Drier conditions expected as La Nina recedes
02 April 2012
The La Nina weather pattern responsible for much of the increased rainfall in eastern Australia over the past two years is over, according to the Bureau of Meteorology…
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APRA reports broker statistics
02 April 2012
Some 56% of licensed general insurance brokers placed business directly with underwriters during the six months ending December 31…
Farmers call for boycott of WFI
02 April 2012
Wesfarmers-owned WFI is facing a rural boycott as farmers continue their campaign against Coles supermarkets’ milk-pricing moves…
ICNZ to lobby government on affordability
02 April 2012
The Insurance Council of New Zealand will raise the issue of affordability with the Government amid growing concern that the trebling of the earthquake levy and any increase in fire service taxes…
Disasters bring supply chain risks into focus
02 April 2012
Aon is reporting an upswing in demand for business interruption covers and business continuity planning as a result of the recent string of disaster events…
NZ insurers expect to pay $NZ20 billion
02 April 2012
New Zealand insurers expect to pay out more than $NZ5 billion ($3.9 billion) in earthquake claims this year and more than $NZ15 billion ($11.7 billion) next year…
Earthquake Commission payments top $NZ3 billion
02 April 2012
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission has made payments of more than $NZ3 billion ($2.4 billion) for Canterbury earthquake damage…
Downward trend of car theft figures stalls
02 April 2012
The decade-long downward trend in motor vehicle thefts has stalled, with all but one state experiencing an increase in the number of thefts of passenger and light commercial vehicles during the last quarter of 2011…
Investors pushing for bigger premium hikes
26 March 2012
Insurance investors believe premium rates must rise further to reflect the increasing costs of doing business and higher levels of risk in the sector…
Disasters alter business leaders’ perceptions
26 March 2012
Business leaders’ concerns about external risks have overtaken inward-looking corporate risk for the first time in the 10-year history of the Aon Australasian Risk Survey…
ICA aims to drive changes in construction standards
26 March 2012
The Insurance Council of Australia is creating a resilience rating tool to enable homeowners to assess the resilience of their property in the face of extreme weather events…
Hail and floods led to high loss ratios, says APRA
26 March 2012
Insurers wrote $30.6 billion in gross earned premium for the year to June 30 2011 and incurred claims of $23.8 billion…
Australia’s first test case of Bridgecorp decision lodged
26 March 2012
The New Zealand High Court’s Bridgecorp decision on who is entitled to directors’ and officers’ insurance proceeds has flowed on to Australia, with the NSW Supreme Court being asked to rule on…
Christchurch earthquakes: rock fall study aims to mitigate risk
26 March 2012
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has commissioned a study that will help determine how to mitigate the danger of rockfalls in the Port Hills area outside Christchurch…
Christchurch rebuilding costs double
26 March 2012
Loss estimates in Christchurch are escalating as additional complications and damage are uncovered, according to Marsh…
Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry: Insurers should be more open
19 March 2012
The Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry has recommended that insurers be more open about the information they use to deny a claim…
ICA welcomes Queensland flood mitigation recommendations
19 March 2012
The Insurance Council of Australia has welcomed the mitigation measures proposed by the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry and called on governments to “get moving” on flood mapping…
Flood class action faces ‘significant hurdles’
19 March 2012
A potential class action against Queensland Government-owned utility Seqwater is premature and would face “significant hurdles” getting off the ground, law firm Slater & Gordon has warned…
Australia to see more droughts and flooding rain
19 March 2012
The climatic extremes experienced recently in Australia are expected to continue, a new study of long-term climate trends by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology has warned…
NZ Reserve Bank licenses 105 insurers under new prudential regime
19 March 2012
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has licensed 105 insurers under its new Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010, which took effect on March 7…