11 November 2019
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian today declared a seven-day state of emergency amid warnings the bushfires ravaging the state’s north coast are set to worsen in the next 24 hours...
11 November 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia will meet federal ministers this week to discuss the possibility of signing agreements that guarantee premium reductions if certain mitigation measures are carried out...
11 November 2019
Increased competition in the SME product space means rates for business packages will be fairly flat, according to a Finity market report prepared for the Steadfast broker network...
11 November 2019
Public confidence in insurance and insurers is at an all-time low and the industry and Government have done little to improve it, says Tower CEO Richard Harding...
11 November 2019
The New Zealand Government has urged insurers to re-think their businesses to help combat the risks of global warming...
11 November 2019
Insurance policy wordings that direct fraud victims to immediately contact police are putting asset recovery at risk, according to barrister Andrew Tragardh...
11 November 2019
Queensland motoring body RACQ has organised a campaign to improve the state’s at-fault compulsory third party scheme...
11 November 2019
Australia’s complicated workers’ compensation framework needs modernising and harmonising to respond to changing employment patterns, a report commissioned by IAG says...
11 November 2019
Most of the SA farmers affected by a freak hailstorm last week have no insurance for their crops, according to MGA Insurance Group...
11 November 2019
Wellington needs to rethink its strategy for protecting against earthquakes as insurers reassess their approach as the dangers become better understood, a Mayor’s Insurance Taskforce report says...
11 November 2019
New Zealand insurance company profits jumped 30% to $NZ2.08 billion in the past financial year, driven by gross written premium growth and positive claims experience...
11 November 2019
Insurance claims by businesses to cover bad debt hit a record high of nearly $50 million during the third quarter of the year, according to the NCI Trade Credit Risk Index...
04 November 2019
IAG has warned that tropical cyclones will move further south due to climate change, affecting densely populated areas of the eastern Australian coastline and raising the importance of mitigation action...
04 November 2019
Bundaberg has the country’s largest exposure to financial losses linked to natural catastrophes, according to natural hazards research centre Risk Frontiers...
04 November 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia board has approved its new General Insurance Code of Practice after an extensive review...
04 November 2019
Surveyors fear they may be forced into closure as the professional indemnity stand-off shows no signs of easing...
04 November 2019
Incoming Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) President Gary Dransfield says he’s honoured to take up the role during a “critical time for our industry”...
04 November 2019
Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter says there is a clear need for reform on class actions and he is “actively engaging” over issues raised by a Government inquiry earlier this year...
04 November 2019
Another class action will soon be launched against the Department of Defence over synthetic chemicals that leaked from military sites into surrounding areas, including residential properties...
04 November 2019
Popular online insurance calculators are causing people to underinsure their homes by hundreds of thousands of dollars, a surveyor claims...