21 October 2024
Insurers are well placed to advise on risk reduction spending but must ensure consumers see premium benefits from public resilience projects, Emergency Management Minister Jenny McAllister says...
21 October 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority continued to work with insurers and the government to address insurance affordability and availability last financial year, according to its annual report...
21 October 2024
The WA government has rushed through legislation after a surprise court decision disqualified hundreds of workers’ compensation claimants from being awarded damages...
21 October 2024
Transport for NSW head of commercial, performance and strategy James Sherrard will become the state’s building commissioner on December 2...
14 October 2024
Businesses with more than $3 million a year in revenue will be obliged to reveal any ransoms paid to cybercriminals under proposed new laws...
14 October 2024
The federal government’s flagship disaster resilience program received more applications than it had funds available in its most recent round, a National Emergency Management Authority executive has told a Senate inquiry...
14 October 2024
The federal government has introduced a mergers reform bill that includes a mandatory notification system and a focus on serial acquisitions...
14 October 2024
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has filed High Court proceedings against ASB Bank for alleged insurance product multipolicy discount failures...
14 October 2024
Crawford & Company has urged insurers to be aware of nuances in new engineered stone regulations, to avoid unnecessary costs...
14 October 2024
The WA government has reached an agreement with Nicheliving that provides a “pathway” for the builder’s customers to access home indemnity insurance for their unfinished properties...
07 October 2024
QBE executives championed the Hazards Insurance Partnership as key to limiting price increases at last week’s session of the Senate inquiry into the impact of climate risk on premiums...
07 October 2024
Cyclone pool premium pricing will include strata mitigation discounts from next April following feedback obtained during a consultation...
07 October 2024
Australia and 38 countries including the US and Britain have agreed new guidance to support organisations hit by ransomware attacks and strengthen cyber resilience...
07 October 2024
The Insurance Council of New Zealand says a new national direction to councils should stipulate that they avoid building in locations at high risk of natural hazards...
30 September 2024
Proposed structural changes at icare are expected to get underway on October 8, a spokesperson for the NSW insurer tells insuranceNEWS.com.au...
30 September 2024
Shadow Minister for Financial Services Luke Howarth has hit out at the Albanese government over its advice reform agenda...
30 September 2024
NSW residents have been urged to reduce their property’s fire risk as the state prepares for its bushfire season...
30 September 2024
The WA government has released a revised bushfire policy that will remove more than 4500 urban properties from a list of bushfire-prone areas...
23 September 2024
The NSW government says there is “more to come” on strata reforms after last week passing legislation to improve disclosure and toughen penalties...
23 September 2024
Fire and Emergency New Zealand will raise its insurance levy rate by 2.2% from July 2026, instead of 5.2% as proposed in a public consultation...