31 July 2017
Women who run SMEs are less likely than their male counterparts to use brokers to buy insurance, and are more likely to go online to examine the possibilities, according to Vero research…
31 July 2017
Many companies are unprepared for rising threats from sophisticated and disruptive cyber crimes, Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell warns…
31 July 2017
Personal injury insurance, compensation and rehabilitation schemes whose operational models do not reflect the rise in autonomous vehicles and the sharing economy risk collapse, according to a transport expert…
31 July 2017
Comments suggesting a potential withdrawal of reinsurance from the New Zealand market due to earthquake risk are no cause for alarm, according to the Insurance Council of New Zealand…
31 July 2017
Catastrophe risk modeller AIR Worldwide has added a severe thunderstorm model to its suite of products for Australia, as potential losses from such events increase…
31 July 2017
The number of general insurance disputes received by the Financial Ombudsman Service edged higher in the June quarter, according to its latest statistical report…
31 July 2017
Victorian police will adopt multi-agency prevention and early intervention strategies similar to those used in the UK in a bid to tackle alarming car theft rates…
24 July 2017
Uncertainty and a “more measured attitude” towards risk across several sectors continue to dog the market, according to broker Arthur J Gallagher’s second quarter review of the industry…
24 July 2017
Insured losses from Cyclone Debbie have reached $1.4 billion and the total continues to rise nearly four months after the storm hit the Queensland coast, Insurance Council of Australia data shows…
24 July 2017
A series of destabilising events including the Brexit vote and election of Donald Trump may represent a systemic increase in political risk from which Australia is not immune, Allianz warns…
24 July 2017
New Zealand South Island cities Christchurch and Dunedin have been hit by heavy rain and flooding as this year’s wet weather pattern continues…
24 July 2017
Fluctuating storm patterns caused by climate change have rendered previously safe waterfront properties and infrastructure susceptible to severe sea damage, according to a new study…
24 July 2017
Parts of Queensland face increased fire risk, partly because of damage to vegetation caused by cyclones Debbie in March and Marcia in 2015…
24 July 2017
Insurers have paid more than $NZ500 million in claims following last year’s Kaikoura earthquake…
24 July 2017
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission is continuing to oversee the clean-up of properties in Edgecumbe after flooding caused by the fading Cyclone Debbie…
24 July 2017
Non-profit fintech incubator Stone & Chalk will open a hub in Melbourne to meet growing demand for support from Victoria’s start-up community…
17 July 2017
The Mansfield Awards for Claims Excellence are to become an annual fixture on the insurance industry calendar following a successful inaugural event last week…
17 July 2017
Exploding glass has been identified as an emerging risk in city buildings after two Melbourne balconies came crashing down, narrowly missing pedestrians in the street below…
17 July 2017
Millennial small business owners are more ambitious and driven than older counterparts and more likely to want assistance in specialist areas, according to an NRMA Insurance survey…
17 July 2017
A major cyber attack on a cloud service provider could trigger up to $US53 billion in global economic losses and pose significant risks for Australian businesses, according to Lloyd’s…