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‘Important step’: MP committee set up to probe ESL reform

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:27:07 GMT

The NSW parliament has finalised membership of a committee examining options to replace the emergency services levy on insurance, as a long-running process moves ahead...

Apartment owners lose lawsuit over ‘fire risk’ cladding

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:27:00 GMT

A group of strata owners ordered to replace aluminium cladding on their buildings have lost a class action alleging misleading conduct by the manufacturer and supplier of the panels...

Download market outlook report – and sign up for free webinar

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:26:48 GMT

A digital copy of the INFORM market outlook report compiled by Finity and Insurance News can now be downloaded....

Insurer did enough to spell out coverage changes, AFCA rules

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:26:16 GMT

A motor policyholder has failed in a bid to make Suncorp pay about $14,000 more than the insured sum on her written-off car...

Iran war pushing up insurer costs, ICA warns

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:20:57 GMT

The Middle East conflict’s impact on the industry supply chain is “already evident” as disruptions drive up costs, according to the Insurance Council of Australia...

Europ Assistance wins licence to underwrite travel cover

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:01:06 GMT

Travel insurance provider Europ Assistance Australia has been given a licence to operate as a general insurer...

Driver fails to close gap after financed car trashed

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:49:39 GMT

A claimant has failed to force her insurer to cover the gap between her car's market value and the amount she owed the finance company...

INsight podcast: Cyclone Narelle's sting in the tail

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:31:00 GMT

The damaging conclusion to Cyclone Narelle's long journey across Australia is the first topic tackled on the latest Insurance News podcast...

Cyclone Narelle claims hit 1800

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:36:22 GMT

Insurers have received about 1800 claims for damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Narelle, according to the Insurance Council of Australia...

Gallagher acquires Queensland broker with ‘niche expertise’

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:11:27 GMT

Global broking group Gallagher has bought Queensland-based International Insurance Brokers for an undisclosed amount...

Regulator issues warning as CTP fraudster does jail time

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:11:16 GMT

A fraudster has for the first time served a jail sentence for wrongful receipt of insurance payments under the NSW compulsory third party scheme...

AFCA backs property owner in flooding dispute

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:37:16 GMT

Youi will have to pay more than $115,765 to a homeowner for storm damage after he challenged its assessment that inadequate drainage systems allowed water to seep under his home...

‘The most scary thing’: damage reported as Narelle moves into WA

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:30:00 GMT

Widespread damage was reported in Exmouth and other towns in northwest WA as category 4 Cyclone Narelle tracked towards the coast this morning, packing winds of more than 250km/h...

Suncorp chief takes medical leave

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:29:28 GMT

Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston will take a short period of leave as he recuperates from a medical procedure, the insurer says...

No payout after ‘desperate’ owner torched $10m home

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:21:44 GMT

Chubb has avoided paying out on a fire at a luxury home after a court found the owner deliberately sparked the blaze in a bid to pocket $10 million...

Insurer accused of discrimination after pronoun error

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:20:42 GMT

A customer demanded compensation after his insurer misgendered him during a phone call...

Flood woes prompt call for intervention on SME coverage

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:20:23 GMT

Small companies in regional Australia find flood insurance unaffordable, materially restricted and often effectively unavailable, and a risk-sharing arrangement is needed, a business leader has warned...

Stressed workers drive up mental injury claims: Allianz

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:08:08 GMT

Allianz workers’ compensation claims data shows the proportion of mental injury cases has increased, while employees surveyed by the insurer report losing sleep because of work stress...

Ombudsman rejects ‘implausible’ fake crash allegation

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:04:25 GMT

A car owner who was accused of staging a crash will be covered for damage after the complaints authority accepted he was in a genuine accident...

INsight podcast: strata report spells trouble for commissions

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:37:38 GMT

The NSW Productivity and Equality Commission report on strata commissions is one of the main items discussed on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...