Premium growth cooling, S&P says
11 March 2024
Premium growth in Australia is predicted to moderate to about 6% this year after posting double-digit rises following the 2022 floods, S&P Global Ratings says...
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Client engagement is key as satisfaction soars: SME index
11 March 2024
Sentiment towards insurance is shifting, with more businesses keen to insure every risk despite grappling with economic pressures, the annual Vero SME Insurance Index has found...
Weather bureau flags neutral phase by May as El Nino fades
11 March 2024
Modelling points to neutral climate driver conditions by May, with neither El Nino nor La Nina influencing weather patterns...
ICA to host more forums on summer catastrophes
11 March 2024
The Insurance Council of Australia will hold a second round of consultations for Queensland communities affected by Tropical Cyclone Jasper and the Christmas and New Year floods...
Insurance groups disclose salary gaps
04 March 2024
More than 120 insurance industry companies that employ 100 or more staff have revealed for the first time the disparity between what they pay men and women...
Lawyer warns of more covid BI legal action as AFCA ‘slams door’
04 March 2024
An Australian Financial Complaints Authority decision on a covid business interruption dispute has shut the door on many claims and is likely to lead to more legal action, a lawyer says...
AI tipped to open new markets
04 March 2024
Artificial Intelligence can help insurers enter markets such as large-scale cyber that lack lengthy loss histories, according to a new report from Global Insurance Law Connect...
Australia exposed as climate threat grows: Swiss Re
04 March 2024
Australia is among the countries most exposed to economic losses from weather-related perils, according to a new climate risk report from Swiss Re...
NZ apartment owners seek answers on rising premiums
04 March 2024
Apartment owners in Wellington, New Zealand, have launched an advocacy group to tackle soaring insurance premiums in high-rise strata blocks...
Australia ranks high for flood exposure, coverage: Munich Re
26 February 2024
Australia has more insured properties exposed to flood than Britain despite its smaller population, Munich Re Australia MD Scott Hawkins has told the parliamentary inquiry into the industry’s response to the 2022 catastrophes...
El Nino continues to weaken, with end in sight
26 February 2024
The El Nino event in the Pacific Ocean continues to weaken and conditions are expected to return to neutral in April or May, the Bureau of Meteorology says...
Abuse victim awarded $2.4 million as 1994 payout overturned
26 February 2024
A court has set aside a three-decade-old settlement of $34,000 in a sexual abuse case and awarded the victim $2.4 million in damages for the same claim...
In Insurance News magazine this month 
26 February 2024
US-based WR Berkley President and CEO Rob Berkley visited the insurer’s Australian operations this month, and spent time with Insurance News magazine to outline the group’s management philosophy...
WA coast spared worst as Lincoln blows over
26 February 2024
Former Cyclone Lincoln crossed the WA coast near Carnarvon on Saturday night as a tropical low, after failing to intensify and bring the wild weather expected...
Experts to host cyclone data webinar
26 February 2024
Natural Hazards Research Australia will host a webinar tomorrow on capturing cyclone data in real time...
Victoria storms flagged as 'significant event'
19 February 2024
The Insurance Council of Australia has declared last week’s storms in Victoria a “significant event” after nearly 10,000 claims were filed...
Cyclone Lincoln tipped to re-emerge off WA
19 February 2024
The Bureau of Meteorology says there is a high likelihood of ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln reforming offshore from northern WA later this week...
Program released for inaugural Insurance News conference
19 February 2024
The extensive line-up of expert speakers has been revealed for Insurance News’ inaugural industry conference on March 19...
Perils releases final Cyclone Gabrielle loss estimate
19 February 2024
Catastrophe data specialist Perils says Cyclone Gabrielle caused $NZ2.17 billion ($2.03 billion) of insured losses, in its fourth and final estimate for the event...
Victoria bushfires destroy 47 properties
19 February 2024
Last week’s bushfires in regional Victoria have destroyed 47 properties, the state’s emergency services said in an update today...