04 February 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia says 1435 claims have been lodged due to the northern Queensland floods, as severe weather begins to ease and evacuated Townsville residents are permitted to return home...
04 February 2025
Police are still hunting for gunmen who fled in a getaway car after firing shots at the Sydney office of a Community Broker Network authorised representative...
04 February 2025
The competition watchdog has begun market inquiries into IAG’s proposed acquisition of RACQ Insurance and the Allianz Australia purchase of RAA Insurance...
04 February 2025
Allianz has been ordered to pay a policyholder $1000 after it failed to provide a suitably luxurious rental vehicle while the man’s sports car was being repaired...
31 January 2025
IAG expects to release $200 million from its business interruption provision after the Federal Court last year ruled against claimants seeking to pursue a class action...
31 January 2025
Strata premiums should start to level out and maybe even decrease this year, according to leading brokerage Whitbread...
31 January 2025
Persistent heavy rain is forecast for parts of the north tropical coast in Queensland, potentially causing life-threatening flash floods and property damage...
31 January 2025
A homeowner who said a “misleading” estimation tool was to blame for her insufficient sum insured has lost a bid to increase her coverage...
30 January 2025
Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones today announced he will not stand for re-election...
30 January 2025
Insurers stand accused of abandoning small retailers in Melbourne as thefts spiral out of control – but brokers say affordable cover is still available...
30 January 2025
A Queensland adjudicator has ordered a strata complex body corporate to take out flood insurance after it planned to renew a policy without the cover...
30 January 2025
A landlord who was sued for damages after a cow escaped her property and caused a car accident has been denied insurance for her legal costs...
29 January 2025
Consumer groups and other industry participants say the Code Governance Committee should have named an insurer penalised a maximum $100,000 for claims and complaint handling failings...
29 January 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will outline its general insurance priorities at Insurance News’ upcoming Outlook 2025 conference...
29 January 2025
Allianz Australia is searching for a new commercial division head following the appointment of Phuong Ly to a leadership role in Britain...
29 January 2025
A claimant who argued his fish should be covered as a special valuable under his home and contents policy has lost a dispute before the Australian Financial Complaints Authority...
28 January 2025
NSW Fair Trading says it continues to investigate complaints about Netstrata and will consider regulatory action if breaches are identified...
28 January 2025
The administrator of a luxury villa complex in Queensland has been ordered to raise more than $1.3 million as security for its lawsuit against an insurer and builder over allegedly substandard repairs conducted following Cyclone Debbie in 2017...
28 January 2025
The New Zealand town of Mangawhai was today cleaning up after a tornado damaged homes, knocked over power poles and sent debris flying at the weekend...
28 January 2025
A driver who crashed into a fence during a mental health episode will be covered for his losses after the dispute authority rejected his insurer’s application of a reckless driving exclusion...