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...
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...