03 June 2024
The Albanese government says its Insurance Affordability and Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Taskforce will ensure a “cross-government approach” to risk reduction and “other near-term solutions”...
03 June 2024
A scheme that covers recovery costs for victims of motor theft will be rolled out across Queensland thanks to a government funding injection...
03 June 2024
Treasury calculates the general insurance industry will pay about $32.7 million in levies to fund the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s operational costs in the coming financial year, rising from $29.5 million in 2023-24...
03 June 2024
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has welcomed the budget’s resilience funding for communities hit by the Auckland flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle, while urging a continued focus on reducing risks...
03 June 2024
The Victorian government has announced a new round of investment grants focused on reducing workplace disease and illness risks...
27 May 2024
Artificial intelligence’s ability to “drill down” to an individual customer’s risk profile and set one-on-one insurance premiums “undermines the whole market model”, Greens MP David Shoebridge says...
27 May 2024
An Australian Securities and Investments Commission appeal against an unfair contract term decision that went in favour of Auto & General could be heard as early as August...
27 May 2024
Victorian regulator WorkSafe is cracking down on dangerous forklift use to address a common source of workplace risk...
27 May 2024
SafeWork NSW has unveiled a plan to address worsening employee mental health claims...
27 May 2024
A kitchen benchtop company has been fined $375,000 after admitting exposing a worker to the risk of serious illness caused by airborne respirable crystalline silica over nearly seven years.
20 May 2024
Senators have launched an inquiry into insurance challenges, specifically around the impact of climate risk on premiums and coverage...
20 May 2024
A coalition of consumer groups has urged the NSW government to increase funding for the Office of the Strata and Property Services Commissioner...
20 May 2024
Demolition has begun on the first community title scheme purchased under voluntary property buybacks offered by the Queensland and federal governments’ Resilient Homes Fund...
20 May 2024
Electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure is receiving federal government help after a data breach...
13 May 2024
The NSW pricing tribunal will monitor premiums during the proposed move away from the emergency services levy, to ensure insurers are not overcharging...
13 May 2024
Access to affordable insurance is a critical factor in easing the strain on Australia’s live music scene, according to an interim report from a Senate inquiry into the National Cultural Policy...
13 May 2024
Planned changes to New Zealand’s insurance laws, including the duty of disclosure regime, will lead to better consumer protections, according to industry ombudsman Karen Stevens...
13 May 2024
The National Emergency Management Stockpile has established a standing offer panel aimed at speeding access to equipment and services during disasters...
13 May 2024
Elizabeth Tydd will take over as national information commissioner at the end of incumbent Angelene Falk’s term...
13 May 2024
The Queensland and federal governments have announced a $112 million disaster relief package to support recovery efforts following December’s wet weather...