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Intermediaries premium rises to $16.5 billion in June half
21 September 2022
General insurance intermediaries invoiced about $16.58 billion in premium in the half-year to June 30, up from $14.12 billion a year earlier, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority figures released today show...
'Agreed value' catching out car owners as inflation spirals
21 September 2022
A consumer group has warned that car insurance customers are being caught short at claims time by rapidly rising vehicle prices...
INsight podcast: home insurance problems on the Radar
21 September 2022
Taylor Fry's annual Radar report is one of the key talking points on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
QBE appoints Tracey Harris to new governance role
20 September 2022
QBE says Tracey Harris has joined the company to take up the newly created role of Chief Governance and Executive Operations Officer, Australia Pacific...
ICA backs emergency management leader appointment
20 September 2022
The Insurance Council of Australia has welcomed the appointment of Brendan Moon as the first Coordinator-General for the Federal Government’s new National Emergency Management Agency...
Aon appoints cyber solutions head for Australia and region
20 September 2022
Aon has appointed Adam Peckman Head of Cyber Solutions Asia Pacific to drive the growth of its business in Australia and the region as well as address new exposures in cyber security arising from the digital evolution, the broker announced today...
Landlord not covered for unpaved driveway accident
20 September 2022
A homeowner will not be compensated for accidental damage to his unpaved driveway after a dispute ruling determined it did not fall under the defined term of “building” covered by his landlord policy...
Radar report: insurers show 'admirable resilience', but challenges remain
16 September 2022
Taylor Fry’s annual class-by-class assessment of the general insurance industry has been released, with all classes except for householders posting a profit...
Allianz highlights insurance challenges facing First Nations SMEs
16 September 2022
First Nations small business owners face bigger insurance challenges than the rest of the country, according to new research commissioned by Allianz...
Vero wins Gold Mansfield for third straight year
16 September 2022
Vero has won the Gold Mansfield award recognising claims excellence for the third consecutive year after also taking out top honours in the SME Property and Casualty category...
'Slapped' doctor wins dispute over coverage limits
16 September 2022
A doctor who says he was the victim of workplace bullying has won a dispute with his insurer over the applicable subclause for his medical indemnity claim...
No reprieve: wild winter weather drives up claims
15 September 2022
The past winter was the worst for home and motor claims caused by wild weather since 2016 and damaging conditions look set to persist into spring and summer, NRMA Insurance says...
Industry CEOs step up for children's cancer fundraiser
15 September 2022
Insurance bosses taking part in the annual CEO Dare to Cure fundraiser organised by the Children’s Cancer Institute have raised more than $83,000...
Hospitalised tourist covered after winning pre-existing condition dispute
15 September 2022
An overseas traveller who was hospitalised for days to treat inflamed intestines will have his claim paid after its denial was overturned by an Australian Financial Complaints Authority ruling...
INsight podcast: the true cost of catastrophes
15 September 2022
A pair of Insurance Council of Australia reports on natural catastrophes are the main talking point on the latest Insurance News podcast...
'Unprecedented times': floods ranked as Australia's costliest ever disaster
14 September 2022
Perils has upped its insured loss estimate for this year’s flooding in Queensland and NSW to $6.3 billion, making it a record catastrophe loss for the Australian insurance industry...
La Nina snuffs ACT's October fire risk
14 September 2022
The ACT bushfire season has been pushed back a month to a start date of November 1 after unusually wet weather this year, allowing rural land holders to undertake private hazard reduction burns for another six weeks without the fire permits required throughout the official bushfire season...
Motorist wins dispute over 'highly implausible' kangaroo crash
14 September 2022
A driver who collided with a pole after swerving off the road to avoid a kangaroo has won a dispute against her insurer, who alleged the claim was fraudulent...
ICA prepares for NSW flood forums
14 September 2022
The Insurance Council of Australia has changed the date for one of next week’s in-person meetings with NSW flood-hit communities due to the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II...
It's back: third consecutive La Nina underway
13 September 2022
The Bureau of Meteorology says Australia has entered a La Nina weather event, increasing the likelihood of floods this spring and summer...