06 August 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association has launched its annual member survey, seeking feedback on insurer engagement, expectations and other matters that will shape the industry’s future...
06 August 2024
Actuarial and analytics firm Finity has launched an end-to-end specialist underwriting technology platform following a pilot with a large insurer...
06 August 2024
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has made key appointments in its Australian construction, property and forensic accounting divisions...
06 August 2024
A policyholder has won an additional $8000 payout and more than 30 days’ accommodation after a lengthy claim dispute over water and mould damage to his apartment...
02 August 2024
icare’s CEO recruitment process will not be affected by consultation over the axing of 130 jobs, the NSW state insurer says...
02 August 2024
Johns Lyng Group will acquire SSKB, a strata management services provider with a portfolio of more than 44,000 lots across 790 schemes in the eastern states...
02 August 2024
Executives from CGU and ZapCentral will face off at the Insurance News insurtech seminar on Tuesday for a debate titled Promise v Reality: Can Technology Really Change a People-Based Industry? ...
02 August 2024
A homeowner who admitted underinsuring his property to cut premium costs has lost a bid to have his fire damage payout increased...
01 August 2024
The Victorian government’s flood inquiry has tabled its final report, detailing 73 recommendations and 90 findings following the catastrophe of October 2022...
01 August 2024
The number of general insurance complaints reaching the dispute resolution authority grew 4% to a record 29,096 in the year to June, amid a surge in comprehensive motor vehicle cases...
01 August 2024
Suncorp Group has revamped its executive leadership team after closing the $4.9 billion sale of its banking arm to ANZ yesterday...
01 August 2024
A car theft victim has lost a claim dispute after he was found to have left his vehicle unlocked with the keys inside...
31 July 2024
Suncorp Group says it is focused on being a “pureplay insurer” after completing the $4.9 billion sale of its banking arm to ANZ today...
31 July 2024
HDI Global has promoted local executives Karina Rodriguez Diaz and Stephen Jones and opened an office in Dubai led by Willem van Wyk, who has moved from Sydney...
31 July 2024
A company that lodged claims for earthquake damage to two farmhouses will not receive a payout after the complaints authority determined the issues were pre-existing...
31 July 2024
The quarterly Marsh index on commercial premiums - which indicates a softening trend - is the main topic of discussion on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
30 July 2024
NSW state insurer icare has begun talks with union representatives and staff over proposed structural changes that may reduce its workforce and bring savings of about $23 million a year...
30 July 2024
Building code regulators detailed the impacts of potential construction standard changes and hydrologists were asked to explain their decision-making processes at today’s final hearing of the federal flood inquiry...
30 July 2024
Steadfast-backed Ausure has acquired Coastsure Insurance Brokers, its authorised representative in Nerang, Queensland...
30 July 2024
A tractor owner who said his vehicle was damaged by someone maliciously shoving dirt down the engine oil cap has lost a claim dispute...