01 October 2012
The Insurance Council of Australia has rejected claims that reforming the funding of emergency services in NSW will “boost the profits of big insurance companies” at the expense of families…
01 October 2012
The Northern Territory will have a builders’ insurance scheme granting wider protection for consumers next year, before an expected upturn in residential construction…
01 October 2012
An updated version of the Australian Rainfall and Run-off guide will give engineers more accurate information on flood-prone regions, the Federal Government says…
01 October 2012
A new report on the operation of the Wivenhoe Dam during last year’s Brisbane floods has cleared the engineers involved, despite earlier findings by the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry…
01 October 2012
Legal actions over insurance claims resulting from the Canterbury earthquakes are starting to reach New Zealand courts…
24 September 2012
Flood insurance take-up has risen dramatically, with 78.1% of homes across the country now covered, according to the Insurance Council of Australia…
24 September 2012
Tim Grafton is to take over as CEO of the Insurance Council of New Zealand…
24 September 2012
Three local councils have won a legal battle against Lehman Brothers over investment losses during the global financial crisis, paving the way for a multimillion-dollar compensation payment…
24 September 2012
The Financial Ombudsman Service closed 9785 disputes in the April-June quarter – setting a new record for any three-month period…
24 September 2012
The insurance industry has rejected accusations of overcharging during the final months of the Victorian fire service levy…
24 September 2012
Funding New Zealand’s fire services via a tax on insurance is outdated, inequitable and inefficient and has become increasingly difficult to administer, the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand…
24 September 2012
The National Transport Commission is seeking comments on its collaborative strategy to cut deaths and injuries on Australia’s roads…
24 September 2012
New Zealand’s workplace injury rates are about twice those of Australia and almost six times those of the UK, according to a new report…
24 September 2012
Insurers, the European Space Agency and a Zurich-based data company have joined forces to produce satellite flood maps that could be used to better understand Australia’s flood risks…
17 September 2012
Australian insurers are recording strong premium growth after years of catastrophe losses, according to Aon Benfield…
17 September 2012
The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand has taken the country’s fire service to the High Court for clarification on how insurance contracts can be arranged…
17 September 2012
Flood mitigation is a long-term project and it will take time to get the message out, according to Actuaries Institute CEO Melinda Howes…
17 September 2012
The public and private health sectors handled 2800 new medical indemnity claims in 2010/11, about the same level as the previous year…
17 September 2012
The New Zealand Government has offered to buy out owners of uninsured homes and commercial property in the Christchurch flatland residential red zone, where land is considered damaged beyond repair…
17 September 2012
The number of motor vehicle thefts in Australia increased in the last financial year…