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Double trouble: El Nino, IOD declarations reinforce dry outlook
19 September 2023
An El Nino and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole are underway, reinforcing the outlook for warmer and drier conditions for much of Australia over the next three months, the Bureau of Meteorology said today...
Axa XL names casualty, financial lines heads
19 September 2023
Axa XL Australia has announced key internal appointments, promoting Kim McEwan to the position of Head of Casualty and Ewen McKay to Head of Financial Lines...
Koba set for restart with new underwriter
19 September 2023
Local telematics insurtech Koba says it has partnered with a new underwriter after its arrangement with Eric Insurance concluded in July, forcing it to pause issuing new policies or renewals...
Insurer wins dispute over covid cover for cancelled cruise
19 September 2023
A claimant who complained about limited cover after a cancelled cruise lost his dispute following an Australian Financial Complaints Authority determination...
ICA writes to shire over townhouses planned for flood-prone land
15 September 2023
The Insurance Council of Australia has written to the Campaspe Shire Council in northern Victoria urging it to reconsider a decision to approve the construction of 16 townhouses on flood-prone land near the Murray River...
NZ insurers ‘making good progress’ on twin catastrophe claims
15 September 2023
Insurers have paid out more than $NZ2 billion in claims from this year’s twin disasters of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle...
Coming decade critical for insurers to mitigate nature risks: ICA
15 September 2023
The next 10 years are a “critical window” for the insurance industry to play its part in mitigating nature-related risks, Insurance Council of Australia CEO Andrew Hall says...
Insured loses dispute over 'fraudulent' theft claim
15 September 2023
A theft victim who claimed for contents allegedly stolen from his home will not be reimbursed after a dispute ruling determined that the items were taken before an insurance policy had been incepted...
Specialty insurer announces Australia expansion, recruits Axa exec
14 September 2023
US specialty insurer Markel is launching in Australia and has recruited Axa XL Head of Long Tail Lines Rory Morison to lead its operations here...
Australians worry climate change will hike premiums
14 September 2023
Three-quarters of Australians are concerned climate change will make insurance more expensive, according to an Australia Institute survey of more than 2000...
Insured who completed repairs before claiming loses dispute
14 September 2023
A property owner who repaired and renovated her home before lodging a claim will not be covered after a dispute ruling found the works affected the insurer's ability to assess the situation...
R U OK? Last chance to complete wellbeing survey
14 September 2023
It's R U OK? Day and there's one last chance for readers to complete the Insurance News wellbeing survey...
Consumer lobby presses for changes to cyclone pool
13 September 2023
The Commonwealth-backed cyclone reinsurance pool has not delivered “substantial” premium savings since it commenced on July 1 last year, the Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby says in a report released today...
Sydney hailstorm would top floods, reworked figures show
13 September 2023
The hailstorm that hit Sydney two decades ago would cause an estimated $8.85 billion in losses if it happened today, topping the record southeast Queensland and NSW floods and highlighting rising risks as a result of population growth, an Insurance Council of Australia report says...
Aon appoints Asia Pacific COO
13 September 2023
Professional services firm Aon has named Jeff Plein as its new Asia Pacific COO, succeeding Bill Hooper, who has been promoted to Global COO of Commercial Risk Solutions...
INsight podcast: reinsurance reassurance at Monte Carlo
13 September 2023
The Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo is the main topic of conversation on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
Insurance among top sectors to report data breaches
12 September 2023
The insurance sector reported 25 data breaches in the six months to June, placing it among the top five sectors to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner of a cyber incident...
El Nino creeps closer, positive IOD ‘very likely’
12 September 2023
Conditions are preparing the way for a concerning combination of El Nino and positive Indian Ocean Dipole – two weather systems that are likely to contribute to reduced rainfall and potentially severe summer bushfires...
Reinsurers seek ‘rebalancing’ amid secondary perils rise
12 September 2023
Primary insurers are best suited to “absorb frequency and attritional losses” while reinsurers are reverting to their core function of supporting underwriters in recovering from large loss events such as the earthquake in Turkey, Swiss Re says...
Cyclone roof damage claim ruled out due to wear and tear
12 September 2023
A WA homeowner whose property was damaged by Cyclone Seroja in 2021 will not have his roof claim paid after it was found to have pre-existing wear and tear...