20 May 2022
It’s crunch time for many claims from the devastating east coast flood catastrophe, but some claimants' lack of cover will leave them exposed, broker Gallagher says...
20 May 2022
The National Insurance Brokers Association has named winners of its 2022 broking awards for Tasmania and Victoria...
20 May 2022
A Queensland driver has won a claim dispute after her insurer sought to have her car written off at current market value - six years after it organised problematic repair work - rather than pay a $14,000 rectification bill...
19 May 2022
Steadfast has appointed Chris Rouse as EGM of Technology, and announced the departure of CIO Nathan Hillery...
19 May 2022
Homeowners with properties at risk from flood could receive a $20,000 grant as part of a $7.8 billion Greens plan aimed at tackling insurance unaffordability...
19 May 2022
A NSW motorist who questioned the roadworthiness of his car after being told to return a rental vehicle and resume driving his own while his insurer’s repairer waited up to six weeks for some outstanding parts has won a claim dispute and been awarded compensation...
19 May 2022
A new series of podcasts focusing on the detailed findings of Vero’s latest SME Index has been launched...
18 May 2022
Chubb has appointed Demetra Day as Head of Distribution for Australia and New Zealand, effective from the start of July...
18 May 2022
Insurers may not be matching their rhetoric with action when it comes to addressing climate change impact on their business, a report from non-profit financial services body Efma and consultancy Capgemini has found...
18 May 2022
The National Insurance Brokers Association has named the Victorian/Tasmanian finalists for its Broker of the Year and Young Broker of the Year awards...
18 May 2022
Income inequality and the implications for insurance are a key focus for the panel in the latest edition of the Insurance News podcast...
17 May 2022
Housing policies released during the federal election campaign are aiming at first home buyer affordability concerns while overlooking quality issues, the Strata Community Association said today...
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...