Small businesses feeling the crunch of insurance costs
17 November 2025
A new report has revealed insurance as one of the top financial pressures impacting small businesses, as more organisations report worsening profits over the past 12 months...
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Judge backs ship owner in paint spat
17 November 2025
The Federal Court says IAG is responsible for a claim after its customer was found liable for a poor paint job on a ship...
Dispute body fires warning over dishonest claims
17 November 2025
New Zealand’s insurance ombudsman has warned consumers to be honest when claiming for flood damage...
Lawcover fails to head off lawyer’s indemnity action
17 November 2025
Legal insurer Lawcover has lost a bid to prevent court action by a lawyer after it denied his claim for professional indemnity cover...
Australian market pressures drive 'innovative' hazard responses
17 November 2025
Global Insurance Law Connect has highlighted encouraging developments in the Australian insurance market’s response to growing natural hazard risks in its inaugural Property Catastrophe and Climate Governance Report...
Many people ‘dangerously unprepared’ for disaster threat
17 November 2025
AAMI warns insurer messaging is not reaching consumers, as internal research reveals many Australians do not know how to prepare for natural hazards...
Quake studies win hazards commission funding
17 November 2025
New Zealand researchers will study retrofits to make homes safer in earthquakes and floods and search for hidden faults in Auckland thanks to grants from the Natural Hazards Commission...
New Zealanders back restrictions on building in high-risk areas
17 November 2025
A new Insurance Council of New Zealand survey found 53% of residents support restrictions on construction in high-risk areas to prevent insurance becoming unaffordable...
Youi initiative aims to address customer preparation gap
17 November 2025
Youi has launched a new resource hub to help consumers better prepare for severe weather events...
Cut red tape by cutting misconduct, consumer lobby says
10 November 2025
If insurers want less regulation they should improve their behaviour, a consumer lobby group has said after an industry report showed oversight costs up to $3.5 billion a year...
State insurer ends loss streak as premium climbs
10 November 2025
The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority has turned around three years of losses to report a $118 million operating surplus for 2024-25...
AFCA unable to publish determinations due to ‘system issue’
10 November 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has confirmed it has not been publishing determinations for more than a month...
ICA sounds alarm on ‘disaster chasers’ after Brisbane storms
10 November 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has warned homeowners hit by recent storms in southeast Queensland to beware opportunistic “disaster chasers”...
New Zealand shakes up quake building standards
10 November 2025
About 55% of the properties in New Zealand’s earthquake-prone building system will be removed under proposed reforms...
Ombudsman backs insurer in vehicle value row
10 November 2025
A car owner who alleged his insurer did not properly notify him of a 31% drop in his vehicle’s agreed value has lost his bid for a payout increase...
Insurers to revisit Alfred-hit communities
10 November 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia will host more consultation sessions in southeast Queensland for people affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred...
IAG warns of weather threats as warming blows through targets
03 November 2025
IAG warns it is “increasingly probable” global warming will exceed 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, bringing more extreme natural hazards to Australia...
Queensland claims rise as ‘humungous’ hail hits
03 November 2025
Recent severe weather in Queensland has prompted 21,850 claims, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
MGA founder proposes strata commissions limit
03 November 2025
MGA executive chairman and founder John George says sharing of insurance commissions between strata managers and brokers does not need banning, but a percentage limit should be enforced to prevent “gouging”...
Court sends message on crane safety after leg crushed
03 November 2025
A business breached its duty of care to a truck driver by failing a provide a safe system of work, the NSW Supreme Court has found...