03 October 2016
A framework from the National Transport Commission is the “best way forward” for the introduction of automated vehicle technology, in concert with state-based trials, the NSW Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety has found…
03 October 2016
National Insurance Brokers Association members have until next week to submit views on proposed changes to the Marine Insurance Act…
03 October 2016
Australian businesses could face millions of dollars in property damage and injury costs under new drone regulations that took effect last Thursday, QBE warns…
03 October 2016
New Zealand Earthquake Commission CEO Ian Simpson will depart at the end of December after six years leading the organisation’s response to the country’s costliest natural disaster…
03 October 2016
The Retail Council wants the mandatory product safety reporting period lengthened from two days to four, to give stores more time to investigate whether an item is dangerous…
26 September 2016
From Thursday, Australians will no longer need operators’ certificates and remote pilot licences to commercially fly drones weighing less than 2kg…
26 September 2016
Big Data and technology present opportunities for risk management, but there are also challenges, an Actuaries Institute conference heard last week…
26 September 2016
Former BT Financial adviser Michael Mahoney has been banned from providing financial services for four years after allegedly engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct…
26 September 2016
The NSW Government is to overhaul its building certification system in response to a damning report…
26 September 2016
The number of jobs at New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission will almost halve from January, as work related to the Canterbury quakes enters its final phase…
26 September 2016
A former AMP financial adviser from Brisbane has been permanently banned for failing to comply with key requirements of the Corporations Act…
19 September 2016
The abolition of the $800 million NSW emergency services levy next July should lead to reduced property insurance premiums – and insurers who put up prices to boost margins will be heavily penalised, according to guidelines issued to the industry…
19 September 2016
WorkSafe Victoria has challenged a finding that the workers’ compensation scheme and its agents may have acted incorrectly when handling claims…
19 September 2016
The life insurance industry is again under the spotlight, with a Senate inquiry established following a proposal by Nationals senator John Williams…
19 September 2016
The Tasmanian Government has commissioned a review of this year’s devastating floods, with community awareness of insurance matters on the agenda…
19 September 2016
Lawyers’ concerns over the removal of some lump sum payments in reforms to NSW compulsory third party motor insurance are rebutted in a new report…
19 September 2016
An unspecified number of consumers lost their rights to make claims for uncompleted houses after their bogus builder obtained domestic building insurance using stolen identities, the Victorian Building Authority says…
12 September 2016
WorkSafe Victoria agents denied workers their rightful entitlements by ignoring evidence to “reject or terminate” compensation claims, the Victorian Ombudsman says following an investigation…
12 September 2016
The independent panel reviewing the financial system’s external dispute resolution and complaints framework has released an issues paper and is calling for submissions…
12 September 2016
NSW strata law reforms that take effect on November 30 may see litigation increase and premiums rise, according to one industry leader…