02 July 2025
The Tasmanian Liberals plan to establish a government general insurer called TasInsure if they win the state election later this month, but private insurers have strongly criticised the plan...
02 July 2025
An insurer may have to pay a car crash victim’s dog walking fees after the NSW Personal Injury Commission ruled the task is a domestic service...
02 July 2025
Extreme weather insured losses for the first half of this year hit $1.83 billion, as insurers prepare for more claims from the rain, flooding and destructive wind hitting NSW this week...
02 July 2025
CPS 230 is now in force and the prudential regulator's message on the new standard is one of the main topics discussed on the latest Insurance News podcast...
01 July 2025
Severe weather in NSW is expected to intensify, with coastal regions facing destructive wind and flash flooding, state Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib says...
01 July 2025
US private equity firm Stone Point Capital has completed a $US2.5 billion ($3.8 billion) investment in Ardonagh, positioning the majority owner of Australia’s Envest for further growth...
01 July 2025
Insurers need an “entirely new mindset” to comply with CPS 230, the new prudential standard that takes effect today...
01 July 2025
Travel policyholders who wanted a payout for the full cost of a cancelled cruise have lost a dispute with their insurer, which successfully showed their coverage was limited...
27 June 2025
Clearlake Insurance Brokers will buy Logan Insurance Brokers, creating a business with more than $200 million gross written premium...
27 June 2025
Duncan West will become chairman at Suncorp when Christine McLoughlin retires after a decade on the board...
27 June 2025
A gourmet grocer has been found guilty of attempted insurance fraud after stating he was at the wheel of his Lamborghini Gallardo during a fiery crash, instead of his 24-year-old son...
27 June 2025
A policyholder whose cover was cancelled over a failure to disclose business operations at her home has won a dispute after the complaints authority rejected her insurer’s fraud allegation...
26 June 2025
Yesterday’s code breach sanction against AIG adds to a “troubling pattern” of non-compliance by insurers, raising questions over industry self-regulation, consumer groups say...
26 June 2025
QBE has appointed Jo Hatcher as Australia Pacific consumer MD, taking over from Julie Starley, who has become chief claims officer...
26 June 2025
Michelle Klein has left IAG for Westpac after two years as the insurer’s chief customer and marketing officer...
26 June 2025
An insurer’s forensic investigation of a car theft has failed to convince the complaints authority a policyholder’s claim should be denied...
25 June 2025
Four claims managers will exit QBE, with the insurer announcing “organisational changes” under a new strategy...
25 June 2025
A woman who attempted suicide by driving into a power pole did not have a duty of care to a colleague who suffered a psychiatric injury after attending the scene, an appeal court has ruled...
25 June 2025
A driver who said he skidded into a tree after braking to avoid a possum has had his motor claim rejected as fraudulent by the complaints authority...
25 June 2025
Sanctions on brokers and insurers are the main topic discussed on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...