Risk management takes a back seat as business battens down
12 May 2014
Aon Risk Solutions Australia CEO Lambros Lambrou says concern about the economy has heightened the risk of companies cutting back on their insurance cover…
12 May 2014
Aon Risk Solutions Australia CEO Lambros Lambrou says concern about the economy has heightened the risk of companies cutting back on their insurance cover…
12 May 2014
An El Nino event could develop as early as July, potentially increasing bushfire risks in summer but reducing the chance of tropical cyclones in Queensland, according to the…
12 May 2014
Budget Direct has the best value car insurance policy in four states, while QBE leads the way on claims service, according to the latest Canstar customer satisfaction ratings for car cover…
12 May 2014
Legal action by a group of 91 councils and charities against Standard and Poor’s will proceed after the Federal Court last week rejected S&P’s objections…
12 May 2014
Moody’s has maintained mid-A ratings on four lenders’ mortgage insurance providers, noting their financial strength and conservative underwriting practices…
05 May 2014
New forms of insurance intermediation and new technologies are changing the landscape for brokers and eroding the value of advice, according to AIMS GM Martin McAvenna…
05 May 2014
The Insurance Council of Australia has welcomed the release of terms of reference for the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into natural disaster funding…
05 May 2014
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has stepped up its monitoring of Twitter for early reports of earthquakes, fires, cyclones and floods…
05 May 2014
Parts of earthquake-ravaged Christchurch flooded again last week, closely following February and March floods that are expected to cost insurers $NZ25 million ($23.1 million)…
05 May 2014
The Insurance Law Service faces closure due to government funding cuts, Principal Solicitor Katherine Lane warns…
05 May 2014
Men are more likely than women to inflate travel cover claims and seek payment for pre-existing damage to items, a survey for Southern Cross Travel Insurance shows…
28 April 2014
Insurance capacity is rising and competition is at an all-time high, according to Aon Australia’s first-quarter Insurance Market Update…
28 April 2014
Lumley, AIG, Chubb and Vero are among insurers to record improvements in the latest ratings on LMI Group’s ClaimsComparison website…
28 April 2014
Insured losses from Cyclone Ita in north Queensland have reached about $8.4 million, according to the Insurance Council of Australia…
28 April 2014
New Zealand’s insurance industry continues to call for reform of the nation’s fire service levy, as the country enters election mode before the September 20 vote…
28 April 2014
The National Insurance Brokers Association has criticised One Big Switch for wrongly raising consumer expectations in Far North Queensland…
14 April 2014
The Insurance Council of Australia has declared Cyclone Ita a catastrophe for areas of north Queensland, meaning insurers will give priority to cyclone claims…
14 April 2014
Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley faces a serious, ongoing flood risk that has no simple or single solution, according to the first stage of a NSW Office of Water review…
14 April 2014
A study of the pet insurance sector accuses insurers of numerous exclusions, little scope to switch policies, a growing number of complaints and cases of premiums being charged for dead pets…
14 April 2014
New laws to tackle unregulated taxi clubs in Victoria will not be effective, according to Taxicare Australia MD George Karas…