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Resilience roundtable in line for UN award

16 March 2015

The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities is one of three finalists for the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction, to be announced in Japan tomorrow…

Intermediated premium level drops

09 March 2015

Premiums invoiced by intermediated general insurance businesses fell to $9.67 billion for the six months to December 31, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…

Cyclone Marcia claims pass $130 million

09 March 2015

Estimated insurance losses from Tropical Cyclone Marcia in Queensland now stand at $130.5 million, with 17,400 claims lodged, according to the Insurance Council of Australia…

Snail mail still has legs, study shows

09 March 2015

People still want to receive important or sensitive information as physical mail, according to Australia Post’s customer survey for December…

Premium earnings up but profit down

02 March 2015

The Australian general insurance industry earned net profit after tax of $4.1 billion last year, down 12.8% on the 2013 figure…

ICA hails Toowoomba flood maps

02 March 2015

The Insurance Council of Australia has welcomed a new flood management program launched by Toowoomba Regional Council in Queensland…

Brand power ‘drives up travel cover premiums’

02 March 2015

Some direct travel insurance products show little correlation between strength of features and higher premiums, according to the latest Travel Insurance Report from researcher Plan For Life…

Insurance leaders flag competitive year ahead

23 February 2015

Intense competition and pressure on premiums in the insurance market are set to continue, Marsh MD and Head of Placement for Asia-Pacific John Donnelly warns…

Vero calls for simpler NZ earthquake model

23 February 2015

Vero has called for debate on how New Zealand handles disaster insurance, after releasing a report that finds the dual insurance model, unclear protocols, co-ordination issues and time taken to understand land changes delayed claims settlements following the Canterbury earthquakes…