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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...
16 September 2024
More than half of New Zealand small businesses are confident in their cybersecurity settings despite an ever-evolving threat landscape, according to insurer AMI...
16 September 2024
Registration is still open for Natural Hazards Research Australia’s “Hazardous” webinar tomorrow...
09 September 2024
Giant listed insurance group Steadfast has entered a trading halt as it prepares to issue a statement in response to allegations published today as part of the ABC’s strata industry exposé...
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...
09 September 2024
A dispute authority ruling that backed a consumer who complained about a 60% increase in home and contents premiums has caused concern among insurers...
09 September 2024
Half of Australia’s tourism assets such as airports, national parks, beaches and museums are at risk from a changing climate and natural perils, according to research from Zurich...
09 September 2024
An influx of high-quality capacity into the Australian construction market is expected to continue through the second half and into next year, WTW says in a report...
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...
09 September 2024
There is little chance of an El Nino developing this year, while spring poses heightened bushfire risk for large areas in Queensland, the NT, western Victoria and southeast SA...
02 September 2024
Flood evacuations are taking place in Tasmania while 180,000 properties in Victoria lost power overnight and schools were closed as deadly storms lashed southeast Australia...
02 September 2024
Rates have stabilised and premium pools have grown “across most insurance classes”, according to the Marsh Australian Mid-Year Insurance Market Update...
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...
02 September 2024
The Australian Medical Association says the rising cost of indemnity insurance premiums is a significant and growing concern for its members...
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...
02 September 2024
The Insurance Council of Australia will hold another round of consultations for southeast Queensland residents affected by storms last December and January...
26 August 2024
The number of Australian households facing home insurance affordability stress jumped 30% to 1.61 million in the year to March...
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...
26 August 2024
Insurers have hit back at allegations of “price gouging” from the Australian Council of Trade Unions, which has criticised the industry’s profits amid rising premiums...
26 August 2024
The Motor Trades Association and the Motor Body Repairers Association have released new guidelines to help collision repair businesses respond to insurer requests to use non-genuine parts...