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A business interruption test case will be held in “a superior court” to rule on matters relating to COVID-19 shutdowns...

Insurers are likely to step up their strategies for working with insurtechs as issues highlighted by the COVID-19 outbreak accelerate interest in partnerships, Insurtech Australia CEO Rita Yates says...

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has called an inquiry to investigate insurance practices and cover availability after receiving complaints about policy denials and soaring prices...

Westpac GM Insurance Sue Houghton will serve as Insurance Council of Australia President through to the end of next year, the board said last week...

The insurance industry is increasingly being targeted by data thieves, according to the latest data breaches report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner...

An independent insurance price monitor should be established to see that Australians in disaster-prone areas can insure and be more resilient, climate experts say...

Almost two-thirds of Australian insurers expect more legal and regulatory oversight as a result of COVID-19, a survey of insurance executives has found...

Businesses in Australia must take proactive steps to strengthen the resilience of their facilities in flood-affected regions or risk long-term damage to the value of their operations, FM Global says...

Many social, economic and institutional factors contribute to a community’s disaster resilience, and what works in one location won’t necessarily work elsewhere...

Catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide has updated its assessment of earthquake risk for Australia...

Financial services have seen the biggest loss in trust in privacy among consumers across 10 industries, a new survey from Deloitte says...