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Drivers who accept vehicles from credit hire companies after car accidents could be left thousands of dollars out of pocket following a series of NSW Supreme Court decisions...

Insurers believe community concerns about raising the height of the Warragamba Dam wall must be balanced against the “paramount importance” of reducing the risk of flood and saving lives and property in Western Sydney...

The Queensland Government has announced a downgrade in the flood risk for more than 500 properties in the southwestern town of Roma following the completion of an $8.3 million mitigation project...

Disruption is starting to have a material impact on the shape of Australia’s general insurance industry, with the success of new entrant Blue Zebra the perfect example, according to the latest AIMS member survey of insurers...

The Insurance Council of Australia will be pushing for further clarity in draft regulations for financial product design and distribution obligations as concerns over the controversial new regime remain...

Disaster risk mitigation is the answer to the north’s long-running premium affordability problem, the Insurance Council of Australia says, as it warns against resorting to “quick solutions” that could backfire...

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc insists he is owed $1.5 million under a total disablement policy issued by a Lloyd’s syndicate...

Last autumn produced the second-highest number of hot days for that season, according to the Actuaries Institute...

A subsidiary of US-listed and Bermuda-based insurance group Enstar is set to acquire $228 million worth of long-tail insurance portfolios in Australia from Munich Re-owned entities...

The Federal Government has proposed an enforced four-day pause in the add-on insurance sales process as part of sweeping reforms to prevent consumers buying products they don’t need in high-pressure situations...

Treasury today released for public consultation its draft legislation to arm the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with more powers to supervise the financial services sector...

Out-of-season bushfires tearing through NSW and Queensland reveal the “inescapable truth” of the impact of climate change, IAG says...

Brokers will play a crucial role in Suncorp’s future strategy, new Group CEO Steve Johnston says...

The funeral for highly respected Allianz executive Donna Walker will be held in Melbourne on Friday afternoon...

Losses from the NSW and Queensland bushfires have risen to about $13.5 million and are set to increase in coming days as more claims are lodged...

Suncorp has hammered home the case against Government intervention in the northern Queensland insurance market and says overseas examples aren’t a template for local solutions...

The future of Wild Goose Holdings, the owner of Sportscover Australia, will be decided at the next reconvened second meeting of creditors on October 29...

Demand for “on-the-go” motor cover is set to rise as driverless cars become mainstream, according to a global law firm which commissioned a study into how autonomous vehicles could change the transport landscape, including in Australia...

Donna Walker, Allianz Australia’s Chief Technical Officer, has died suddenly while holidaying in Africa...

JLT is facing a second class action brought by local councils, with law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan filing a writ in the Victorian Supreme Court after already launching a similar case in NSW...