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Insurers gaining ground on fraudsters, says ICA
14 September 2026
More than $100 million in losses was prevented by the Insurance Crime Intelligence Network of Australia in its second year of operation, the ICA’s counter-fraud CEO Andrew Gill told the Sydney Claims Convention...
Market looks good but claims building
14 September 2026
The Australian insurance market remains profitable but there is a risk that market softness runs ahead of emerging claims experience, warns Hall & Wilcox in its Australian specialty insurance market outlook...
Property level intelligence to assess bushfire risk
14 September 2026
A study of the January 2026 Victorian bushfires has found the individual characteristics of a property can affect its vulnerability...
PI market set to stay soft
14 September 2026
The professional indemnity market will remain subdued for the next year, with a projected softening of 5%, according to Taylor Fry...
Sea level rise 'to cause billions in damage'
14 September 2026
Coastal flooding is expected to damage 267,000 properties and two million of hectares across the nation this century, according to the Climate Council...
Watch out, disaster chasers are about
14 September 2026
Ahead of the storm season, NRMA Insurance has warned people to be on the lookout for "disaster chasers" who it says have scammed 1700 customers in the past five years...
Data breach class action environment deteriorates
11 September 2026
A "perfect storm" of factors has worsened the outlook for data breach-related class actions after a recent lull, lawyers told the Australasian Professional Indemnity Group conference...
Driver charged over crash that killed broking leader
10 September 2026
US authorities have charged the 87-year-old driver who allegedly ran a red light at an intersection in Nashville, killing Australian broking leader Tim Wedlock and injuring three others...
Victoria tops nation for home burglary and car theft: ICA
10 September 2026
Victoria’s next government must establish stronger information sharing arrangements between police, government and insurers to stem the explosion of property and vehicle theft, says the Insurance Council of Australia...
INsight podcast: reinsurance issues in focus
09 September 2026
Reinsurance trends are the main focus on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast, as the industry wraps up its annual gathering in Monte Carlo...
Start with claims and work backwards, industry leaders told
07 September 2026
Putting customers at the centre of operations is the key to a successful claims function, experts told the Curium compliance conference...
Home resilience ratings put to test in Queensland
07 September 2026
Gold Coast residents are trialling a self-assessment app that measures how resilient their home would prove in a flood, severe storm, tropical cyclone or bushfire...
Judge cuts supersized damages claim after Maccas slip
07 September 2026
A McDonald’s customer who claimed $2.15 million in damages after slipping in a restaurant has been awarded just $14,740 after a judge found he failed to take reasonable care...
Mayor upbeat on Bundaberg levee talks
07 September 2026
Discussions on building a flood levee in Bundaberg were described as “very positive” following a roundtable involving insurers, local councils, and state and federal government representatives...
NRMA grants help flood-hit communities prepare
07 September 2026
NRMA Insurance’s Help Fund has announced inaugural grants enabling 23 community groups across the NSW Northern Rivers region to strengthen disaster resilience...
Household cover returns to profit
31 August 2026
Householders insurance recorded an underwriting profit of $431 million in the June quarter, down from $702 million a year earlier, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data...
Family and friends farewell Tim Wedlock
31 August 2026
About 2000 people, including many from the insurance industry, gathered in Sydney yesterday to celebrate the life of Tim Wedlock, who died in a road accident while in the US...
ICA hosts meetings for bushfire victims as losses near $600m
31 August 2026
Insurers will again travel to parts of regional Victoria affected by summer bushfires as new figures reveal the event produced 4852 claims totalling $598.6 million...
AFCA settles row after driver tries to claim against cancelled cover
31 August 2026
Auto & General was following a customer’s instructions when it cancelled a comprehensive motor policy and replaced it with third-party property-only cover, the financial services ombudsman has found...
Slash excise to burn tobacco gangs, Coalition says
31 August 2026
Illegal tobacco sales have led to higher insurance premiums and declining profitability for lawful businesses, small business operators have told a taskforce...