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Industry ramps up case for ESL removal at Senate inquiry

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:43:00 +1000

The insurance industry made another united push for tax reforms at a Senate inquiry on Friday, saying the NSW Emergency Services Levy and other insurance duties will worsen the under-insurance problem as the virus-hit economy weakens further...

Time for a hazard protection code on new builds: ICA

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:43:00 +1000

Australia’s National Construction Code is “failing the community” by not stipulating a performance outcome for protecting the property beyond the saving of lives, the Insurance Council of Australia has told a royal commission hearing...

SIRA sets out guiding principles as pandemic continues

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:42:00 +1000

The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has adopted 10 regulatory principles to inform its work as it adapts to changes including the COVID-19 pandemic...

Mental health a 'small but growing claims area'

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:41:00 +1000

The rate of psychological injury claims among workers is increasing, with almost a third of all COVID-19 related claims lodged with icare related to mental health, the NSW state insurer says...

Authority appoints fire safety engineer

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:41:00 +1000

The Victorian Building Authority has appointed Weng Poh as its Principal Fire Safety Engineer in a bid to raise the issue of fire safety among the state’s 24,000 builders, building surveyors and other practitioners...