Dual fraudsters jailed after 'concoction of lies' 18 October 2019 Former Dual Australia claims manager Josie Gonzalez was the mastermind behind a $17.4 million fraud that could have destroyed the underwriting business, County Court of Victoria Judge Paul Lacava said today before sending her to jail... Read More...
At last: mitigation gets a $50 million boost 18 October 2019 Insurers have welcomed Canberra’s move to set aside $50 million a year for flood levees, seawalls and other mitigation works aimed at improving natural disaster resilience... Read More...
MGA announces latest acquisition 18 October 2019 Adelaide-based MGA Insurance Brokers has added another business to its network, taking its total number of offices around Australia to 40... Read More...
Vero, Chubb voted NIBA insurers of the year 14 October 2019 Vero and Chubb have been voted the National Insurance Brokers Association general insurers of the year, while Insurance House director Gary Gribbin has received the association’s lifetime achievement award... Read More...
AIG announces new CFO Australia 14 October 2019 AIG has promoted Tibor Nagy to the position of CFO, Australia.... Read More...
Insurance not ‘quasi-regulator’ of building standards: NIBA 14 October 2019 Sub-par building quality is the culprit behind the construction industry’s professional indemnity crisis, and governments must focus on the issue... Read More...
Industry hits out at Canberra over new disciplinary body 14 October 2019 The Government’s decision to set up a disciplinary system for financial advisers appears to have blindsided the industry, which had been preparing for the launch of its own monitoring scheme on January 1... Read More...
Gallagher fills two new national roles 14 October 2019 Gallagher has appointed two executives to new national roles within its Australia Workplace Risk practice... Read More...
Insurers brace for losses after Hagibis hits Japan 14 October 2019 Typhoon Hagibis brought torrential rainfall and flooding to Japan at the weekend, killing more than 30 people, washing away roads and flooding thousands of homes and businesses... Read More...
Heads in the sand: SMEs take cyber gamble 14 October 2019 It’s routinely flagged as one of the top business threats across the globe, but many Australian SMEs think they’ve got cyber risk covered. The trouble is they almost certainly haven’t... Read More...