10 August 2015
Only a few insurance claims relating to defamation via social media have been made, but this will change given Australians’ rapid take-up of platforms such as Twitter, last week’s Claims Convention in Sydney heard…
10 August 2015
Private insurers have settled more than 16,000 residential claims arising from the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, the Insurance Council of New Zealand says…
10 August 2015
Why did Warren Buffett, a visionary investor with a famous instinct for business advantage, do a “hands-off” deal with IAG that he admits he hasn’t done in 48 years? You’ll find the answer in the latest edition of Insurance News (the magazine), which will be mailed to subscribers over the next week…
03 August 2015
Australia’s general insurers must adjust to a new reality, as the soft market finally starts to bite, according to actuarial consultant Finity…
03 August 2015
Consumers have named Suncorp the best digital brand in Australia, leading a top 10 in which half of the businesses are banks or insurers…
03 August 2015
The Financial Ombudsman Service recorded 7720 complaints in the second quarter, down 7% on the preceding three months and 4% on the corresponding quarter of last year…
03 August 2015
QBE’s Insurance Box telematics technology will be used in a world-first study of young drivers…
03 August 2015
Organised crime gangs have improved access to sophisticated malware and are using it to steal intellectual property or commercially sensitive information, the Australian Cyber Security Centre warns…
03 August 2015
Research aimed at predicting older people’s fitness to drive is expected to be ready next year…
03 August 2015
One-fifth of transport industry employers say they break safety rules to complete work on time, according to a survey by Safe Work Australia…
03 August 2015
A survey of small businesses has revealed high levels of underinsurance, with 77% holding no business interruption cover and 60% lacking burglary cover…
03 August 2015
Back and neck pain are common causes of absenteeism among younger workers, a survey by Safe Work Australia shows…
27 July 2015
Suncorp has urged the Federal Government not to “hide the problem behind an insurance pool” when tackling the cyclone threat in north Queensland…
27 July 2015
Combustible building cladding has been discovered on an aged care facility in Melbourne…
27 July 2015
The current El Nino is growing faster than the record event of 1997/98, according to the latest statistics…
27 July 2015
Australian companies must give cyber insurance proper consideration and understand that general business policies may not cover all losses, law firm Allens says…
27 July 2015
Significant damage was caused by wind-driven rain during Tropical Cyclone Olwyn on March 13, according to the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University in Townsville…
27 July 2015
Insurance companies will watch with interest as several initiatives in SA bring driverless cars closer to our roads…
27 July 2015
Residential reconstruction following the devastating Canterbury earthquakes is half-complete, according to a Westpac New Zealand economic update…
20 July 2015
The UK Foreign Office now ranks the terror threat in Australia as high – the same as in war-torn nations such as Afghanistan and Iraq…