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19 April 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has supported consideration of a UK-style legal test case model for issues with wide-ranging impacts, amid scrutiny over the insurance industry’s approach to business interruption matters...
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The corporate regulator says nine cases of enforcement litigation regarding misconduct in insurance were underway at the start of the year as part of its push to pursue more court action...
The Australian Law Reform Commission will host two webinars next month related to its work around simplifying corporate and financial services regulation...
The third in a series of Building Stronger Homes roundtables will be held in Sydney tomorrow, exploring the role of construction standards in national natural disaster resilience...
Four-wheel-drive vehicle hire business Smart Corporation, which previously traded as Australian 4WD Hire and is now in liquidation, has been fined $1.2 million after making false and misleading representations to consumers about insurance cover...
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has extended the role of psychologists and physiotherapists in certifying an injured person’s fitness for work after the change was introduced last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Plans by the owner of Compare the Market to raise its stake in iSelect look set to go ahead after the competition watchdog says it “will not oppose” the move...
Rates for compulsory workers’ compensation insurance in WA are set for an overall increase of 4% for the next financial year...