Companies underrating climate threat, study shows
19 May 2025
Many Australian businesses consider climate risk a “slow burner“ and give greater priority to other threats, according to a new report...
19 May 2025
Many Australian businesses consider climate risk a “slow burner“ and give greater priority to other threats, according to a new report...
19 May 2025
Insurance News is once again asking readers to help set the future direction of our publications by taking part in a short survey...
12 May 2025
Almost 400 people attended the Insurance Council of Australia’s annual dinner at Sydney Town Hall on Thursday...
12 May 2025
Insured losses from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred have reached $1.236 billion, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
12 May 2025
Large hailstorms are significantly more likely in southeast Australia during La Nina periods than in El Nino ones, while shifts between the climate drivers affect event locations, forecaster Weatherwatch says...
12 May 2025
RACV has urged travellers to be mindful of their insurance coverage after new data showed the number of flight cancellations has grown to exceed historical averages...
05 May 2025
Insurers and brokers are targeting a constructive relationship with the federal government after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led Labor to an emphatic victory in Saturday’s election...
05 May 2025
A covid-related business interruption dispute between a Victorian fitness centre and Hollard is scheduled for a Federal Court trial on June 10-11...
05 May 2025
Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand CEO Mel Gorham will step down next month after five years in the role...
05 May 2025
The Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee has recommended improvements around transparency, clarity and breach reporting in its submission to the ongoing code review...
05 May 2025
Flexi-hoses represent a “ticking time bomb under the sink” and homeowners must step up their maintenance routines or face huge damage costs, Suncorp says...
05 May 2025
Accidental damage has accounted for 35% of the 14,000 home insurance claims made with SA insurer RAA this financial year, new data reveals...
05 May 2025
Benign weather sent the New Zealand insurance industry’s average combined operating ratio to a record low of 78.56% last year...
05 May 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia will host a meeting in Hervey Bay to help customers recovering from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred...
28 April 2025
Commercial property rates in the Australia-dominated Pacific region declined 9%, as a slide continued to gather pace, the latest Marsh Global Insurance Market Index shows...
28 April 2025
Catastrophe data specialist Perils says Alfred is the largest cyclone loss event since Tracy hit Darwin in 1974, as insured losses pass $2.56 billion...
28 April 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia recorded an operating loss of $1.94 million last year as responses to reviews and late 2023 catastrophes added to expenses...
28 April 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has outlined “immediate actions” the ACT government can take to help address rising insurance costs, particularly for small businesses and not-for-profit organisations...
28 April 2025
Catastrophe data specialist Perils has added severe convective storms in New Zealand, Japan and Europe to its industry exposure database...
28 April 2025
Cyclone Errol, which reached category 4 strength before Easter, crossed the WA Kimberley coastline as a tropical low in a sparsely populated region...