06 May 2019
Consumer advocate Choice has today called for an end to self-administered industry codes in the financial services industry, saying it wants the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in charge…
06 May 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia will introduce a mobile app giving residents access to the latest hazard data for their homes…
06 May 2019
Local brokers and underwriting agencies have been encouraged to participate in a survey that will be used to help guide Lloyd’s drive to “supercharge innovation”…
06 May 2019
Earthquake Commission Minister Megan Woods and the Insurance Council of New Zealand will attend a forum called by Wellington’s Mayor to discuss policy affordability fears…
06 May 2019
Brokers should stop trying to “cover all bases” with a “scattergun approach” and instead work more closely with preferred partners, an underwriting agency principal says…
06 May 2019
A New Zealand class action against Southern Response regarding Canterbury earthquake payments has gained litigation support from Claims Funding Australia…
06 May 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia will host a third forum in Townsville tomorrow for policyholders affected by February’s devastating floods, which led to more than 27,000 claims totalling more than $1.13 billion…
06 May 2019
Prescribed burning to prevent bushfire losses must be tailored to fit its objective, because a broad approach does not work, a new academic study shows…
06 May 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia has appointed two new directors, as it responds to regulatory, political and climate challenges…
06 May 2019
Marsh representative Mike Hutchinson has resigned from the National Insurance Brokers Association board following the company’s acquisition of JLT…
29 April 2019
The construction industry and recycling and waste management operators face surging premiums and challenges obtaining cover, Honan warns in a quarterly market update…
29 April 2019
Australia’s long-struggling multi-peril crop insurance market has ground to a halt after an exodus of providers, according to a famers’ peak body…
29 April 2019
AIG’s Good2Go The Works policy has gained the highest score in a Choice survey of travel insurance…
29 April 2019
Class actions are continuing to drive up directors’ and officers’ insurance premiums amid heightened scrutiny of listed companies, according to Aon…
29 April 2019
A Perth businessman who was jailed for seven years after attempting a major insurance scam has paid Chubb $500,000…
29 April 2019
Financial lines premiums may rise when the Australian Financial Complaints Authority starts accepting legacy disputes in July…
29 April 2019
There is no end in sight to the crippling drought that has devastated some rural areas…
29 April 2019
Increasing animal rights activism could raise insurance issues for farms, abattoirs and other food-chain producers, Gallagher has warned…
29 April 2019
Claims costs from the three summer catastrophes continue to rise, according to Insurance Council of Australia data…
15 April 2019
The hailstorm that hit Sydney last December was further confirmation of the growing risk to insurers from secondary natural perils, Swiss Re’s latest Sigma study says…