Adani gets insurance, but won’t say where from
24 June 2019
The Adani Group’s Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland has been underwritten by a group of insurers whose identities remain confidential...
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ICNZ hits back at consumer group’s criticism
24 June 2019
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has rejected Consumer NZ assertions that general insurance customers get a raw deal...
Suncorp close to complete on NSW hailstorm repairs
24 June 2019
Suncorp has repaired or paid out on more than 18,000 cars in the six months since the Sydney hailstorm, accounting for more than 80% of the total insured...
Nissans remain top target for thieves
24 June 2019
Older Nissan models comprise eight of the top 11 theft targets in Victoria, according to the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council...
AIR updates NZ quake model
24 June 2019
AIR Worldwide has revised its New Zealand earthquake model to include the latest scientific research gathered from the Canterbury catastrophes in 2010/11 and Kaikoura in 2016...
Fraud trial: Gonzalez pressed Dual to use husband’s firm
17 June 2019
Dual Australia founder Damien Coates says Josie Gonzalez pushed forward proposals to use a legal firm associated with her husband at meetings to discuss her employment, despite it not being “on the table”...
Political interference ‘in full swing’ post-Hayne
17 June 2019
Some Australian insurers are concerned at politicians’ determination to move quickly on the Hayne royal commission’s recommendations to reform the financial services sector, according to a PwC-sponsored biennial survey...
Travel insurers hail progress after discrimination finding
17 June 2019
Insurers at the centre of a probe into the sale of travel policies with illegal mental health exclusions have pledged to build on changes made since the investigation ended...
Uber Air shapes as new vehicle for aviation cover
17 June 2019
Uber’s bold Uber Air flying taxi proposition could be treated much like helicopter use by underwriters in the first instance, but technical advancements will open new opportunities for aviation insurers, experts say...
Climate change the key threat to business growth, CEOs say
17 June 2019
Risk arising from climate change and the environment has jumped to be the No.1 threat to company growth worldwide, according to a KPMG global survey of top executives...
New skills will define future workers: Deloitte
17 June 2019
Jobs that require interpersonal and creative skills, conflict resolution, cognitive work and sales will be increasingly in demand over the next decade, despite the automation revolution, Deloitte says...
In Insurance News magazine this month
17 June 2019
The industry’s largest-circulation news magazine is hitting mailboxes this week, and as soon as mail deliveries are completed we’ll put it up online as well...
Couple in court over $17 million fraud
11 June 2019
The trial of a married couple accused of defrauding Dual Australia of $17 million between 2011 and 2013 was due to begin in Melbourne today…
Higher Wellington premiums reflect risk: IAG
11 June 2019
Property owners in Wellington will be paying more to insure their houses because the national capital is a high-risk area for earthquakes, IAG New Zealand says…
ICA pushes back against Tasmania’s ‘uninsurable’ claim
11 June 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia has denied that a number of houses in Tasmania’s Blackmans Bay have become uninsurable because of climate change…
Agency aims to plug region’s insurance gap, but won’t yet say how
11 June 2019
Underwriting agency Sure, which plans to enter the north Queensland market next month with underwriting capacity from Liberty Mutual, says it will provide details of its business nearer to its launch, with its approach to the cyclone-prone region set to be closely watched…
ICA shares insights with China Re executives
11 June 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia met a group of visiting China Re executives last week…
Unis urged to raise game on cyber security
11 June 2019
The education sector must improve protection against data breaches given the sensitive data it holds, specialist insurance provider CFC Underwriting says…
Seismic company checks ‘pulse’ of NZ buildings
11 June 2019
New Zealand company Global Seismic Data says a sensor system that monitors the “pulse” of buildings to improve resilience will be introduced more widely in the country after an initial focus on Wellington…
NIBA backs intervention in northern market
03 June 2019
The National Insurance Brokers Association has called for a fresh examination of government intervention to address high premiums in northern Australia…