General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/truckies-steering-towards-safety-as-major-crash-toll-dropshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/truckies-steering-towards-safety-as-major-crash-toll-drops<p>Heavy truck major loss claim numbers fell 22.3% last year, with more than half linked to driver inattention and other human-related causes, according to an NTI-backed report...</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:10:44 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/mental-strain-hits-harder-for-regional-workershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/mental-strain-hits-harder-for-regional-workers<p>Regional employees are disproportionately affected by workplace mental health challenges compared with metropolitan people, with impacts including longer recovery periods after claims, Allianz Australia research shows...</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:10:25 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/anziif-names-new-zealand-awards-contendershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/anziif-names-new-zealand-awards-contenders<p>The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced the finalists for its NZ awards program...</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:08:44 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/last-chance-to-sign-up-for-free-webinar-on-fixing-communicationhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/last-chance-to-sign-up-for-free-webinar-on-fixing-communication<p>An Insurance News webinar takes place tomorrow at 10.30am, focused on how insurers can turn around communication with customers that too often is &ldquo;fragmented and failing&rdquo;...</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:06:55 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/write-off-right-driver-wrong-as-afca-rejects-payout-complainthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/write-off-right-driver-wrong-as-afca-rejects-payout-complaint<p>The industry ombudsman has backed an insurer&rsquo;s decision to write off a car that hit a pedestrian, rejecting the owner&rsquo;s argument the company overstated repair costs...</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:06:30 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/breaking-news/former-chubb-chief-launches-court-action-over-departurehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/breaking-news/former-chubb-chief-launches-court-action-over-departure<p>Chubb&rsquo;s previous country president for Australia and New Zealand, Ben Howell, has begun proceedings in the Federal Court following his sudden exit from the company earlier this year...</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:49:33 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/life-insurance/advice-association-wants-special-levy-set-to-zerohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/life-insurance/advice-association-wants-special-levy-set-to-zero<p>Advisers have urged the federal government to reconsider a planned $10 million special charge on the profession to pay for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort&rsquo;s FY27 funding gap...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:30:40 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/good-faith-finding-in-hollard-case-a-warning-to-industryhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/good-faith-finding-in-hollard-case-a-warning-to-industry<p>A $2 million fine imposed on Hollard for claim handling failures is the first civil penalty for an insurer breaching its duty of utmost good faith, the corporate regulator says...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:20:25 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/professional-claim-advocates-have-a-place-argues-compliance-experthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/professional-claim-advocates-have-a-place-argues-compliance-expert<p>A leading industry compliance expert has backed the service offered by professional and licensed paid claim intermediaries, as the corporate regulator prepares to examine the sector...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:20:18 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/ica-sends-clear-message-to-mps-on-disaster-riskhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/ica-sends-clear-message-to-mps-on-disaster-risk<p>The Insurance Council of Australia has launched a disaster resilience drive in Canberra as federal parliament sittings resume...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:05:57 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/niba-convention-sells-outhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/niba-convention-sells-out<p>More than 1000 delegates have registered for the sold-out NIBA Convention, up from 890 last year...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:01:31 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-to-make-public-interest-case-in-quest-for-rac-dealhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-to-make-public-interest-case-in-quest-for-rac-deal<p>IAG expects to lodge a public benefits application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in the next few days as it pursues approval for its RAC Insurance acquisition...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:52:50 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/international/late-season-isaias-crosses-florida-coastlinehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/international/late-season-isaias-crosses-florida-coastline<p>Hurricane Isaias has crossed the US coastline in Florida after an unusually quiet Atlantic season so far this year...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:43:28 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/iag-unveils-20-point-plan-to-lift-housing-resiliencehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/iag-unveils-20-point-plan-to-lift-housing-resilience<p>IAG has again called for action on housing resilience, producing a report that lists 20 ways to protect homes from severe weather...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:39:08 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/el-nino-impacts-loom-large-despite-wet-weatherhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/el-nino-impacts-loom-large-despite-wet-weather<p>Australia&rsquo;s so-far unusually wet El Nino year may still give way to more typical hot, dry conditions, with a potential 50% increase in bushfire risk as the climate pattern strengthens, Moody&rsquo;s warns...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:38:27 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/thousands-of-nz-homes-uninsurable-by-mid-centuryhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/thousands-of-nz-homes-uninsurable-by-mid-century<p>New Zealand&rsquo;s insurance and financial services are under rising pressure from repeated extreme weather events, while homes, businesses and essential infrastructure are increasingly exposed to climate hazards, a government report warns...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:38:04 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/credit-card-cuts-tipped-to-benefit-standalone-travel-coverhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/credit-card-cuts-tipped-to-benefit-standalone-travel-cover<p>Changes to travel insurance offered with credit cards are likely to mean more people consider standalone options, according to Cover-More...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:37:14 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/insurers-visit-hail-hit-communityhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/local/insurers-visit-hail-hit-community<p>People in Clifton and nearby areas of southeast Queensland affected by a severe hailstorm last November can speak to their insurers at an event hosted by the industry peak body...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:36:07 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ev-quote-requests-climb-as-battery-cars-increasingly-attractivehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ev-quote-requests-climb-as-battery-cars-increasingly-attractive<p>NRMA Insurance says it recorded a 72% jump in electric vehicle quote requests last month compared with a year earlier...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:35:23 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/humanoid-robots-pose-injury-liability-threathttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/humanoid-robots-pose-injury-liability-threat<p>Errors as AI connects to devices such as robots and cars can lead to injury, damage and new liability, WTW warns...</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:34:52 GMT