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'Scaremongering': ICA hits back at uninsurability claims
13 March 2019
Claims that climate change could see parts of the country become uninsurable are “scaremongering” chatter that does little to help the country manage the environmental threat, the Insurance Council of Australia says.
Boeing crash: insurers brace for impact
13 March 2019
Insurers could face large claims as a result of Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash. But the key question for insurers for both the airline involved and the aircraft’s builder is the same: what caused the nearly new aircraft to suddenly dive into the ground?
Racing ahead: top brokers embrace technology
13 March 2019
Higher-performing insurance brokers are ahead of the curve in improving their efficiency through innovation and technology, a new Macquarie Bank survey says...
Townsville flood victims fear ‘premium backlash’
12 March 2019
The Mayor of Townsville says businesses and residents in the city fear premiums will rocket in the wake of last month’s devastating floods...
PI blues: WA court orders QBE to pay
12 March 2019
QBE Insurance must pay $10 million plus interest on a claim made against a professional indemnity policy taken out by a company that was deregistered in November 2016...
IAG rethinks contents cover for quake risk city
12 March 2019
IAG in New Zealand has warned that it may not provide contents cover for some residents of Wellington as it takes a more conservative approach to the city’s earthquake risk...
Challenging times as Lloyd’s dodges ‘bad business’
08 March 2019
Securing capacity is increasingly challenging for Australian underwriting agencies as Lloyd’s continues to reduce its exposure to the local market...
Institute President calls for more female actuaries
08 March 2019
Just 25% of fully qualified actuaries are female, the Actuaries Institute’s newly appointed President Nicolette Rubinsztein said in a speech to mark International Women’s Day today...
Equality not a one-day event: Allianz diversity chief
08 March 2019
Enthusiasm for issues highlighted on International Women’s Day should be maintained throughout the year, as the corporate world makes slow progress on gender diversity, Allianz Australia Head of Diversity and Inclusion Edyta Torpy says...
Aon backtracks on Willis Towers Watson deal
07 March 2019
Aon has backed away from a possible offer for rival broker Willis Towers Watson after yesterday saying it was in the early stages of considering a deal...
Lacrosse ruling could worsen PI ‘crisis’
07 March 2019
The construction industry faces “significant and growing risk” if building surveyors and fire engineers cannot secure professional indemnity cover free from exclusions on combustible cladding, industry groups have warned...
Cyber claims: malicious data breaches soar
07 March 2019
Malicious data breaches have rocketed in Australia in the year since new breach notification legislation was introduced, says cyber specialist CFC Underwriting...
ASIC raids brokerage over fraud allegations
06 March 2019
Federal police officers and officials from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission raided an insurance brokerage yesterday in connection with fraud allegations...
ICA unveils disclosure action plan
06 March 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia has proposed a new approach to standard cover as part of an industry and government action plan to assist consumers, but rejects the Hayne royal commission stance on unfair contract terms...
$2 billion bill: insurers count cost of summer catastrophes
06 March 2019
Combined insured losses from the Sydney hailstorm and devastating floods in north Queensland are closing in on the $2 billion mark in what has been an expensive summer for insurers...
‘Appalling failures’: call for building industry royal commission
05 March 2019
Australia’s construction sector is broken, and requires a royal commission to restore public trust, an industry body claims...
Gallagher buys JLT aerospace broking
05 March 2019
Gallagher has acquired JLT’s global aerospace broking business, including operations in Australia and New Zealand...
QBE pushes back against climate critics
05 March 2019
QBE says its ongoing climate change action program shows it is committed to tackling the threat as the insurer faces new pressure from environmental activists to do more to curb global warming...
Cladding case: Lacrosse owners win $5.7 million
01 March 2019
Apartment owners have been awarded more than $5.7 million in damages following the 2014 flammable cladding-fuelled fire at Melbourne’s Lacrosse building – including $700,000 for spiralling insurance premiums...
Plans unveiled for claims handling reform
01 March 2019
Proposals to make claims handling subject to laws requiring financial services to be delivered efficiently, honestly and fairly have been released as the Government continues its response to the Hayne royal commission...