06 May 2025
A driver who crashed her car and arranged a replacement vehicle from a credit hire company is not entitled to have the full rental charge covered by the at-fault insured, a court has ruled...
06 May 2025
Allianz Trade says Rodrigo Jimenez will become Asia-Pacific CEO on October 1, overseeing markets including Australia and New Zealand...
06 May 2025
A motorist who veered off the road and smashed into a tree has been denied a payout after his insurer showed he was driving recklessly...
06 May 2025
New Zealand insurers comfortably withstood a stress test simulating a huge earthquake and severe cyber incidents...
02 May 2025
The next version of the broking code must extend remuneration disclosure obligations to small businesses, its compliance committee says...
02 May 2025
Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has urged brokers to “lean into” their code of practice review and learn from sectors where governments had to step in to resolve issues...
02 May 2025
Queensland MP David Lee has questioned insurers’ handling of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred floods after small businesses in his Hervey Bay ward said they faced “diminishing prospects” of having damage claims accepted...
02 May 2025
An insured who claimed after the theft of an engine that was due to be fitted to his 1993 Nissan Skyline has lost a dispute over coverage...
01 May 2025
The lack of discussion about natural disaster resilience has been a “glaring gap” during the federal election campaign, independent MP Zali Steggall told an industry breakfast today...
01 May 2025
A driver who drank at least four glasses of champagne in an hour before crashing a company car has lost a claim dispute after her insurer argued she was “profoundly impaired by alcohol”...
01 May 2025
Allianz is examining ways to better support older customers during claims, to prevent financial abuse...
01 May 2025
IAG New Zealand says the number of significant storm claims fell by more than half in the September-February period, to 2868 from 6712 a year earlier...
30 April 2025
Zurich has called on governments to prioritise resilience policies and work with the private sector amid escalating natural catastrophe insured losses...
30 April 2025
Coalition leader Peter Dutton says Australians are facing “astronomical” rises in insurance premiums, creating a huge problem that federal government can help address...
30 April 2025
A homeowner’s water damage claim will be partially paid after a dispute over coverage for a long-running pipe leak...
30 April 2025
Further falls in commercial rates are the main talking point on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
29 April 2025
Burst flexi-hoses are responsible for one in 10 water damage claims lodged with Suncorp and cost an average of more than $27,500 per incident, the insurer says...
29 April 2025
A car dealerships add-on insurance class action involving Suncorp will be settled for $34 million if a court hearing in June approves the proposed agreement...
29 April 2025
A traveller who returned early from a trip when her ex-husband died will not have her costs covered because the man was not considered a “close relative”...
29 April 2025
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance will hold an in-person annual general meeting for the first time since 2019...