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Vero and Chubb have been voted the National Insurance Brokers Association general insurers of the year, while Insurance House director Gary Gribbin has received the association’s lifetime achievement award...

Northern NSW bushfires destroyed at least 45 homes and about twice as many rural outbuildings last week as hot weather and dry conditions fuelled the flames...

The Bureau of Meteorology says there is a 65% chance of fewer than normal cyclones across northern Australia this year...

The independent Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee has described as “disappointing” its findings into the internal complaint handling process of subscribing members...

Insurers must embrace new business models to stay relevant as the industry undergoes a “tectonic shift” triggered by rising consumer expectations and shifting dynamics, Capgemini says in a new report...

Almost half of Australian SMEs don't understand their regulatory obligations under data breach rules and many more are ignorant of cyber threats, research by Chubb has found...

Pet insurers pay more than 85% of the 500,000 pet insurance claims made each year, illustrating customers do receive value from their policies...

Pressure is growing on state governments to help fund building defect rectification as problems such as the Mascot Towers evacuation in Sydney add urgency to the issue, a Sedgwick executive says...

Suncorp is urging residents of NSW and Queensland to trim overhanging trees, clean gutters and check their roofs in preparation for storms...

About 66% of insurers in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region are positive in their current investment outlook, a survey by global asset management firm BlackRock has found...

Planned changes to medical indemnity legislation could eventually lead to a “gradual reduction” in support from the Federal Government, according to law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley...

The Insurance Council of New Zealand says a proposal to more than double the Earthquake Commission cap to deal with quake-prone Wellington’s problems could lead to “perverse outcomes” and would be inequitable...

Drone technology developed at the Victoria University of Wellington has helped analyse volcanic gases from PNG’s remote Bagana volcano, one of the most active in the world...