11 December 2017
When your products are so similar to your competitors’, how do you “sell” insurance in a TV ad? The December/January edition of Insurance News (the magazine) assesses the best insurance ads of 2017 and finds a winner…
04 December 2017
Insurers say they’re ready to contribute to a royal commission into alleged misconduct by banks and other financial services entities…
04 December 2017
The Brisbane floods class action started today in the NSW Supreme Court, and will proceed for two weeks before resuming in February, law firm Maurice Blackburn says…
04 December 2017
Victoria will take tougher action against use of non-compliant combustible cladding after a state taskforce’s interim report revealed up to 1400 buildings likely feature the material…
04 December 2017
Strata owners risk being unable to claim under statutory warranties for illegal cladding if they allow time limits to elapse, strata and construction lawyer David Bannerman has warned…
04 December 2017
Australians who were stranded and lacking insurance in Bali last month amid volcanic activity should have been aware of policy exclusions, the Insurance Council of Australia says…
04 December 2017
More than 700,000 Australians are driving uninsured vehicles, according to new research commissioned by iSelect…
27 November 2017
Australian composite rates increased 13.6% in the third quarter, while the global composite fell for the 18th consecutive quarter, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index…
27 November 2017
Natural catastrophe economic costs are forecast to more than double to $39 billion a year by 2050, according to the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities…
27 November 2017
Brokers will continue to play a key role over the next five years, but may have to adjust their services and “value proposition” to end customers, according to an Underwriting Agencies Council survey…
27 November 2017
Companies in Australia may be concealing data breaches in much the same way Uber has, a JLT cyber expert says…
27 November 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released the first edition of its quarterly general insurance institution-level statistics…
27 November 2017
The general insurance industry has hit back after One Nation senator Brian Burston made a series of allegations in Parliament, accusing him of “choosing to ignore” facts that contradict his comments…
27 November 2017
Brokers have a chance to demonstrate their value to clients who are still trying to understand insurtech and the changes it brings to the market, according AUB Group…
27 November 2017
Insurers face new opportunities and challenges from climate change, according to an Actuaries Institute report…
27 November 2017
The Bureau of Meteorology warns the likelihood of a La Nina weather event has increased to 70%, as the tropical Pacific approaches the temperature threshold…
27 November 2017
While southeast Queensland and north NSW have had their seasonal bushfire risk downgraded to “normal” due to heavy rainfall, southern regions have not been so lucky, according to the Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook’s November update…
27 November 2017
Research from Diversity Council Australia and Suncorp shines a light on discrimination in the workplace and shows employees in diverse teams are more likely to be effective…
27 November 2017
Suncorp-owned specialist insurer Shannons has topped Roy Morgan’s annual comprehensive car insurance satisfaction survey…
27 November 2017
New Zealand brokers should spend more time nurturing young, new and smaller clients to develop valuable long-term relationships, according to Vero’s final SME Insurance Index report for the year…