04 February 2019
Change to the legislative and regulatory landscape has emerged as the biggest risk facing Australian businesses this year, climbing two spots in an annual risk survey by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty…
04 February 2019
Strata Community Insurance, CHU Strata Insurance and Strata Unit Underwriters have again topped a ranking of commercial and residential products by independent analyst StrataRatings…
04 February 2019
The number of utility vehicles stolen annually increased by 39% to almost 8000 over the decade to last year, with profit-motivated thefts up 53%, the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council says…
04 February 2019
Up to $NZ14.1 billion of council-owned assets are exposed to rising sea levels linked to climate change, a New Zealand study has found…
04 February 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia has established an action group to co-ordinate the industry’s response to the climate change crisis…
30 January 2019
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10 December 2018
This is the last Monday edition of insuranceNEWS.com.au for 2018. The Daily service will continue until Friday…
10 December 2018
The Actuaries Institute has urged companies to think “beyond the immediate solution” when addressing issues identified by the Hayne royal commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s report on Commonwealth Bank…
10 December 2018
NSW Emergency Services Levy Insurance Monitor Allan Fels says he has not seen the official complaint made against him by the Insurance Council of Australia…
10 December 2018
Allan Fels, the monitor of NSW’s non-existent emergency services levy change and primary foe of the insurance industry, is stirring up insurers again. Believing in the principle of knowing your enemy, Insurance News magazine interviewed the industry’s most strident critic for its December edition. He might just surprise you…
10 December 2018
A NSW Supreme Court ruling on a Bank of Queensland class action defence claim has highlighted a potential gap in cover under civil liability policies, law firm Allens says…
10 December 2018
Insurances bosses have listed climate change and customer engagement among key challenges for next year in a KPMG survey…
10 December 2018
Transport and logistics businesses must address risks that come with increased use of robotics, artificial intelligence and other new technologies, Aon says…
10 December 2018
The number of motor vehicle thefts fell 4% in the year to September, national figures show…
10 December 2018
Nearly 200 supermarkets face the risk of flooding, bushfires or sea level rise, undermining their insurability, climate change modelling shows…
10 December 2018
Christchurch residents have protested over a council planning change they say will increase flood risk in a large part of the city’s lowest-lying coastal suburbs…
10 December 2018
People who rent their homes via short-stay websites such as Airbnb may not be covered for damage, the Insurance Council of Australia warns…
10 December 2018
Most types of road accident are increasing, with driver distraction largely to blame, according to AAMI’s annual crash index…
03 December 2018
NSW Emergency Services Levy Insurance Monitor Allan Fels has called for “public submissions” on an alleged “loyalty tax” charged by insurers…
03 December 2018
Queensland is continuing to battle more than 100 fires after dangerous conditions persisted at the weekend, while the first tropical cyclone for this season has formed in the Coral Sea…