28 May 2026
Jeweller Michel Germani has been sentenced to almost five years in jail for staging a multimillion-dollar armed robbery to commit insurance fraud – but with time already served he will be eligible for parole in August...
28 May 2026
The CEO of NSW’s State Insurance Regulatory Authority will leave after two years in charge...
28 May 2026
Drought-hit areas of NSW face elevated fire risk this winter, the Australian and New Zealand Council for Fire and Emergency Services says...
28 May 2026
A holidaymaker who was hurt in a swimming pool accident has failed to force her travel insurer to cover an upgrade to business class that she believed was necessary...
27 May 2026
A law firm has filed class action proceedings against icare over a data breach affecting about 192,000 people...
27 May 2026
Insurance affordability problems could worsen if general insurers are forced to financially support the troubled Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, the industry warns...
27 May 2026
Generali says its Europ Assistance and employee benefits divisions have rebranded as Redion under “one platform, one vision, to be the world’s premier care partner”...
27 May 2026
The Insurance Council of Australia’s report on workers’ compensation insurance and its recommendations on how to address growing challenges are the first items discussed on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
26 May 2026
The General Insurance Code Governance Committee has admonished insurers over a lack of data and failure to understand underlying causes as claims-related breach numbers increased by one-third...
26 May 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association has revealed the 29 regional finalists in its awards program this year...
26 May 2026
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun a review of Zurich’s £8.2 billion ($15.4 billion) offer to acquire London-listed specialty insurer Beazley...
26 May 2026
A new industry event aims to promote and celebrate the next generation of insurance talent by connecting up-and-comers with experienced leaders...
22 May 2026
The need for action on the insurance affordability crisis has never been greater, consumer advocates say following an underwhelming federal budget...
22 May 2026
AIG Asia-Pacific regional head Scott Leney has been reappointed president of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance...
22 May 2026
Farmers are increasingly the target of cyberattacks, yet most are unaware of their exposure, according to rural specialist WFI Insurance...
22 May 2026
A policyholder has failed to win an upgraded payout for her husband’s lost hearing aids, which were covered under her home and contents insurance...
21 May 2026
The corporate regulator has called for “safe and responsible” innovation as artificial intelligence changes the way insurance and other financial services are offered...
21 May 2026
The prudential regulator has revoked Eric Insurance’s licence following a request from its administrators...
21 May 2026
Chubb’s former country president for Australia and New Zealand Ben Howell is no longer a member of the Insurance Council board...
21 May 2026
An insurer has been told to fully refit a claimant’s kitchen floor because its offer to replace some damaged tiles would not restore the woman’s home to its previous condition...