04 March 2013
Sporting code executives are reviewing their risk management procedures after the Australian Crime Commission revealed illicit drug-taking is widespread in some professional competitions…
04 March 2013
New Zealand rates are starting to stabilise and large clients with good risk profiles are seeing premium reductions…
04 March 2013
Farmers and oyster growers who suffer damage from acidic water that has flowed from flooded swamps into the Manning River in northern NSW are unlikely to receive insurance payouts…
04 March 2013
Motorists are lazy and tend not to shop around for the cheapest car insurance, according to consumer group Choice…
25 February 2013
Flood mitigation for the at-risk Hawkesbury-Nepean region of western Sydney is finally at the top of the political agenda, with the NSW Government and the Federal Opposition vowing to take action…
25 February 2013
Insurers “appear slower to respond” to claims from the Bundaberg floods than they were after the Brisbane catastrophe of 2011, according to Legal Aid Queensland civil justice lawyer Paul Holmes…
25 February 2013
Analysts poring over profit announcements from Australia’s two leading local insurers have found cause for optimism, with most displaying new enthusiasm for Suncorp…
25 February 2013
Premium funders and the National Insurance Brokers Association will continue to resist moves to extend consumer credit laws to small business, after the Federal Government deferred its decision on the matter…
25 February 2013
Insurers have paid more than $NZ6.7 billion ($5.4 billion) on Canterbury earthquake claims, with the task of apportioning damage between the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and private insurers due to be…
25 February 2013
An easily navigable website showing clear terms and conditions is the key to selling travel insurance, according to research by Global Reviews…
25 February 2013
Boarding houses are residential buildings and should be covered by the state-owned Earthquake Commission, New Zealand’s High Court has ruled…
25 February 2013
New Zealand marine insurers paid $NZ140.57 million ($115.1 million) on major claims from 2005 to 2011, including $NZ17.7 million ($14.5 million) for cargo losses from the September 2010 Christchurch…
25 February 2013
The Insurance Council of Australia has refocused since the disastrous days of the Brisbane floods, according to new President Mark Milliner…
18 February 2013
The review of the General Insurance Code of Practice could result in an enhanced role for the Code Compliance Committee, independent reviewer Ian Enright has revealed…
18 February 2013
Entitlement to directors’ and officers’ liability policy proceeds will next be tested in the Great Southern action in the NSW Court of Appeal, with the Bridgecorp case in New Zealand now headed…
18 February 2013
The Insurance Council of Australia has revised its claims figures on flood and storm damage in Queensland and NSW, and the Tasmanian bushfire…
18 February 2013
About 6500 property-owners have accepted the New Zealand Government’s buyout offer, out of 7207 offers…
18 February 2013
Victorian brokers are encountering angry clients as the state’s fire services levy on insurance phases out…
18 February 2013
The New Zealand Government could be up for another $NZ400 million ($328.44 million) to settle Canterbury earthquake claims it inherited when it took on the earthquake business of AMI in 2011…
18 February 2013
Australia’s roads are getting safer, with heavy vehicle crashes falling 13% in the past five years, but premiums for truck-owners are forecast to continue rising as the average claims cost increases…