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This is the final Monday edition of insuranceNEWS.com.au for 2019, with our Daily update service continuing through to Friday. We will be back in action from Monday February 3...

The eastern region stretching from north Queensland through to NSW and Victoria faces above-normal fire risk this summer, the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre says in a report released today...

The Building Ministers’ Forum concluded on Friday with an agreement to follow up on the professional indemnity insurance crisis but did not take up the Victorian Government’s call for a national reinsurance scheme...

Overall return on equity for insurers will exceed 10% over the medium term, S&P Global Ratings has predicted in a moderately upbeat report on the industry’s outlook...

Premium rates are set to continue rising as insurers also battle rising claims costs, KPMG says in its annual review of the industry...

A Miami-based law firm says cover provided by New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation won’t prevent US legal action against cruise company Royal Caribbean over injuries and loss of life caused by the White Island eruption...

Companies hacked by cyber criminals should inform their customers even if they’re not legally obliged to do so, a webinar for insurance brokers has been told...

Farmers are urged to keep their properties and valuables safe after nearly 700 farms across Australia lodged insurance claims for theft in the last year, according to claims data at IAG subsidiary WFI Insurance...

Motor vehicle theft rose 7% nationally in the year to September, with Brisbane and the Gold Coast the top two locations targeted by criminals stealing passenger and light commercial cars...