16 August 2023
An Australian Securities and Investments Commission review of home cover claims handling has found insurers must improve their communications, project management, identification of vulnerable consumers and complaints, and resourcing...
16 August 2023
Insurance Brands Australia, which was acquired by Steadfast a year ago, has named Scott Leis as CEO...
16 August 2023
A claimant who sustained severe injuries in a fall on a cruise ship after drinking alcohol will not have his medical costs covered after failing to overturn his insurer’s claim denial...
16 August 2023
Actuaries Institute reports on home insurance affordability provide the main talking point on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
15 August 2023
Gallagher has acquired Insurance Risk Solutions in Darwin, saying the purchase will boost its existing presence in the NT and expertise including rural and pastoral insights...
15 August 2023
The Queensland Government says up to 1000 additional homeowners inundated by major flooding will be eligible for funding to raise property heights following a change in program criteria...
15 August 2023
A consulting firm focused on strategic execution, growth, and business effectiveness has been launched today by former insurance executive Lisa Jeffery...
15 August 2023
A traveller who alleged a luxury watch and other items were stolen after he had been drugged by a young woman he met at a bar has lost his claims dispute...
11 August 2023
The destructive wildfires in Hawaii are a reminder to Australia of the risk it faces this summer as the threat of El Nino looms, a University of Tasmania fire science expert has warned...
11 August 2023
A homeowner has won a court dispute after a friend opened a bedroom window and it suddenly fell, trapping her hand between the upper and lower sashes until emergency services were able to release it around 15 minutes later...
11 August 2023
Mergers and acquisitions in the global insurance industry dropped sharply in the first half, though law firm Clyde & Co expects the volume of transactions to start to rise again towards the end of the year, with the broker segment “leading the way”...
11 August 2023
A complainant who sought cover for storm damage to their swimming pool has won a claims dispute...
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...