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ICA declares NSW floods a catastrophe

27 May 2025

The Insurance Council of Australia has upgraded its classification for the NSW floods, labelling them a catastrophe due to the “breadth and severity” of the damage...

NSW tweaks workplace injury reforms

27 May 2025

The NSW government is going ahead with its overhaul of workplace compensation laws aimed at tackling the rise in mental injury claims...

NSW weather warnings widen as deluge continues

22 May 2025

Major flooding and heavy rain continued in the NSW Mid North Coast region today as the Bureau of Meteorology warned more areas will be affected by severe weather and insurers started receiving claims...

Claimants win payout after solar flare-up

22 May 2025

Homeowners who suffered damage to their solar power system will have most of their repair costs covered after an ombudsman rejected their insurer’s application of an electronic malfunction exclusion...

Jobs face axe under CGU-WFI shake-up

21 May 2025

IAG’s intermediated division restructure has led to job losses, with final numbers unclear as redeployment opportunities are considered...

Battered traveller denied expenses payouts

21 May 2025

A holidaymaker who was assaulted three times in just over a month while travelling has lost a dispute with his insurer after claiming for tens of thousands of dollars in expenses...

Brokers fear further cuts as Hollard slashes commissions

20 May 2025

Hollard has again cut broker commissions on home cover and other personal lines sold on the Steadfast Client Trading Platform – stirring fears other insurers will follow suit and domestic products may soon become unviable in the intermediated space...

NSW storms bring intense rain, floods

20 May 2025

Insurers are monitoring the impact from storms that have brought heavy rainfall and flooding to the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of NSW...