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08 April 2024
The Albanese Government is working to resolve “as soon as possible” wordings in a bill before the House of Representatives that could mean the end of insurance commissions for brokers that offer general advice...
08 April 2024
Councils in NSW have been granted disaster assistance after floods damaged more than 60 homes in Greater Sydney and emergency services responded to more than 5000 incidents at the weekend...
08 April 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority says the number of general insurance complaints soared 20% to 28,698 last year, and there’s no sign of the trend stopping...
08 April 2024
Insurance will be among the critical issues examined in a federal parliamentary inquiry into challenges faced by the country’s live music scene...
08 April 2024
The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby is pressing Queensland politicians to commit to stamp duty reforms ahead of this year’s state election...
08 April 2024
Aon says insurers and government must consider innovative ways to address Australia’s high exposure to weather dangers...
25 March 2024
The Australian College of Strata Lawyers says it supports the introduction of reforms recommended by consultant John Trowbridge in his review of practices in the sector...
25 March 2024
Home policyholders with Suncorp and NRMA Insurance will be offered premium discounts if they use a federally funded bushfire resilience app to reduce their property’s risk exposure...
25 March 2024
A fitness centre in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs has failed to convince the Australian Financial Complaints Authority that its business interruption claim should be covered, after arguing that “a clear and unbroken chain of causation” linked local covid outbreaks to wider closure orders...
25 March 2024
Finance and insurance SMEs have a better grasp of artificial intelligence and are more open to using the technology than other industries, a NAB business insights survey has found...
25 March 2024
Former Tropical Cyclone Megan has brought heavy rainfall and flooding to the NT after crossing the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline last Monday at category three intensity...
25 March 2024
The Insurance Council of New Zealand will provide more detailed reporting relating to external dispute resolution to increase transparency for policyholders...
25 March 2024
Improvement in risks associated with politics, water stress and fire have moved Australia up two notches on the annual FM Global Resilience Index...
18 March 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association has appointed Richard Klipin as CEO, effective May 27 as Phil Kewin departs the role...
18 March 2024
Broker WTW expects Australian construction premium rates to ease further as insurers shift their focus away from portfolio remediation and towards growth...
18 March 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority identified and investigated 111 possible systemic issues in the second half of last year, leading to more than $40 million in remediation to more than 139,000 consumers...
18 March 2024
Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan has formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria and is likely to cross the NT coastline later today, the Bureau of Meteorology says...
18 March 2024
New Zealand consumers have been warned about their duty of care following an insurance dispute over a vehicle that was lost to the sea while being driven on a beach...
18 March 2024
Queenslanders have been urged to start preparing for the next bushfire season after a wet summer brought significant vegetation growth...
11 March 2024
Insurers in Australia worry most about cyber crime, followed by regulation and climate change, according to a biennial survey by consultancy PwC...