27 February 2023
The Southport Magistrates Court in Queensland has imposed a $70,000 penalty over a breach of anti-hawking laws following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...
27 February 2023
An independent review of the Queensland workers’ compensation scheme will include an examination of its performance, how psychological injuries are managed and other emerging issues...
27 February 2023
New Zealand’s Parliament has passed the Natural Hazards Insurance Bill, which replaces and simplifies Earthquake Commission legislation and introduces a number of changes recommended by a public inquiry into the handling of Christchurch claims...
27 February 2023
Emergency Services Minister Murray Watt has announced funding for the flood mitigation projects recommended by the CSIRO’s Northern Rivers Resilience Initiative...
20 February 2023
The former chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission James Shipton says a “stand-alone” insurance regulator “could be considered”, bringing prudential and conduct oversight together...
20 February 2023
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says its Enforcement Priorities program for this year include “misleading insurance pricing promises” as the industry comes under pressure over failures to honour pricing discounts...
20 February 2023
A new survey has revealed what insurance supervisors are doing globally to promote diversity, equity and inclusion within the industry...
20 February 2023
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has published a framework aimed at supporting positive outcomes for First Nations people...
20 February 2023
The Australia Prudential Regulation Authority has reiterated it remains focused on addressing insurance affordability and other related challenges at a Senate hearing...
20 February 2023
The NSW Reconstruction Authority has appointed Infrastructure NSW CEO Simon Draper as its permanent CEO...
20 February 2023
The Federal Government has announced a $29 million Disaster Risk Reduction Fund for NSW communities to improve mitigation against future severe weather events and disasters...
13 February 2023
The Insurance Council of Australia has made NSW’s controversial Emergency Services Levy an election issue by demanding that whoever wins the state vote on March 25 finds “a fairer way”...
13 February 2023
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned Sydney-based Sean Sweeney from providing any financial services after he was convicted of fraud offences in November...
13 February 2023
A truck driver who crashed after the vehicle’s front tyre blew out will be covered for losses after a dispute ruling determined its unroadworthy condition could not have been reasonably detected...
13 February 2023
NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler will lead an expert panel to explore all options including remediation for owners of Mascot Towers, which remains too dangerous to be occupied because of structural problems...
13 February 2023
The Tasmanian state government has opened grants for private homeowners and not-for-profit sport and recreational organisations damaged by floods last October...
13 February 2023
Victoria has activated its Night Aviation Program as part of the state’s preparations for the highest fire risk period of summer...
06 February 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will keep up with its ongoing work on addressing insurance affordability and availability issues as part of its supervision priorities for the year...
06 February 2023
The Hazards Insurance Partnership, announced in the October Budget, has held its first meeting, as the Federal Government steps up mitigation funding and increases its focus on affordability concerns...
06 February 2023
Expanding the Federal Government’s $1 billion Disaster Ready Fund to include funding for household-level mitigation works in areas prone to catastrophes would lead to “positive effects” on insurance premiums, the National Insurance Brokers Association says in a pre-budget submission...