25 March 2013
Insurers have largely welcomed the Federal Government’s decisions to rule out premium subsidies for policyholders in high-risk flood zones and to not make it compulsory for all household policies to offer…
25 March 2013
Australian insurance companies wanting to do business in Asia must understand the difficulties in growing rapidly in the region, according to former QBE CEO Asia-Pacific Mike Goodwin…
25 March 2013
The Insurance Council of Australia has marked its progress against the 10-point plan for tackling disasters it released following the catastrophes of 2010 and early 2011…
25 March 2013
One in five serious workers’ compensation claims relates to back injuries, the latest statistics from Safe Work Australia reveal…
25 March 2013
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission will not appeal against a High Court decision that its cover applies to boarding houses – a ruling that will cost the state-owned insurer about $NZ10 million ($7.95 million)…
25 March 2013
New Zealand insurers, police, the Serious Fraud Office and earthquake recovery agencies have established the Christchurch Fraud Prevention Working Group to combat scams resulting from the Canterbury…
25 March 2013
IAG NZ is to launch a website raising awareness of changes to home insurance in New Zealand…
18 March 2013
The Federal Government has decided against making flood cover compulsory in all home and contents policies, and ruled out subsidies for policyholders in high-risk flood zones…
18 March 2013
SME businesses owned by people aged under 40 are less likely to use insurance brokers, new research shows…
18 March 2013
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters has launched a fresh bid to have the profession fully recognised in the General Insurance Code of Practice, so adjusters can be differentiated…
18 March 2013
Victoria’s Country Fire Authority may be liable if its controversial fire warning app leads to a blaze being missed, an insurance expert claims…
18 March 2013
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed four new ombudsmen, including one who will focus on general insurance matters and another who will concentrate on life insurance…
18 March 2013
Technological advances in the insurance industry are likely to happen faster than expected, according to Allianz Australia CIO Steve Coles…
18 March 2013
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission has begun assessing flat land damage claims from the Canterbury earthquakes…
18 March 2013
Many Queensland homes have too little or no cover, according to new research by RACQ Insurance…
11 March 2013
Insurance brokers and other intermediaries placed $9.27 billion of business with insurers in the six months to December 31, up 4% on the previous corresponding period, while foreign insurers and Lloyd’s…
11 March 2013
Australia’s scorching summer has broken 123 weather-related records, according to a Climate Commission report that links the extreme conditions to climate change…
11 March 2013
Victoria’s Fire Services Levy Monitor Allan Fels has issued notices to 82 insurers formally requesting information about how they set the levy in the lead-up to its abolition on June 30…
11 March 2013
The Queensland Government has confirmed it has no immediate plans to examine a compulsory flood cover scheme…
11 March 2013
Awareness of cyber risks posed by criminals or internal IT negligence is alarmingly low among Australian businesses, according to new research by Allianz…