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Too much information: insurers must explain personal questions
01 December 2025
A code governance committee review of online motor applications has found insurers often fail to explain why they are asking for information around relationships or employment – and it urges less reliance on bankruptcy as an indicator of risk...
Household cover headlines short-tail gains
01 December 2025
Short-tail insurance lines delivered an underwriting profit of $1.55 billion in the September quarter, driven by householders’ contribution of $636 million...
Storm, hail claim count passes 44,000
01 December 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has extended its catastrophe declaration to include all storms and hail that hit Queensland and NSW from November 20-27...
AFCA rewrites rule book after consultation
01 December 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has published its revised rules following approval from the corporate regulator...
Tribunal to rule again on crash victim’s ‘work journey’
01 December 2025
A Pilates instructor who was hit by a bicycle while taking a walk between shifts has won an appeal seeking a review of the decision to deny her workers’ compensation...
Allianz summer risk report warns on vulnerable homes
01 December 2025
Allianz has launched a free online report to encourage Australians to prepare for the increased risks summer can bring...
Fina heads for WA as Darwin begins clean-up
24 November 2025
Emergency warnings are in place in WA as Cyclone Fina moves towards the northeast Kimberley coast, leaving behind a trail of damage in Darwin and surrounding areas...
Actuaries demand long-term vision on adaptation funds
24 November 2025
Australia needs a co-ordinated national plan and to spend tens of billions of dollars on climate adaptation and resilience in coming decades, the Actuaries Institute says...
Warning as bushfire threat rises ‘at pace’
24 November 2025
IAG has urged NSW residents to be ready as this year’s bushfire season takes shape...
Underground pipes are part of building, court finds
24 November 2025
Storage tank pipes at a petrol station can be classified part of an insured building, the NSW Court of Appeal has ruled...
Indigenous fire plan program wins resilience award
24 November 2025
The Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has won a major prize at this year’s Resilient Australia National Awards...
GB employs tech tools to tackle workers’ comp fraud
24 November 2025
Claims manager Gallagher Bassett is ramping up its ability to detect workers’ compensation fraud by investing in advanced data and analytics tools...
Small businesses feeling the crunch of insurance costs
17 November 2025
A new report has revealed insurance as one of the top financial pressures impacting small businesses, as more organisations report worsening profits over the past 12 months...
Judge backs ship owner in paint spat
17 November 2025
The Federal Court says IAG is responsible for a claim after its customer was found liable for a poor paint job on a ship...
Dispute body fires warning over dishonest claims
17 November 2025
New Zealand’s insurance ombudsman has warned consumers to be honest when claiming for flood damage...
Lawcover fails to head off lawyer’s indemnity action
17 November 2025
Legal insurer Lawcover has lost a bid to prevent court action by a lawyer after it denied his claim for professional indemnity cover...
Australian market pressures drive 'innovative' hazard responses
17 November 2025
Global Insurance Law Connect has highlighted encouraging developments in the Australian insurance market’s response to growing natural hazard risks in its inaugural Property Catastrophe and Climate Governance Report...
Many people ‘dangerously unprepared’ for disaster threat
17 November 2025
AAMI warns insurer messaging is not reaching consumers, as internal research reveals many Australians do not know how to prepare for natural hazards...
Quake studies win hazards commission funding
17 November 2025
New Zealand researchers will study retrofits to make homes safer in earthquakes and floods and search for hidden faults in Auckland thanks to grants from the Natural Hazards Commission...
New Zealanders back restrictions on building in high-risk areas
17 November 2025
A new Insurance Council of New Zealand survey found 53% of residents support restrictions on construction in high-risk areas to prevent insurance becoming unaffordable...