23 October 2023
The Resilient Building Council has released its “world-first” bushfire preparation mobile app to help homeowners assess and implement mitigation tactics against risks...
23 October 2023
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has detailed its continuing effort to tackle insurer pricing misconduct in its annual report...
23 October 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has launched discussion papers in collaboration with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission seeking feedback on proposals to enhance data collections for life and general insurance...
23 October 2023
WA is consulting on new workers’ compensation regulations after Parliament this month passed legislation to modernise laws previously described as “archaic”...
23 October 2023
The ACT Government has introduced new mental health protections to its work health and safety laws to help counter psychosocial hazards...
16 October 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has started a general insurance climate vulnerability assessment that is examining long-term implications for the affordability of household cover...
16 October 2023
The Federal Government cyclone pool has started delivering strong savings in high-risk areas and is encouraging some insurers to write more business in the north, an Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation executive says...
16 October 2023
The NSW Government has introduced greater fines and maximum prison time for manufacturers found breaching Work Health and Safety regulations relating to silica and asbestos protection...
16 October 2023
The NSW Parliament has passed legislation that sets out icare’s obligations and provides Treasury with powers to support improved transparency...
16 October 2023
The Auckland High Court has penalised Vero New Zealand $NZ3.9 million over broken discount promises made to thousands of customers, in proceedings lodged by the Financial Markets Authority...
16 October 2023
A mandatory data breach notification scheme for government agencies is to be introduced in Queensland, and privacy laws in the state will be strengthened...
16 October 2023
The NSW and Federal governments have announced a jointly funded $260 million project to help rebuild critical infrastructure in areas across the state that have been damaged by natural disasters in the past three years...
16 October 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has published new updated insurance-related frequently asked questions on the Australian Accounting Standards Board collections...
09 October 2023
Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones will be the keynote speaker at the Insurance Council of Australia Annual Conference on Thursday...
09 October 2023
Business NSW says further reforms, including increased oversight and better claims management, are needed to fix the state workers’ compensation scheme...
09 October 2023
The Financial Accountability Regime will come into force on March 15 2025 for the insurance and superannuation industry...
09 October 2023
The Queensland Government has launched a week-long initiative to help educate and remind its residents of the importance of protecting themselves against the impacts of severe weather...
02 October 2023
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has returned from a trip to Europe with Australia’s insurance leaders with a “strong message” from reinsurers to prioritise mitigation...
02 October 2023
Tasmania is scrapping a levy on business insurance policies as part of an emergency services funding overhaul of arrangements described as “complex, unfair and unsustainable”...
02 October 2023
Australia’s inaugural National Disaster Preparedness Summit wrapped up last week in Canberra as the country gets ready for the bushfire season, one that has been forecasted to be more fiery than the last few years because of El Nino...