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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...
Ex-QBE manager becomes RAA insurance GM
22 May 2025
SA motoring club RAA has recruited Lisa Daley to the newly created position of GM insurance...
‘Never-ending tail’: Tower calls for Canterbury claims shut-off
22 May 2025
Insurer Tower has called on the New Zealand government to legislate final time limits on Canterbury earthquake claims, to provide certainty and “bring about closure”...
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...
Mid North Coast, Hunter flooding labelled ‘significant’
21 May 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has declared floods in NSW a significant event, as heavy rain continues...
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...
INsight podcast: Lloyd's talks tough as market swings
21 May 2025
A stark warning on underwriting discipline by the incoming Lloyd's CEO is the main topic of debate on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...
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...
Suncorp offers access to address-level peril risks
20 May 2025
Australians can now access tailored resilience reports and videos detailing their properties’ individual weather risks...
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...
AFCA lets insurer put brake on claim, but overturns fraud finding
20 May 2025
The financial services ombudsman has allowed QBE to pause a vehicle damage claim until its policyholder provides more information, but it says the insurer’s fraud allegation remains unproven...
Motor club deals ‘no good for consumers, repairers’
16 May 2025
The Motor Trades Association of Australia says IAG’s proposed deal with RAC – alongside two similar transactions awaiting clearance – “marks the beginning of the end” for locally owned motoring club insurance...
BOQ axes premium funding
16 May 2025
Bank of Queensland will stop offering insurance premium funding from next month...
NSW workers’ comp finances suffering ‘fast deterioration’
16 May 2025
The NSW government has warned its nominal insurer workers’ compensation scheme will “plunge further into deficit” without reforms around liability and entitlements for psychological injury...
‘No compelling evidence’: AFCA rejects fraud allegation after car theft
16 May 2025
A motor policyholder has won a dispute with his insurer, which alleged his theft claim was fraudulent after a “wholly unsatisfactory” investigation that has drawn criticism from the complaints authority...
IAG flags earnings boost amid favourable perils trend
15 May 2025
IAG says natural perils costs for the financial year so far are about $250 million lower than expected and profit will jump if the trend continues...
Just a flesh wound: court rules on skin-deep injuries
15 May 2025
Skin injuries are “threshold” wounds unless they involve nerve damage, meaning payout limitations apply under NSW motor accident laws, a court has ruled...
Zurich names new Australia-NZ, Asia-Pacific SME leaders
15 May 2025
Zurich digital portfolio manager James Garrett will become head of SME general insurance in Australia and New Zealand...
Pipe palaver ends in compensation, but no payout boost
15 May 2025
Homeowners who sought cover for extra costs after their burst pipe claim was settled have lost their bid before the dispute authority but have won compensation for their insurer’s delays...