ANZIIF insurtech forum a ‘huge success’
04 March 2019
More than 500 people attended the two-day ANZIIF Insurtech Conference in Sydney last week to engage with thought leaders and experts…
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Australia, NZ shine on Marsh premium index
04 March 2019
Australia and New Zealand were standout markets for global premium rises in the fourth quarter, a Marsh index shows…
Climate change ‘will raise drought threat to farmers’
04 March 2019
Drought conditions and pressure on the agriculture industry will worsen because of climate change, Aon’s Head of Analytics has warned…
Broker commissions ‘not going anywhere’
25 February 2019
Insurance broker commissions are unlikely to disappear soon, an industry expert says…
Townsville payouts near $900 million
25 February 2019
Claims are still pouring in from Townsville following devastating floods in the north Queensland city this month…
Banned broker gets jail term
25 February 2019
Former Arthur J Gallagher broker Antonino Gucciardi has been jailed for one year after facing charges brought by WA’s Major Fraud Squad…
Parramatta rejects ‘nine minute’ flash flood warning
25 February 2019
Parramatta’s council has rejected a warning that its CBD precinct in western Sydney could be inundated by flash floods in “as little as nine minutes”…
NSW fires contained
25 February 2019
A number of large and destructive bushfires in northern NSW, including one near the border with Queensland, have been contained…
Watch cancelled as Oma threat fades
25 February 2019
A cyclone watch has been cancelled after initial projections showed Category 2 storm Oma could hit the southeast Queensland coast, including Brisbane, and northern NSW…
Townsville losses exceed $600 million
18 February 2019
Industry losses from the Townsville floods are climbing as insurers continue to assess the damage…
Insurers donate to Townsville floods relief
18 February 2019
QBE today announced a $100,000 donation to the Australian Red Cross disaster relief effort in Townsville…
North Queensland cattle losses ‘largely uninsured’
18 February 2019
Most farmers will not be covered by insurance following devastating flooding in Queensland’s northwest that is feared to have killed about 500,000 cattle, costing billions of dollars…
Small businesses ‘underestimate cyber threat’
18 February 2019
SMEs do not fully understand the threat of cyber attacks and the potential damage inflicted, a survey by Chubb reveals…
NSW fires maintain threat after destroying homes
18 February 2019
Bushfires in NSW continue to burn after destroying more than 20 homes last week, with dangerous weather conditions returning to the state’s north this week after several days of milder temperatures…
Data breaches up as criminals raise game
18 February 2019
The number of reported data breaches is rising, according to the latest quarterly report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner…
Hayne to ‘improve risk culture, reputation’
11 February 2019
Insurer risk culture and the sector’s community standing should be improved by the Hayne royal commission, ratings agencies S&P and Fitch say…
Townsville flood claims pass $165 million
11 February 2019
Insurance losses from the Townsville floods have reached about $165 million, with 13,560 claims received by yesterday morning…
‘Lessons still to learn’ a decade after Black Saturday
11 February 2019
Bushfires as devastating as the 2009 Black Saturday disaster could happen again and people and organisations are “not as prepared as we think we are”, an expert has warned…
Aon exec takes over NIBA presidency
11 February 2019
Eric Harris has been appointed President of the National Insurance Brokers Association, replacing Tim Wedlock…
El Nino threat remains
11 February 2019
There is a 50% chance of an El Nino developing this autumn or winter in the southern hemisphere, the Bureau of Meteorology says…