16 November 2015
Game-changers for insurers over the next 5-10 years include 3D printers that can build houses and fix broken bones, drones that can photograph asbestos and deliver humanitarian aid, and driverless cars, according to an industry expert…
09 November 2015
The El Nino weather phenomenon will benefit Australian general insurers, according to a new report from Morgan Stanley…
09 November 2015
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre has today reissued its outlook for southern Australia following an “exceptionally dry” spring…
09 November 2015
Abolishing inefficient insurance taxes would save governments $575 million over five years and increase public spending by more than $5.5 billion, according to research commissioned by the Insurance Council of Australia…
09 November 2015
Insurers have a vital role to play in developing new approaches to driverless cars, according to Zurich Head of Risk Engineering Australasia Mervyn Rea…
09 November 2015
An earthquake of magnitude six or above could have catastrophic consequences for major cities in Australia unless changes are made to the building code, according to a risk modeller…
09 November 2015
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission has released a report on making residential land less vulnerable to liquefaction, following two years of research involving local and US experts…
09 November 2015
Experts fear another Melbourne apartment block found to have non-compliant building cladding could become a death trap – because it has no sprinklers installed…
09 November 2015
Private insurers have settled $NZ15.9 billion of Canterbury earthquake claims, according to the latest Insurance Council of New Zealand update released today…
02 November 2015
A spate of catastrophes hit Australian general insurers hard during the last financial year, according to a new KPMG report…
02 November 2015
A 21-year-old woman has taken QBE to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over its blanket exclusion of mental illness in its travel insurance policy – in a case that could have widespread ramifications for the industry…
02 November 2015
The World Wildlife Fund has criticised insurers IAG, QBE and Suncorp for not meeting international benchmarks for disclosure about the impact of global warming and for failing to advocate stronger action on climate change…
02 November 2015
New insurers are “cherry-picking” the best clients, according to an industry expert…
02 November 2015
The Financial Ombudsman Service says 188 consumers are still awaiting compensation despite rulings in their favour…
02 November 2015
About half of the 8500 homeowners shortlisted for increased liquefaction vulnerability payouts in Canterbury will receive compensation…
02 November 2015
Port Stephens Council in NSW says its new floodplain policy and mapping should help reduce unnecessarily high flood insurance premiums paid by some residents…
02 November 2015
Almost 80% of Australians own at least one smartphone, according to a Deloitte survey…
02 November 2015
The rate of workplace deaths in Australia has been in steady decline for the past decade, according to a new report…
26 October 2015
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre is preparing to update its outlook for southern Australia as conditions continue to deteriorate…
26 October 2015
Australian companies risk falling further behind counterparts in other industrialised economies if they continue to lag in risk management, according to an Ernst & Young global survey…