19 February 2025
The Australian Greens have outlined their plans for cheaper insurance, including pushing states to end stamp duties, expanding the reinsurance pool to all natural disasters and requiring coal, gas and oil companies to contribute to mitigation funding...
19 February 2025
MyVal has been crowned the winner of this year’s Insurtech Australia InsurtechLIVE pitch competition...
19 February 2025
RAC Insurance has been told to reinstate a claimant’s policy, despite his failure to pay monthly premiums, after the financial ombudsman found it did not provide adequate access to key documents...
19 February 2025
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's threat to break up big insurance companies is the main topic of conversation on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
18 February 2025
Aon Australia CEO Jennifer Richards will become CEO for Asia-Pacific on March 1, taking over from Anne Corona, who was recently named enterprise clients chief and global chief commercial officer...
18 February 2025
Coalition leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on his interventionist threats as he looks to hold insurers to account for the “mess” of unaffordable premiums – but rival politicians and industry sources have poured scorn on his proposed solutions...
18 February 2025
Partnership with governments is key to improving disaster resilience, Insurance Council of Australia CEO Andrew Hall said today after visiting a flood-hit community...
18 February 2025
The Association of Insurance Building and Engineering Consultants has urged the General Insurance Code Governance Committee to push for a new best practice standard on engaging experts...
14 February 2025
Police have charged seven people over allegedly fraudulent claims made to a sexual abuse compensation scheme that has paid out more than $1.3 billion...
14 February 2025
NSW state insurer icare has “insourced” homeowner claims management in the Home Building Compensation Fund, taking over from Gallagher Bassett, which had performed the role since 2017...
14 February 2025
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has recommended measures to better respond to disasters after reviewing the industry’s handling of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023...
14 February 2025
A motor policyholder has been awarded a full payout for her stolen car and $3000 in compensation for non-financial loss after challenging her insurer’s fraud allegation...
13 February 2025
Liberty International Insurance has made key changes to its Asia-Pacific leadership team...
13 February 2025
IAG’s first-half profit jumped 91% to $778 million, lifted by a business interruption provision release and lower natural disaster costs...
13 February 2025
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is forecast to reach category 5 strength today and strike the WA coast about 1600km north of Perth tomorrow afternoon...
13 February 2025
Early bird tickets for the Insurance News Outlook 2025 conference are only available today and tomorrow – so get in quick to take advantage of the discounted rate...
12 February 2025
Suncorp Group’s half-year profit has jumped 89% to $1.1 billion, driven by bank sale proceeds and a surge in consumer insurance earnings...
12 February 2025
More claims are expected as north Queensland residents regain power and access to their homes after two weeks of extreme rainfall...
12 February 2025
A business owner whose property was hit by a car during a police chase will be covered for only 35% of the repair bill after she was found to have underinsured by more than $1.4 million...
12 February 2025
Potential improvements to the cyclone reinsurance pool are the main topic of conversation on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...