04 August 2025
Insurers monitoring compliance with new operational risk management rules should ensure artificial intelligence and climate change exposures are not overlooked, Clyde & Co consultant Dean Carrigan says...
04 August 2025
Insurers are covered by privacy laws and financial services regulations when dealing with children and any changes to the rules protecting minors must be proportionate, the Insurance Council of Australia has told the information commissioner...
28 July 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is consulting on its approach to general insurance claims handling disputes...
28 July 2025
Commercial property is leading pricing weakness in the Australia-dominated Pacific region, with rates declining for a fifth consecutive quarter, the latest Marsh Global Insurance Market Index shows...
28 July 2025
One in five drivers admit turning off their vehicle’s advanced safety features, Suncorp insurer AAMI’s annual crash index has revealed...
28 July 2025
A jury has failed to reach a verdict on two remaining charges against a celebrity jeweller who admitted attempting insurance fraud by staging an armed robbery at his shop...
28 July 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia will visit Harden in NSW to help residents recovering from a hailstorm in February...
21 July 2025
Strata and consumer lobby groups have made a fresh push for insurance tax reform after the Queensland government projected revenue from the charges will rise in the next few years...
21 July 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia will return to north Queensland this month for meetings with customers affected by flooding in February...
21 July 2025
Toxic clouds from a volcanic eruption in Auckland could travel twice as far as previously estimated, research by New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tu Ake shows...
21 July 2025
WFI Insurance has recorded an 8% reduction in farm-related claims in the past year, but says the number related to impacts such as vehicle crashes or crush injuries surged 44% to the highest level in four years...
21 July 2025
About one-quarter of Australians have had a “travel mishap” in the past year, according to a survey by comparison website Finder...
14 July 2025
Premium in Australia and other advanced Asia-Pacific economies grew 2.9% last year, according to Swiss Re’s latest Sigma report...
14 July 2025
Home insurance policies will be transformed with almost every home, apartment block and small business on track to have solar panels and batteries by 2050, according to Finity...
14 July 2025
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has again called for improved resilience measures as parts of the country clean up after more heavy rainfall and damaging wind...
14 July 2025
Cyber insurance specialist Coalition has urged SMEs to step up digital protections after hackers broke into Qantas’ customer database...
14 July 2025
The next tranche of NSW strata reforms will increase Fair Trading’s powers around building maintenance, benefiting strata managers, insurers and property owners affected by delayed repairs, industry stakeholders heard last week...
07 July 2025
Industry consultant John Trowbridge says Tasmania’s Liberals must thoroughly run the numbers and assess their business strategy before proceeding with a plan to create state-owned insurer TasInsure...
07 July 2025
Recent takeover deals may affect catastrophe reinsurance renewals in the Australian market, according to Aon...
07 July 2025
Insurers have been receiving claims after last week’s NSW storms, but damage from the wind and heavy rain was not as severe as earlier feared...