Lawyers build Kilmore fire compensation case
24 March 2014
A Melbourne legal firm has appealed for victims of the recent Kilmore fire north of the city to come forward as it looks to build a class action…
24 March 2014
A Melbourne legal firm has appealed for victims of the recent Kilmore fire north of the city to come forward as it looks to build a class action…
24 March 2014
Queensland’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry will this month survey members on the impact of higher insurance costs…
24 March 2014
New Zealand’s move to sum-insured from total-replacement cover last year has raised fears many homeowners could be underinsured…
24 March 2014
A rise in prosecutions for workplace bullying could create a spike in workers’ compensation claims, Suncorp Commercial Insurance warns…
24 March 2014
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s demand that insurers carry enough capital to cover a one-in-1000-year event will further increase the cost of insurance, according to…
24 March 2014
Canterbury residents rate dealing with the Earthquake Commission and insurers as their main source of stress…
17 March 2014
Insurance broking businesses improved their profitability last financial year despite a subdued economic environment and increased competition, according to a study by…
17 March 2014
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will restructure some operations to reduce backlogs as it responds to an independent review that found delays in dispute resolution…
17 March 2014
Insurers are to cut some property premiums in Queensland by up to 70% following the completion of flood mitigation works…
17 March 2014
Australian SMEs face tough times and are increasingly likely to invest in risk analysis, according to a survey by Zurich…
17 March 2014
Insurers will pay $NZ18.9 million ($17.76 million) from a directors’ and officers’ policy to the receiver of failed New Zealand finance company Bridgecorp…
17 March 2014
The Insurance Council of Australia has aggregated information on affordability and published it online…
17 March 2014
Reputational risk keeps most directors awake at night, according to a survey by Marsh NZ…
17 March 2014
Piracy attacks in Indonesian waters have increased 700% in the past five years, raising risks for Australian businesses, according to a report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty…
10 March 2014
An underwriting agency has had some of its Melbourne office staff counselled by a trauma specialist after an officer from the Victorian Fire Services Levy Monitor threatened to have a receptionist arrested for obstruction…
10 March 2014
Premiums invoiced by intermediated general insurance businesses grew to $9.85 billion in the past six months, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
10 March 2014
Brokers need to switch from being transaction-driven to advice-driven, according to CGU CEO Peter Harmer…
10 March 2014
Munich Re has again used the capital markets to acquire coverage for Australian cyclone and US hurricane risks with a total volume of $US100 million…
10 March 2014
Multinational companies want greater data transparency in their insurance programs, according to Zurich Global Corporate Head of International Program Distribution Petra Riga…
10 March 2014
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed Elissa Freeman as a director representing consumer interests…