07 September 2015
New Zealand’s largest and longest geological fault line has a “high probability” of rupturing in the next 50 years, producing “one of the biggest earthquakes since European settlement”, according to a new report…
07 September 2015
Southern Cross Travel Insurance and InsureandGo have shared this year’s Canstar “outstanding value” award in the international travel insurance category…
31 August 2015
Cyber risk, political interference and macroeconomic volatility are among the main sources of anxiety for Australian insurers, a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the UK-based Centre for Financial Innovation shows…
31 August 2015
Floods last week show NSW does not receive enough funding for mitigation, according to Floodplain Management Australia President Ian Dinham…
31 August 2015
Insurers are likely to amend policy wordings following a court decision regarding the Blue Mountains bushfire class actions, according to law firm Clayton Utz…
31 August 2015
The Victorian Building Authority says two Melbourne hospitals have used non-compliant building cladding in construction…
31 August 2015
The National Insurance Brokers Association has produced a guide to help strata committees and unit owners pick the right strata cover…
24 August 2015
Northern Australian insurance premiums are reasonably priced, according to Aon Benfield’s Asia-Pacific CEO Malcolm Steingold…
24 August 2015
General insurers and reinsurers made a combined net profit of $2.6 billion for the year to June 30, down from $5 billion the previous year…
24 August 2015
Natural catastrophes again top the list of risks that concern New Zealand insurers, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ biennial survey…
24 August 2015
An “extreme of extremes” combination of three potentially devastating weather phenomena is tipped to occur more often as climate change takes hold – and Australia may be one of the worst-hit countries…
24 August 2015
Extensive logging can increase bushfire severity in Victoria’s mountain ash forests, according to researchers…
24 August 2015
Up to 1200 homes damaged by the Canterbury earthquakes may not have been properly repaired, according to New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment…
24 August 2015
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has established a committee to monitor compliance with its revised Fair Insurance Code, which takes effect from January 1…
17 August 2015
Insurers have welcomed the Northern Australia Insurance Premiums Taskforce’s initial findings which were released today, noting they give serious consideration to mitigation as an option to address affordability concerns…
17 August 2015
Rationalisation of commercial insurance pricing will take place soon, according to Suncorp…
17 August 2015
Six councils have left the Municipal Association of Victoria insurance scheme in the past two years, as private insurers muscle in on a market they once abandoned…
17 August 2015
Law firm Allens has warned Australian businesses that traditional insurance policies may not bail them out after a cyber breach…
17 August 2015
Hackers and manufacturers are at war over vehicle security, according to Australia’s National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council…
17 August 2015
Safe Work Australia has produced a handbook to help businesses meet their legal obligations, reduce worker injury rates and improve productivity…