02 March 2026
The Insurance Council of Australia says federal government spending on climate resilience is “failing to keep up” with rising risks, but it has not revealed its position on short-term options to help high-risk homeowners, such as flood reinsurance pools...
02 March 2026
Auto & General misled its Budget Direct customers by failing to tell them online discounts would be lost if they made certain changes during their policies’ first year, the corporate regulator alleges...
02 March 2026
Treasury has opened consultation as it reviews changes to unfair contract term legislation that expanded protection for small businesses and consumers...
02 March 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has added a chief customer officer and chief technology officer to its C-suite...
02 March 2026
New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tu Ake has published its first statement of investment policy and objectives, detailing its strategy to ensure sustainable funding...
23 February 2026
A critical review considering banning strata managers from accepting insurance commissions is expected to provide its final report to the NSW government on Friday...
23 February 2026
New federal opposition leader Angus Taylor has made Tim Wilson shadow treasurer and Pat Conaghan shadow minister for financial services and assistant treasurer...
23 February 2026
Freezing reforms to the National Construction Code will hinder efforts to improve housing resilience against bad weather, the Insurance Council of Australia warns...
23 February 2026
NSW has proposed a new planning policy to help councils and other authorities assess natural hazards and make decisions based on acceptable risk levels...
23 February 2026
The industry has warned against using professional indemnity insurance to address funding pressures facing the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort...
23 February 2026
The WA government has proposed new penalties for participating in the illegal tobacco and vape trade...
16 February 2026
A NSW parliamentary inquiry will consider options for replacing the emergency services levy on insurance, building on consultations since the plan was announced more than two years ago...
16 February 2026
A review of residential insurance pricing and affordability will be delivered to the New Zealand government by the middle of this year...
16 February 2026
Fixed-income specialist FIIG Securities has been penalised $2.5 million for failing to protect confidential client data over more than four years...
16 February 2026
The prudential regulator will release its general insurance climate vulnerability assessment in coming months, chairman John Lonsdale has told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee...
16 February 2026
Land equivalent to about 70 soccer fields left vacant after home buybacks in Lismore may be repurposed for commercial use, parking, community facilities and parkland...
09 February 2026
Businesses have welcomed the passage of workplace injury laws that include an 18-month freeze on average premium increases in the NSW workers’ compensation scheme...
09 February 2026
New Zealand insurer FMG has agreed to pay $NZ2.1 million ($1.8 million) and to remediate thousands of customers after making misleading representations in relation to some policies...
09 February 2026
NSW’s State Insurance Regulatory Authority is seeking feedback on its revised guidelines for return to work programs...
09 February 2026
The federal and Victorian governments have committed an additional $160 million to help communities recover from recent bushfires...