14 October 2019
Vero and Chubb have been voted the National Insurance Brokers Association general insurers of the year, while Insurance House director Gary Gribbin has received the association’s lifetime achievement award...
14 October 2019
Northern NSW bushfires destroyed at least 45 homes and about twice as many rural outbuildings last week as hot weather and dry conditions fuelled the flames...
14 October 2019
The Bureau of Meteorology says there is a 65% chance of fewer than normal cyclones across northern Australia this year...
14 October 2019
The independent Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee has described as “disappointing” its findings into the internal complaint handling process of subscribing members...
14 October 2019
Insurers must embrace new business models to stay relevant as the industry undergoes a “tectonic shift” triggered by rising consumer expectations and shifting dynamics, Capgemini says in a new report...
14 October 2019
Almost half of Australian SMEs don't understand their regulatory obligations under data breach rules and many more are ignorant of cyber threats, research by Chubb has found...
14 October 2019
Pet insurers pay more than 85% of the 500,000 pet insurance claims made each year, illustrating customers do receive value from their policies...
14 October 2019
Pressure is growing on state governments to help fund building defect rectification as problems such as the Mascot Towers evacuation in Sydney add urgency to the issue, a Sedgwick executive says...
14 October 2019
Suncorp is urging residents of NSW and Queensland to trim overhanging trees, clean gutters and check their roofs in preparation for storms...
14 October 2019
About 66% of insurers in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region are positive in their current investment outlook, a survey by global asset management firm BlackRock has found...
14 October 2019
Planned changes to medical indemnity legislation could eventually lead to a “gradual reduction” in support from the Federal Government, according to law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley...
14 October 2019
The Insurance Council of New Zealand says a proposal to more than double the Earthquake Commission cap to deal with quake-prone Wellington’s problems could lead to “perverse outcomes” and would be inequitable...
14 October 2019
Drone technology developed at the Victoria University of Wellington has helped analyse volcanic gases from PNG’s remote Bagana volcano, one of the most active in the world...
07 October 2019
Insurers may be forced eventually to make way for governments or businesses as some assets become too risky because of climate change, the Reserve Bank of Australia has warned...
07 October 2019
Surveyors involved with projects of more than three storeys are unable to secure professional indemnity covers, according to the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors...
07 October 2019
About 299,500 farm insurance policies have been placed out for a sum insured value of $153 billion and 143,500 crop covers for $5.6 billion, according to the Insurance Council of Australia...
07 October 2019
It’s 10 years since Insurance News magazine was launched, and this month’s special anniversary edition looks back over the big industry issues and events we’ve covered over that time. You’ll be surprised how long some of those issues have dragged on...
07 October 2019
A High Court decision expected this year on class actions funding could make it more difficult for cases to be brought if the ruling overturns use of existing arrangements...
07 October 2019
Angie Zissis, the new head of AUB’s Austbrokers Insurance Member Services, has joined the National Insurance Brokers Association board...
07 October 2019
The strongest positive Indian Ocean Dipole since 2001 is helping create dangerous drought conditions, the Bureau of Meteorology says...