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Industry seeks more time to implement Hayne reforms
07 May 2020
The industry has asked for more time to implement outstanding Hayne royal commission reforms, saying the pressing task right now is to help customers affected by the virus pandemic and last summer’s natural disasters...
COVID officers and split shifts: what a workplace return might look like
06 May 2020
As hopes rise for the scaling back of coronavirus shutdown measures, Australian businesses, including insurance companies and brokerages, are considering how to implement a return to the office...
Dual acquires key stake in NZ agency
06 May 2020
Dual Asia Pacific has purchased a controlling stake in New Zealand’s International Underwriting Agencies, marking the firm’s first acquisition since it began trading...
Mansfield Awards continue to recognise claims excellence
06 May 2020
The industry’s premier claims awards scheme – the Mansfield Awards – will take place again this year, with presentations made via a webinar as a result of COVID-19 social distancing measures...
Virtually happening: NIBA Convention set for online resurrection
06 May 2020
The National Insurance Brokers Association aims to hold a “virtual convention” this year, following its cancellation of the annual gathering due to coronavirus fears...
Insurance code of practice breaches surge
05 May 2020
General Insurance Code of Practice breaches have more than doubled in a “dramatic spike”, while the number of significant breaches has increased fourfold, the Code Governance Committee’s annual report shows...
Insurers 'haven't pulled plug' on entertainment industry
05 May 2020
Insurers have not abandoned the film and TV production industry, contrary to reports in the mainstream media, according to a broker with a significant portfolio in the sector...
'Flamboyant' broker runs into trouble on camel trek
05 May 2020
The owner of an insurance brokerage who left his high-profile leadership role to trek around Australia with five camels and a dog has made headlines after falling down a steep Victorian gorge with one of the animals...
Inquiry calls out government 'failure' on PI stalemate
05 May 2020
The NSW Government’s failure to act on the presence of flammable cladding materials in residential dwellings has partly triggered the insurance stalemate facing practitioners such as certifiers and surveyors, an Upper House inquiry has found...
Game on: insurer innovates to address disclosure challenge
01 May 2020
Suncorp is planning to launch a “gamified video” to help tackle the widely recognised failure of insurance disclosure...
Pandemic crisis sparks tougher cyber risk scrutiny
01 May 2020
Insurers are set to take a tougher stance toward assessing cyber coverage risks as the coronavirus pandemic causes hackers and criminals to become more active, Marsh executives said in a webcast briefing with clients today...
Checked luggage exclusion wrecks traveller’s theft claim
01 May 2020
A Zurich corporate travel policyholder who placed his laptop, camera and two lenses in checked luggage for an overseas flight has lost a dispute over his claim after the equipment was stolen...
Pay BI claims from terrorism pool, UK broker says
01 May 2020
Nightclubs and restaurants and leisure and hospitality broker NDML have asked the UK Government to release Pool Re terrorism funds to support payment of business interruption claims related to the coronavirus outbreak...
ICA considers coverage options for next pandemic
30 April 2020
The Insurance Council of Australia has revealed it is working with actuarial consulting firm Finity on a range of options to introduce “some level” of pandemic coverage for future outbreaks...
Broker's trade credit warning as insurers act on COVID
30 April 2020
NCI’s Trade Credit Risk Index has increased in the first quarter, driven mainly by a sharp rise in the number of insurers reducing or cancelling company transaction cover...
Blue Zebra launches new cover to help struggling clients
30 April 2020
Underwriting agency Blue Zebra will offer third party property damage motor insurance from tomorrow to assist clients looking to cut costs while the tough economic climate persists...
Mecon defends claim denial citing 'criminal links'
30 April 2020
Mecon Winsure Insurance Group is defending a decision to decline a civil construction business theft claim in a NSW Supreme Court dispute that hinges on non-disclosure of financial problems and links to criminal organisations...
Industry emerges unscathed from parliamentary Q&A
29 April 2020
The general insurance industry’s reputation remains intact following two days of questioning by MPs...
Inequitable and opaque: insurers’ bushfire submissions demand tax overhaul
29 April 2020
Unequal state funding models for emergency services should be scrapped because they add to the number of Australians who are uninsured or underinsured, insurers and brokers have urged in submissions to the bushfires royal commission...
Industry under new pressure to provide relief for landlords
29 April 2020
Insurers have again been pressed to make concessions for landlord policyholders, as the industry continues to come under fire over its response to the pandemic crisis...