29 January 2018
Insurance & Care NSW and national mental health group Everymind will trial an innovative digital strategy to help improve wellbeing among small businesses in Parramatta, Lake Macquarie and Singleton…
11 December 2017
Legislation to establish a new one-stop dispute resolution body has passed the Senate…
11 December 2017
Stronger powers proposed for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission should not be introduced unless accompanied by checks and balances, the Insurance Council of Australia has warned…
11 December 2017
The National Transport Commission will review telematics use for regulatory purposes, to find ways of encouraging further take-up…
11 December 2017
Proposed fintech “sandbox” regulations will help insurers test innovations but should be further refined so market benefits can be better assessed, according to the Insurance Council of Australia…
11 December 2017
Gallagher Bassett has won a contract to be the new general claims management services provider for Insurance & Care NSW (icare)…
11 December 2017
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned Landlord Protection Group director Tracey Joanne Burnell after investigating her role arranging insurance contracts…
11 December 2017
The Federal Government has introduced a bill to create stronger protections for whistleblowers who expose corporate misconduct…
11 December 2017
Therese McCarthy Hockey has been appointed to the new role of EGM Strategy/Chief Risk Officer for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, effective from February 1…
11 December 2017
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors has produced an interim public consultation paper on an activities-based approach to systemic risk in the sector…
04 December 2017
Climate change and society’s response to it are already reshaping the global economy, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
04 December 2017
A cyber-resilience self-assessment conducted in the financial markets sector shows room for improvement, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission says…
04 December 2017
Youi will pay $164,000 in compensation for its poor sales behaviour, as CEO Frank Costigan vows to avoid a repeat of the lapses…
04 December 2017
Credit hire company Compass Claims will change its advertising and sales practices after an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission investigation…
04 December 2017
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission (EQC) paid $NZ760.26 million ($687 million) in claim settlements and handling costs in the year to June 30…
04 December 2017
NSW compulsory third party reforms that took effect last Friday will bring lower average premiums and allow faster payment of claims, the Insurance Council of Australia says…
04 December 2017
Insurance & Care NSW has produced the third edition of its guidance on the needs of adults with spinal cord injuries…
27 November 2017
Property insurance policyholders may experience “bill shock” next year after the NSW Government dropped plans to remove the emergency services levy, the National Insurance Brokers Association says…
27 November 2017
Canberra should consider requiring importers and suppliers to hold recall insurance in case they supply materials containing asbestos, the Senate inquiry into non-conforming building products says…
27 November 2017
New compulsory third party regulations that take effect in NSW on Friday will erode the rights of many innocent car crash victims, state Bar Association President Arthur Moses warns…