase her insurer’s payout after it limited its liability to $25,000...
09 August 2023
Suncorp announced today key operational changes that will see CEO Insurance Product Portfolio Lisa Harrison and EGM Commercial Insurance Michael Miller taking up new roles in the business...
09 August 2023
Suncorp earnings rose sharply in the last financial year, underpinned by its core insurance operations as the business pushed through price rises in the face of increased claims and hazards expenses as well as other cost pressures...
09 August 2023
Argis Underwriting says it is once again arranging cover for Australian farm risks after securing new capacity with Newcastle-based Pacific International Insurance, which is owned by South Africa’s Badger International...
09 August 2023
The terms of reference for the parliamentary inquiry into insurers' response to last year's floods are the main topic of conversation on the latest edition of the Insurance News podcast...
08 August 2023
Home and contents policies need to be “simpler and fairer”, insurers should be proactive on underinsurance and more assistance for low-income households is needed as customers struggle to access and afford cover in a changing climate, consumer groups say in a report released today...
08 August 2023
PSC Insurance Group has announced an agreement to acquire Ensurance, an underwriting agency specialising in professional and financial lines...
08 August 2023
ANA Chartered Loss Adjusters will rebrand as vrs ANA and be part of the Adenes Group after selling a minority stake to French loss adjuster vrs Vering...
08 August 2023
A complainant who had his claim denied after failing to provide additional information relating to licence suspensions will be covered for his losses after a dispute ruling found in his favour...
04 August 2023
Expert industry consultant John Trowbridge says commissions earned by brokers should always be disclosed to commercial clients – as he recommended in a report two years ago...
04 August 2023
The NSW Government is set to appoint employer and employee representatives to the icare board after the state parliament passed legislation introducing governance reforms...
04 August 2023
Swiss catastrophe data firm Perils has lifted its loss estimate for the New Zealand flood catastrophe that struck Auckland and neighbouring regions in late January to $NZ1.995 billion ($1.853 billion)...
04 August 2023
The owner of a 1972 Holden Torana who alleged that his vehicle had been stolen while stored at a repair shop has lost his claims dispute after failing to show he incurred the loss while he had been insured...
03 August 2023
Claims handling issues, internal dispute resolution, cover affordability and land-use planning will be among areas examined by a federal parliamentary inquiry into insurer responses to last year’s flooding, terms of reference released today say...
03 August 2023
S&P Global Ratings has released its mid-year insurance outlook for Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region...
03 August 2023
Australasia Underwriting has welcomed Derek Harding to its leadership team to focus on widening the product offering within the Property & General Liability sectors...
03 August 2023
A traveller who was forced to cancel his trip early due to his father’s death overseas has lost his claims dispute...