Property lines price slide near the bottom, says Aon
13 March 2017
The pricing slide in property lines may be bottoming out as rate reductions have slowed in the last three quarters, Aon Australia says in its latest market update report…
13 March 2017
The pricing slide in property lines may be bottoming out as rate reductions have slowed in the last three quarters, Aon Australia says in its latest market update report…
13 March 2017
Do low-income earners who move to cities and towns in cyclone zones understand the risks? And if they do, what level of protection can they afford?…
13 March 2017
Con artists posing as insurance company assessors are targeting vulnerable Sydney residents affected by last month’s hailstorms…
13 March 2017
A risk expert has called for increased collaboration between the insurance industry and a range of parties to counter Australia’s increasing vulnerability to cyber risks…
13 March 2017
IAG New Zealand says cases of contamination as a result of methamphetamine being produced in private homes are rising fast, and confusion over cover is causing problems for landlords…
13 March 2017
Landslips damaged seven homes in New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula during a one-in-100-year storm last week…
13 March 2017
The Climate Institute will close on June 30 after failing to secure enough funding to continue operations…
06 March 2017
Australian insurance intermediaries invoiced $9.7 billion in premium during the six months to December 31, according to the latest statistics from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
06 March 2017
The insurance bill for the hailstorm that pummelled parts of Sydney and the Illawarra on February 18 has passed $350 million, according to latest figures from IAG and Suncorp…
06 March 2017
The likelihood of an El Nino climate event, often associated with greater bushfire risk, this year has risen to 50%, the Bureau of Meteorology says…
06 March 2017
NRMA Insurance is trialling a flood-monitoring device that could stop motorists and pedestrians being swept away and save millions of dollars…
06 March 2017
Plaintiffs in the Jack River bushfire class action have received final compensation payments totalling more than $8 million from power company AusNet and its vegetation management contractor BJ Murphy…
06 March 2017
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission is drilling for soil samples as part of the claims settlement process following the Kaikoura earthquake in November…
27 February 2017
Australia’s “healthy and active” fintech sector attracted a record $US656 million in investment last year, more than three times that of 2015, according to KPMG…
27 February 2017
The decision last week by Insurance Brokers Network Australia to accept iSelect as a member has raised concerns in the industry, with insurers and brokers fearing the move could assist online comparators to increase their influence…
27 February 2017
Losses from the Sydney hailstorm earlier this month have risen to $58 million, according to the Insurance Council of Australia…
27 February 2017
Only about 31% of brokers consistently provide assistance to non-English-speaking clients who want to lodge complaints, according to an online questionnaire undertaken by the insurance broking industry’s Code Compliance Committee…
27 February 2017
The Kaikoura earthquake has highlighted the risks of underinsurance following the switch to a sum-insured system for buying cover, New Zealand’s Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman Karen Stevens says…
27 February 2017
The late Phil Doring’s broker son Tony was last week banned from providing insurance services, but his brothers are continuing their father’s legacy by investing in a new company carrying the Doring name…
27 February 2017
A Cairns mortgage broker wants a government-owned insurer to compete with private insurers, claiming they are cashing in on spiralling insurance premiums in north Queensland…