14 August 2017
The number of Australians taking out pet insurance has risen 8% since 2013, due in part to our love of pedigree dogs predisposed to costly medical conditions, according to comparison website finder.com.au…
14 August 2017
Do premium rises in the June renewals season indicate the market has turned the corner? The industry’s most popular print publication, Insurance News (the magazine), has the answers in its latest edition, which will be posted out to subscribers over the next week…
07 August 2017
There is a growing realisation among insurers that they must combat the threat of insurtech disruptors, according to a report from technology services provider TAS…
07 August 2017
The Insurance Council of Australia is finalising a review of the latest version of the National Flood Information Database, with figures showing about 20% of addresses have a flood exposure…
07 August 2017
Wollongong City Council has voted against freely providing its flood data to the Insurance Council of Australia…
07 August 2017
High-rise buildings in New Zealand could be exposed to the flammable cladding risk that has been highlighted in Australia and worldwide, the Insurance Council of New Zealand says…
07 August 2017
Complex multi-fault earthquakes may be more common than previously thought, based on a review of data by New Zealand researchers following last year’s Kaikoura catastrophe…
07 August 2017
Allianz has teamed up with Monash Health to trial revolutionary movement assessment technology that could reduce the risk of workplace injury…
31 July 2017
The NSW Government spent $25.42 million on preparations for the fire and emergency services levy reform before backing away from it at the last minute, according to State Treasury estimates obtained by the Labor Party…
31 July 2017
El Nino frequency is expected to increase even if the Paris climate accord limits the rise in average global temperature to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels…
31 July 2017
Wollongong City Council will vote tonight on a motion to make flood data available to the Insurance Council of Australia, amid concerns some residents pay higher premiums than necessary…
31 July 2017
Women who run SMEs are less likely than their male counterparts to use brokers to buy insurance, and are more likely to go online to examine the possibilities, according to Vero research…
31 July 2017
Many companies are unprepared for rising threats from sophisticated and disruptive cyber crimes, Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell warns…
31 July 2017
Personal injury insurance, compensation and rehabilitation schemes whose operational models do not reflect the rise in autonomous vehicles and the sharing economy risk collapse, according to a transport expert…
31 July 2017
Comments suggesting a potential withdrawal of reinsurance from the New Zealand market due to earthquake risk are no cause for alarm, according to the Insurance Council of New Zealand…
31 July 2017
Catastrophe risk modeller AIR Worldwide has added a severe thunderstorm model to its suite of products for Australia, as potential losses from such events increase…
31 July 2017
The number of general insurance disputes received by the Financial Ombudsman Service edged higher in the June quarter, according to its latest statistical report…
31 July 2017
Victorian police will adopt multi-agency prevention and early intervention strategies similar to those used in the UK in a bid to tackle alarming car theft rates…
24 July 2017
Uncertainty and a “more measured attitude” towards risk across several sectors continue to dog the market, according to broker Arthur J Gallagher’s second quarter review of the industry…
24 July 2017
Insured losses from Cyclone Debbie have reached $1.4 billion and the total continues to rise nearly four months after the storm hit the Queensland coast, Insurance Council of Australia data shows…