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Webinar to tackle confusion over mutuals and trusts

16 September 2024

Insurance News and Picnic Labs will host a webinar this month examining the risk protection offered by discretionary mutual funds, and how they are sometimes confused with discretionary trusts...

ICA examines raft of code review proposals

09 September 2024

The Insurance Council of Australia says it is examining a code of practice independent review report that has proposed more than 100 changes across claims handling, enforcement, assistance for vulnerable consumers and other areas...

NAB salutes ‘dynamic’ brokers

09 September 2024

Professional services businesses such as insurance brokers have been “remarkably resilient” over the past few years, according to an annual report from NAB...

Cash settlement issues reflect wider problems: Mulino

02 September 2024

Cash settlement failings reflect issues “up and down the chain” as well as systemic problems, federal flood inquiry chairman Daniel Mulino said at the launch of a Financial Counselling Victoria report...

NZ hazards portal marks year of progress on risk awareness

02 September 2024

Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tu Ake has celebrated the first anniversary of its Natural Hazards Portal, saying it has improved New Zealanders’ understanding of home risks and helped drive mitigation efforts...

Insurers narrow losses on household cover

26 August 2024

Insurers are still losing money in the householders line but industry net earnings increased in the March quarter, according to an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority update...