17 May 2022
Suncorp says it has received more than 700 claims from the latest Queensland storms and is monitoring the situation in the state as this year’s wet weather pattern looks set to continue into winter...
17 May 2022
A Melbourne business manager has paid back $100,000 in overpayments to WorkSafe Victoria, after he was caught running his own consultancy in secret while still receiving benefits from the state’s workers’ compensation scheme...
17 May 2022
A celebration of life event to remember leading broker Graham Stevens will take place next month in Melbourne...
13 May 2022
Heavy rainfall spreading into southeast Queensland has caused some flooding as the Bureau of Meteorology warns that the wet weather is persisting for longer than previously expected in an evolving situation...
13 May 2022
Insurers have brought in more than 100 overseas assessors on special visas after being hit with hundreds of thousands of flood claims...
13 May 2022
Specialist healthcare underwriting agency Tego Insurance has introduced a combined liability package for the aged care sector, after some insurers left the market...
13 May 2022
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says affordability and availability is “at the heart” of its insurance strategy, and it will work with insurers and governments to reverse concerning trends...
12 May 2022
Climate change, class actions and increased regulation are the three top issues on the risk radar in Australia, an annual report from Global Insurance Law Connect finds...
12 May 2022
A large-scale Queensland project aimed at “building back better” following this year’s devastating floods catastrophe was launched today, with residents invited to apply for buy-backs or grants to raise, repair, or retrofit their home...
12 May 2022
Genworth says its first-quarter underwriting profit was “very strong” as it plans to reveal a new name later this year in a rebranding to “mark a new chapter” after NYSE-listed Genworth Financial Inc sold its entire 52% stake...
12 May 2022
A driver who says he drove safely a day after consuming a small amount of cannabis, and was no longer under the influence at the time of an accident another day later, has lost a claim dispute...
11 May 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has published a report on work to ensure its approach to fairness is well understood and is applied consistently and independently...
11 May 2022
The owner of a store in a Townsville shopping centre has lost a claim dispute after the property was inundated following a storm in February 2019...
11 May 2022
HDI Global Specialty has promoted Dylan Jones to the role of Head of Aviation, Australia and New Zealand...
11 May 2022
AUB Group's acquisition of London-based Lloyd's broker Tysers is the main talking point for the panel on the latest edition of the Insurance News podcast...
10 May 2022
The La Nina weather system that has brought widespread flooding this year is persisting, the Bureau of Meteorology said today, while also warning of torrential rainfall in the next few days over parts of Queensland...
10 May 2022
Lockton has been selected as the insurance adviser and broker for the Marinus Link Project, which involves construction of an undersea electricity and telecommunications connection between Tasmania and Victoria...
10 May 2022
Steadfast-backed Network Insurance Group has acquired Nadic Insurance Brokers, which has a long history in NSW’s Hunter region as well as offices in Sydney and the Gold Coast...
10 May 2022
A Western Australian living and working in the US who says her travel insurer gave an “ultimatum” to return home for breast cancer treatment, delaying vital surgery by five weeks, has lost a claim dispute while being awarded compensation for stress caused by errors in communication...
06 May 2022
An “overarching plan” is required to rebuild after Australia’s worst floods catastrophe, the Insurance Council of Australia has warned NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet...