14 August 2023
Consumer problems with home and contents insurance include complex products, unaffordable premiums, inaccessible information on natural hazard risks and a lack of pricing reductions when homes are made more resilient, a report says...
14 August 2023
A University of Tasmania fire expert says the Hawaii wildfires hold lessons for Australia as the country braces for the likely arrival of El Nino, which raises the prospect of a scorching summer...
14 August 2023
What – or perhaps who – killed Catholic Church Insurance? The August/September issue of Insurance News magazine provides the background you need to understand why this venerable organisation needed recapitalising, which led to its owners placing it into runoff...
14 August 2023
Ample capacity and improved risk appetite are among key features observed in the Australian and wider Asia Pacific region during the second quarter, broker Aon says in a market update...
14 August 2023
Budget Direct says properties constructed more than 50 years ago may be deemed older properties, and this could have a bearing on home insurance, while homes built before the early 1900s could have heritage classification and not be eligible for cover at all...
07 August 2023
Terms of reference for the federal parliamentary inquiry into insurer responses to last year’s floods are comprehensive, the Insurance Council of Australia says following the release of details last week...
07 August 2023
Professional indemnity gross premium for non-facility business rose to $3.02 billion in 2021 from $2.68 billion a year earlier, representing a gain of 12%, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority...
07 August 2023
Work is underway to revamp the Motor Vehicle Insurance and Repair Industry Code of Conduct after an independent review made 15 recommendations to improve governance and customer outcomes, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
07 August 2023
A survey from Budget Direct has identified in-car technology as a major cause of driver distraction, with a majority of respondents saying they can be put off by its presence in modern vehicles...
31 July 2023
Commercial insurance pricing growth in the Australian market slowed in the second quarter, rising 2% after clocking a 7% increase in the first quarter, broker Marsh announced today...
31 July 2023
Planners, builders and insurers have presented a united message around preventing development on floodplains following an inaugural roundtable...
31 July 2023
Complaints about delays in the handling of insurance claims jumped 76% in the year to June to be the most complained about issue across all financial services...
31 July 2023
The Australian Actuaries Climate Index provides a strong signal that the underlying Australian climate has changed, consistent with a warming climate, Index Lead Collator Rade Musulin says...
31 July 2023
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has published a guide explaining its approach to disputes about whether a vehicle should be treated as a total loss, setting out the factors its ombudsmen consider...
24 July 2023
The Federal Government has announced a parliamentary inquiry into insurers’ response to last year’s devastating floods...
24 July 2023
The Insurance Council of Australia and its insurer members have identified use of wear and tear exclusions in home claims as a priority area for focus...
24 July 2023
Owners of two high rise residential buildings covered in flammable cladding have won a court bid to have insurer AAI Insurance, trading as Vero Insurance, included as a party in their damages case...
24 July 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released its annual general insurance claims development data for long-tail, short-tail, other direct classes and reinsurance...
24 July 2023
NRMA Insurance has teamed with research organisation, the McKell Institute, to help shape the future of the growing microbusiness sector...
24 July 2023
Local event details for the 2023 Dive In festival, to be held from September 26-28, are almost all locked in and have been shared with insuranceNEWS.com.au...