26 May 2025
The competition regulator has cleared IAG’s $855 million acquisition of RACQ Insurance after finding the Queensland business was “not a particularly vigorous competitor in recent times” and has been losing market share...
26 May 2025
The cyclone reinsurance pool received 9399 claims between its launch and the end of last year, with a total incurred value of $121 million, an update shows...
26 May 2025
Victoria expects to collect about $2.3 billion in insurance taxes next financial year, according to the state government’s latest budget...
26 May 2025
NSW employers will pay 8% more on average for workers’ compensation cover next financial year...
26 May 2025
A NSW parliamentary inquiry into proposed changes to workplace injury compensation laws has made no recommendations...
26 May 2025
The Queensland government has announced a crackdown on landlords who knowingly lease properties to illegal tobacco and vape retailers...
19 May 2025
Proposed measures to tackle the “financial deterioration” of NSW’s workers’ compensation scheme have drawn criticism from lawyers, unions, mental health advocates and other stakeholders...
19 May 2025
Proposed changes to Victoria’s building insurance system will lead to higher premiums and should be put on hold to allow industry consultation, Assetinsure says...
19 May 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission plans a five-year extension of rules that simplify obligations and reduce the regulatory burden when retail cover is bought “incidental” to business insurance...
19 May 2025
New speed limits and a review of road rules and other regulations for e-scooters will be introduced in NSW to improve safety...
19 May 2025
The Queensland government has helped establish a $15 million recovery fund for small businesses reeling from floods in the state’s north earlier this year...
12 May 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has today named Daniel Mulino as Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister...
12 May 2025
The NSW government has referred its plans for worker health and safety law reforms to a parliamentary inquiry...
12 May 2025
The New Zealand government says spillway infrastructure that opened at the weekend in Edgecumbe represents one of the country’s largest completed flood resilience projects of recent times...
12 May 2025
The NSW Police Force is celebrating 100 years since the establishment of its Public Safety Bureau to help oversee road rules...
05 May 2025
Queensland will hold a parliamentary inquiry into the use of electric scooters and bikes, to address safety concerns as Brisbane prepares to host the Olympics...
05 May 2025
A fraudster who pretended to be a registered building surveyor has been ordered to pay a $60,000 penalty and $20,000 in costs for “flagrant” breaches of construction laws...
05 May 2025
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says Sarah Proudfoot has been appointed CEO after holding the role on an acting basis since February...
05 May 2025
The NSW State Emergency Service will issue ACT severe weather warnings under an agreement with the territory’s Emergency Services Agency, to ensure consistent cross-border messaging...
05 May 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has urged Treasury to include in its draft advice bill a provision in relation to statement of advice exemption for general insurance products...