21 February 2022
A horse training company and its director who defrauded nearly $67,000 in benefit payments from WorkSafe Victoria have been ordered to return the money to the state’s workers’ compensation scheme...
21 February 2022
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has recommended that bills relating to the Financial Accountability Regime, Financial Sector Reform, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy for provisions and collections be passed...
21 February 2022
Queensland has introduced tougher rules and regulations for e-scooters to reduce the risk of accidents in shared spaces such as footpaths and bike lanes...
21 February 2022
The Insurance Council of Australia says politicians are realising investment in natural disaster mitigation measures is required...
14 February 2022
Australians around the country who will not benefit from the Federal Government’s planned cyclone reinsurance bill should have their voices heard, Greens Senator Nick McKim said last week in referring the bill to committee scrutiny...
14 February 2022
Queensland Senator Susan McDonald has called on the state government to take action on insurance taxes as part of measures to reduce insurance costs in disaster-prone regions...
14 February 2022
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation has renewed its $3.475 billion terrorism retrocession program and has bolstered its executive team as it prepares to expand its responsibilities to include cyclone risks...
14 February 2022
The Insurance Council of Australia has responded to a discussion paper by the Attorney-General Department on potential changes to the Privacy Act, outlining areas where it may have an impact on the industry...
07 February 2022
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released its policy and supervision priorities for the next 12 to 18 months...
07 February 2022
Regulators should take a holistic approach to reviewing an avalanche of reforms introduced since the Hayne royal commission, while also allowing plenty of time to see how they operate in practice, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
07 February 2022
New Zealand has started consultations on a proposed income insurance scheme that would support workers made redundant, laid off or forced to step aside because of a health condition or disability...
07 February 2022
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has released its roadmap for driving better outcomes and value for money from the workers’ compensation and compulsory third party schemes...
07 February 2022
Mark Goodsell has been appointed to the icare board following the retirement of Lisa McIntyre as a non-executive director...
31 January 2022
The Federal Government says reforms to give consumers greater access to their data will be extended to general insurance in the next phase of the program...
31 January 2022
Tasmania plans to reintroduce home warranty insurance in response to concerns about a lack of consumer protections, after a previous scheme in the state was abolished in 2008...
31 January 2022
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is examining the use of regulatory technology to help uncover poor market disclosure by listed companies...
31 January 2022
Law firm Gilbert + Tobin Senior Partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb will start her five-year term as Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chair on March 21...
31 January 2022
A Victorian powerline safety program introduced after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires has cut risks across the state by 44%, a progress report has found...
31 January 2022
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation says the Federal Government has appointed former Suncorp Bank CEO David Foster to its board...
31 January 2022
The Insurance Commission of Western Australia has named three new commissioners to its board and appointed Commissioner Rob Bransby as Deputy Chairman...