24 July 2017
A series of destabilising events including the Brexit vote and election of Donald Trump may represent a systemic increase in political risk from which Australia is not immune, Allianz warns…
24 July 2017
New Zealand South Island cities Christchurch and Dunedin have been hit by heavy rain and flooding as this year’s wet weather pattern continues…
24 July 2017
Fluctuating storm patterns caused by climate change have rendered previously safe waterfront properties and infrastructure susceptible to severe sea damage, according to a new study…
24 July 2017
Parts of Queensland face increased fire risk, partly because of damage to vegetation caused by cyclones Debbie in March and Marcia in 2015…
24 July 2017
Insurers have paid more than $NZ500 million in claims following last year’s Kaikoura earthquake…
24 July 2017
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission is continuing to oversee the clean-up of properties in Edgecumbe after flooding caused by the fading Cyclone Debbie…
24 July 2017
Non-profit fintech incubator Stone & Chalk will open a hub in Melbourne to meet growing demand for support from Victoria’s start-up community…
17 July 2017
The Mansfield Awards for Claims Excellence are to become an annual fixture on the insurance industry calendar following a successful inaugural event last week…
17 July 2017
Exploding glass has been identified as an emerging risk in city buildings after two Melbourne balconies came crashing down, narrowly missing pedestrians in the street below…
17 July 2017
Millennial small business owners are more ambitious and driven than older counterparts and more likely to want assistance in specialist areas, according to an NRMA Insurance survey…
17 July 2017
A major cyber attack on a cloud service provider could trigger up to $US53 billion in global economic losses and pose significant risks for Australian businesses, according to Lloyd’s…
17 July 2017
Insured costs from the so-called Tasman Tempest, which hit New Zealand in March, have risen to $NZ61.7 million, according to final data…
17 July 2017
Fintech hub and Australian insurtech champion Stone & Chalk is relocating to the Wynyard Green building as part of the NSW Government’s $35 million Sydney Start-up Hub…
17 July 2017
Meeting regulatory requirements is the biggest influence on IT planning among general insurers in the Asia-Pacific region, according to research and advisory group Celent…
17 July 2017
New Zealand insurers have rejected claims that industry red tape is delaying car crash repairs, pointing instead to a shortage of skilled panelbeaters…
10 July 2017
Northern Australia is at the centre of an escalating political row as the Turnbull Government and the Labor Opposition trade barbs over the long-standing problem of rising insurance premiums…
10 July 2017
Australia’s general insurers made an after-tax net profit of $2.9 billion last year, up 27% from 2015 on lower property claims and large reserve releases in long-tail business, according to Swiss Re’s latest Sigma study…
10 July 2017
Mitigation is a priority for natural hazards research over the next decade, according to a report based on consultation with experts…
10 July 2017
Agronomic data collected automatically on-farm could be added to meteorological modelling to create insurance indices for agriculture, according to a visiting expert…
10 July 2017
The first survey of diversity in the Australian insurance industry launches today as part of the Dive In festival.