31 March 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a federal election for May 3, and the Insurance Council of Australia says it is focused on advocating for “meaningful investment in mitigation”...
31 March 2025
General insurance intermediaries issued premium invoices totalling $22.3 billion in the six months to December, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says...
31 March 2025
Cyclone Dianne crossed WA’s Kimberley coast early on Saturday, bringing heavy rain and flash flooding...
31 March 2025
A new Australian standard for water damage restoration will advance national claims handling consistency, work quality and consumer protection, an industry professional says...
31 March 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia will host a community consultation and information session in the Victorian town of Casterton on Wednesday...
31 March 2025
The Consumer Action Law Centre wants the next government to press the insurance industry over recommendations made by the parliamentary inquiry into the 2022 floods...
31 March 2025
Association of Insurance Building & Engineering Consultants chair Deniz Bekir says the group has “exciting projects” lined up to lift the quality of expert reports used by insurers...
31 March 2025
Experts have warned the wording of current road rules risks creating legal loopholes around self-driving vehicles...
31 March 2025
Southern Cross Travel Insurance has warned against travelling without cover after revealing last year’s most expensive claim cost 259% more than the 2023 record-holder...
24 March 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia aims to produce a revised code of practice by the middle of this year, after last week releasing a second-stage response to recommendations from an independent review and the parliamentary floods inquiry...
24 March 2025
The dispute authority has praised the industry for its response to recommendations on the use of expert reports, but says underlying claims handling issues have yet to be addressed...
24 March 2025
Urgent co-ordinated action is needed to address the systemic drivers of rising motor cover premiums, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
24 March 2025
The Strata Community Association has made disclosure and transparency a key plank of its campaign to increase federal policymakers’ awareness of sector priorities...
24 March 2025
The Local Government Association of Queensland has pressed for federal action to help residents and businesses in disaster-prone areas secure affordable insurance...
24 March 2025
New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tu Ake says an off-the-shelf seismometer “could revolutionise earthquake monitoring”...
17 March 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has released an action plan that includes responses to remaining recommendations from the parliamentary floods inquiry and the code of practice review...
17 March 2025
The number of claims for damage from Ex-Cyclone Alfred has passed 63,000, according to the Insurance Council of Australia’s latest tally, issued this afternoon...
17 March 2025
Clayton Utz partner Sophy Woodward says expanding the cyclone reinsurance pool to cover all natural disasters could be the best short-term solution to a looming climate-induced insurance affordability crisis...
17 March 2025
Insurance News’ Outlook 2025 conference was held in Sydney last week, and initial feedback indicates the event was a significant success...
17 March 2025
The latest Australian edition of Sedgwick’s product recall report shows recall actions rose 7% to 1288 last year...