24 November 2014
Consumer loyalty and major insurers’ refusal to participate are preventing comparison websites from flourishing in Australia, the Actuaries Institute’s general insurance seminar heard…
24 November 2014
Victoria’s fire services levy amnesty has resulted in about $350,000 being returned to consumers…
24 November 2014
Work-related injuries and illnesses have continued to decline, the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show…
17 November 2014
Australian insurers are expected to gain increased access to the expanding Chinese market under the free trade deal to be signed this afternoon…
17 November 2014
Resistance is building to the sale of the Territory Insurance Office, but the NT Government has the numbers to push it through and may start the process before the year’s end…
17 November 2014
Insurers are struggling to seize opportunities arising from the growing digital economy, according to a report by KPMG…
17 November 2014
Australians’ regard for insurance companies is among the lowest in the world, according to a global consumer survey by Ernst & Young…
17 November 2014
New Zealanders are likely to favour local insurers in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes, according to a report by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s…
17 November 2014
Consumer group Choice has praised AIG and Queensland-based Lloyd’s coverholder Online Insurance Brokers for offering comprehensive travel insurance policies with above-average…
17 November 2014
New Zealand’s risk landscape is shifting, with IT, data and cyber risks coming to the fore, according to Marsh…
10 November 2014
The Federal Government will make a minor amendment to the Insurance Regulations to allow brokers to place cover with unauthorised foreign insurers on the basis of price…
10 November 2014
The ACT Court of Appeal has dismissed legal action against the NSW Government over the devastating bushfires that tore through border regions and into Canberra in 2003…
10 November 2014
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission has asked a court to rule on its liability to cover damage to land that has become more vulnerable to flooding because of the Canterbury quakes…
10 November 2014
More than half of Australian companies are unprepared for cyber attacks, and insurance is an important part of the solution, according to Ernst & Young…
10 November 2014
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has released a 15-point plan aimed at reducing the impact of natural hazards…
10 November 2014
The Financial Ombudsman Service closed more disputes in the September quarter as it worked through its backlog…
10 November 2014
A class action trial concerning operation of the Wivenhoe and Somerset dams during the 2011 Queensland floods is scheduled for July 2016 once an amended claim is filed…
10 November 2014
More than half of disputes handled by the New Zealand Insurance and Savings Ombudsman last financial year related to general insurance…
10 November 2014
The National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council has combined its theft risk rating system with Monash University’s safety rating guide to help car buyers make more informed decisions…
10 November 2014
New Zealand insurers must ensure their products remain relevant and widely purchased as the nation’s population changes, IAG NZ CEO Jacki Johnson says…