08 September 2025
Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister Daniel Mulino will join an insurer delegation to Europe as he considers the “best ways” to deal with issues around affordability and availability of cover...
08 September 2025
The corporate regulator is consulting on ways to cut red tape, to build on its push to “simplify and ease” the regulatory burden on businesses...
08 September 2025
New Zealand has made it illegal for insurers to cover fines or penalties imposed for breaches of the Resource Management Act, affecting statutory liability claims...
08 September 2025
State insurer icare has raised premium rates in three NSW Home Building Compensation Fund categories to reflect underlying risk experience...
01 September 2025
The Federal Court has adjourned an application to wind up Eric Insurance to allow creditors time to consider an alternative pathway...
01 September 2025
The financial services regulator will focus on premium accuracy and transparency and the use of cash settlements as part of its updated corporate plan...
01 September 2025
General insurers say they should not be forced to help pay for an almost $50 million funding shortfall in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort...
01 September 2025
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation has set out its strategic priorities to 2029, saying it will continue working with insurers and government to make cover more affordable and communities more resilient...
01 September 2025
NSW MPs have launched an inquiry into the state’s disaster recovery agency, focusing on its response to extreme weather events including east coast floods in May, Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the 2022 inundation in the Central West region...
01 September 2025
NSW policymakers have opened a review of the state’s compulsory third party insurance scheme...
01 September 2025
A $43.2 million federal and state support package will help NSW farmers strengthen their resilience to drought and make climate adaptations...
29 August 2025
Regulators are seeking feedback on proposed changes to prudential and reporting standards for general and life insurers...
25 August 2025
An expansion of the program guaranteeing low-deposit loans for first home buyers so they do not need lenders’ mortgage insurance will be brought forward to October, the federal government says...
25 August 2025
The prudential watchdog says “getting the balance right” on regulations is one of four strategic priorities this financial year, in line with federal efforts to ease the compliance burden...
25 August 2025
New Zealand has announced building reform plans that include adopting proportionate liability and exploring options such as home warranties to address defects...
25 August 2025
An asphalt company has been fined after a worker was crushed to death by a loader driven by a colleague during end-of-day drinks...
25 August 2025
Victorian authorities have urged plumbers to ensure drainage work is compliant after nearly one-third of projects were flagged during recent checks...
18 August 2025
The NSW Reconstruction Authority has settled on 699 flood buyback properties in the Northern Rivers region under the Resilient Homes Program...
18 August 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia is part of an alliance of business groups and associations calling for red tape reductions as Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to host this week’s Economic Reform Roundtable...
18 August 2025
Health and safety prosecutions by WorkSafe Victoria led to court-ordered fines totalling $12.4 million last financial year...