10 July 2017
Insurance & Care NSW says a medical support panel pilot project has cut treatment approval times for injured workers to an average of four days from 30 previously, based on interim results…
03 July 2017
Victoria has set up a taskforce to investigate the extent of non-compliant cladding on buildings following the Lacrosse block fire in Docklands and the Grenfell Tower disaster in London…
03 July 2017
The WA Building Commission has announced increased builders’ warranty premiums for large builders…
03 July 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has appointed Sean Carmody to the new role of Risk and Data Analytics Division EGM, as the regulator completes a reorganisation…
03 July 2017
Australian fintech businesses wishing to operate in Malaysia have an easier path to tread after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission signed a co-operation agreement with the Malaysian Securities Commission…
03 July 2017
Self-insurers in NSW have until mid-December to transition to a new licensing framework as part of the workers’ compensation system, the State Insurance Regulatory Authority says…
03 July 2017
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says insurers are falling “well short” of minimum requirements for financial strength rating and solvency disclosures…
26 June 2017
The NSW Parliament has passed legislation to reinstate the insurance-linked emergency services levy, after the Government backed away from a move to a property-based charge…
26 June 2017
The NSW Parliament has passed legislation to overhaul the state’s home building compensation scheme, allowing private insurers to enter the market next year for the first time since 2010…
26 June 2017
The Earthquake Commission’s cap for building cover will be raised to $NZ150,000 and residents will have to lodge claims via their private insurers under reforms announced by the New Zealand Government today…
26 June 2017
NSW has abolished a range of insurance duties for small businesses from next January, in changes announced in last week’s state budget…
26 June 2017
A general insurer must refund more than $330,000 in premiums to more than 500 customers after mis-selling add-on insurance at car yards…
26 June 2017
The Senate has opened an inquiry into climate change’s implications for national security, with the role of mitigation policies in reducing risk among the topics to be addressed…
26 June 2017
The Senate Economics References Committee has delayed reporting on its inquiry into the general insurance industry…
26 June 2017
Average motor premiums in NSW have fallen below $600 ahead of the switch to a new compulsory third party scheme in December, according to the State Insurance Regulatory Authority…
26 June 2017
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority wants submissions on its proposals to allow personalised financial advice generated by computer program or algorithm…
26 June 2017
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Japan’s Financial Services Agency will jointly promote fintech businesses under an agreement signed on Friday, as the local regulator seeks to build the fast-growing industry…
26 June 2017
The WA Government is to increase compensation to families after workplace fatalities…
19 June 2017
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will monitor the home insurance market in northern Australia for three years under an inquiry requested by Treasurer Scott Morrison…
19 June 2017
Legislation making the insurance sector contribute to Australian Securities and Investments Commission funding passed the Senate last week, but related regulations are still being fine-tuned…