Government backs Victorian flood review
02 July 2012
The Federal Government has accepted 10 of the 11 recommendations directed to it in the final report of the 2010/11 flood warnings and response review for Victoria…
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Quake royal commission: Parked cars may have caused fire
02 July 2012
Vehicles in the car park may have started the fire that engulfed the Canterbury TV building, the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard…
Another major NZ quake expected within 50 years
02 July 2012
A magnitude-8 quake could hit New Zealand’s South island within 50 years, according to research by GNS Science and the University of Nevada, Reno…
Christchurch properties rezoned
02 July 2012
More than 1100 residential properties have been rezoned “green” in Christchurch, meaning owners can begin discussions with their private insurers and the Earthquake Commission over repairs…
NZ earthquake report delivered
02 July 2012
The first part of a key report into the Canterbury earthquakes has been delivered to the New Zealand Government…
Willis seeks court restraints on former executives
25 June 2012
The NSW Supreme Court has granted interim restraints preventing three former Willis executives from soliciting or providing services to some of the company’s clients…
Victoria delays FSL legislation until August
25 June 2012
The Victorian Government will not introduce the legislation to abolish the state’s fire services levy until the next sitting of the state’s parliament in mid-August…
Wilkins attacks ‘politically expedient’ payout demands
25 June 2012
Calls for insurers to pay flood claims on policies that don’t offer flood cover are “reckless and politically expedient”, IAG CEO Mike Wilkins said today…
FOS: Disputes on the rise
25 June 2012
New statistics from the Financial Ombudsman Service show total disputes across the financial services sector referred to the ombudsman were up 29% for the first quarter of 2012, compared with…
Victorian earthquake mostly harmless
25 June 2012
Last week’s Victorian earthquake has not caused major losses, with some residents reporting cracks in the walls of buildings and shelves falling over…
Centro class action formally settled
25 June 2012
The Federal Court has formally approved the settlement in the $200 million Centro shareholder class action, meaning the issue of who has a priority charge on directors’ and officers’ cover now…
EQC, insurers work on earthquake loss model
25 June 2012
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission and insurers are working on a modelling system that will enable them to apportion costs between the Canterbury earthquakes and speed up claims resolution…
Rosy outlook for Australia’s brokers
25 June 2012
The Australian broking industry is set to enter a stronger and more profitable five-year period, according to industry research firm Ibisworld…
Councils call for nationwide focus on coastal risks
25 June 2012
Delegates at the Australian Local Government Association’s National General Assembly in Canberra last week have called for a national approach to development risks in coastal areas…
NZ householders unhappy with earthquake insurers
25 June 2012
More than a year after the Christchurch earthquake, most affected householders are “greatly dissatisfied” with the performance of their insurers, according to a survey in the region by …
Flood definition becomes law
18 June 2012
The standard definition of flood is now law, after the Federal Government this morning enacted the regulations to give effect to the definition…
Home premiums down, commercial and rural up if NSW drops FSL
18 June 2012
Premiums would be cheaper for the average residential property in NSW if a property-based levy replaced the fire services levy, according to modelling by Deloitte and the Insurance Council…
Reinsurance covered almost half of insurers’ 2011 losses
18 June 2012
The latest insurance company statistics from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority show just how much reinsurers took a beating from last year’s disasters…
Premium funders fear losses from Victorian FSL switch
18 June 2012
Premium funders stand to lose $2-$3 million because there will not be a phasing-out period for the Victorian fire services levy…
Consumer groups reject Productivity Commission on flood insurance
18 June 2012
The Consumer Action Law Centre has rejected Productivity Commission claims that government subsidies on flood insurance will reduce consumers’ incentives to mitigate flood risk and…