30 October 2017
Insurers will be forced to provide information to the competition watchdog for its northern Australia insurance inquiry – the latest move by the Federal Government to find a way through the region’s politically sensitive insurance premiums debate…
30 October 2017
The Insurance Council of Australia has taken two federal MPs to task over “ill-informed” criticism of the industry…
30 October 2017
Insurers have welcomed an announcement from Financial Services Minister Kelly O’Dwyer that the federal and Queensland governments will work with James Cook University on developing and implementing the Strata Title Inspection Scheme…
30 October 2017
Technological disrupters are adept at targeting insurance “pain points” and are challenging major providers to improve their performance, Suncorp Insurance CEO Gary Dransfield says…
30 October 2017
The likelihood of a La Nina weather pattern forming late this year has doubled, but the chances of associated high rainfall are small, according to the Bureau of Meteorology…
30 October 2017
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has welcomed calls from the country’s peak climate change body to overhaul stormwater and wastewater systems to cope with extreme weather…
30 October 2017
Finance and insurance sector SMEs have recorded their lowest confidence levels in five years, according to the quarterly Sensis Business Index…
30 October 2017
Brokers must be on high alert regarding disclosure of building defects and how insurers view risk, given 72% of surveyed homeowners have reported one or more defects, Strata Community Insurance MD Paul Keating warns…
23 October 2017
Aon New Zealand has had its corporate membership of the insurance brokers’ peak body cancelled after failing to pay a $NZ15,500 fee increase…
23 October 2017
A further hardening in commercial lines this financial year will contribute to expanding insurer margins, according to an annual industry report by Finity Consulting…
23 October 2017
An industry association dedicated to advancing insurtech start-ups and innovation will be launched in Sydney this week, with partners including QBE, Suncorp, IAG and AUB Group…
23 October 2017
Inappropriate speed for prevailing conditions remains the major cause of significant truck crashes, according to a biennial study…
23 October 2017
The Actuaries Institute is urging the insurance industry to invest more time and effort in addressing mental health coverage concerns…
23 October 2017
Some strata schemes are struggling to find cover due to the issue of flammable building cladding, an industry body says…
23 October 2017
New Zealand’s glaciers are rapidly melting, its soil is drying and sea levels are rising due to climate change, a new government report confirms…
23 October 2017
Comparethemarket.com.au has supported moves to simplify product disclosure statements after a survey by the company found many consumers were skimming through the documents…
16 October 2017
The Financial Ombudsman Service has released data comparing insurers’ likelihood of consumer disputes…
16 October 2017
A Launceston levee project prevented $216 million of flood losses last year, reinforcing the insurance industry’s push for greater spending on mitigation projects…
16 October 2017
The two-year presidency of the Insurance Council of Australia has become a revolving door with the departure of Anthony Day from Suncorp…
16 October 2017
Cyber criminals increasingly use “social engineering” – manipulating people into giving up confidential information – to target businesses, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre…