Terrorism expert urges focus on recovery
16 October 2017
Terrorist attacks can’t always be prevented, so authorities must also focus on resilience and recovery, a strategic analyst says…
16 October 2017
Terrorist attacks can’t always be prevented, so authorities must also focus on resilience and recovery, a strategic analyst says…
16 October 2017
Most NSW motorists can expect a compulsory third party refund next year as part of government reforms aimed at making the scheme fairer and more affordable…
16 October 2017
General insurers have marked down the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority for its performance on cost consultations, while giving the regulator a mostly positive scorecard in its biennial Stakeholder Survey Report…
16 October 2017
Insurers may be forced to raise premiums to offset costs under Treasury’s proposal to remove a “double tax benefit” arising with certain deductible liabilities held by an entity that joins a consolidated group…
09 October 2017
The Building Ministers’ Forum has announced measures to prevent the use of flammable cladding on high-rise buildings, but has not recommended a national ban on the product…
09 October 2017
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission estimates it will cost $14.1 million to regulate the life and general insurance sectors this financial year…
09 October 2017
Insurance and Care NSW has appointed Gallagher Bassett as the Home Building Compensation Fund claims manager.
09 October 2017
The National Insurance Brokers Association has opposed legislation allowing the Financial Ombudsman Service to be absorbed into a wider complaints authority…
09 October 2017
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) supports plans to strengthen Australian Securities and Investments Commission banning powers…
09 October 2017
Queensland’s Motor Accident Insurance Commission achieved an operating surplus of $10.94 million in the year to June 30, up from $361,000 the previous year…
09 October 2017
The National Transport Commission wants road transport agencies, police and industry to comment on how driver laws should be changed to allow automated vehicles onto the roads…
09 October 2017
WorkCover WA recorded a $4.6 million net surplus in the year to June 30, down from $8.5 million the previous year as a decline in revenue outpaced that of key expenses…
02 October 2017
The Federal Government will provide $50 million over the next seven years to establish the Cyber Security Co-operative Research Centre…
02 October 2017
The number of WA motor accident victims being encouraged to lodge an exaggerated or false motor injury insurance claim has risen “dramatically” to 322 in the past two years, according to the WA Insurance Commission…
02 October 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released a consultation paper in response to last year’s submissions regarding proposals to improve the functions of insurers’ appointed actuaries…
02 October 2017
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority says it will release findings from a targeted review of 24 life insurance advisers with a high level of policy churn by the end of this year…
02 October 2017
The National Warranty Company has undertaken to amend “potentially misleading” extended warranties it has been selling through new and used-vehicle dealerships nationwide since early 2015…
02 October 2017
Mutuals, co-operatives and community-based organisations have a key role in providing insurance access and should be regulated appropriately, according to a guidance paper from the International Association of Insurance Supervisors…
25 September 2017
The Queensland Government says it will push for a national ban on aluminium composite panels with a flammable polyethylene core when it hosts the Building Ministers’ Forum in Brisbane next month…
25 September 2017
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is considering 42 submissions on its review of the Insurance Prudential Supervision Act 2010 and will provide an update on its next step “in due course”…