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Oct 21, 2019
2 min

No relief for loss-making financial lines

Financial lines temperature is still hot, 2018 calendar year being the highest ever year of class action filings & regulatory tightening

Oct 20, 2019
1 min

Melbourne roads dominate AAMI crash index blackspots

Nine of Australia’s 10 worst car crash locations were in Melbourne last financial year

Sep 30, 2019
2 min

PI crisis worsens as surveyors urge governments to act

“Since July, the PI insurance market has tightened even further,” the AIBS says in its latest update.

Sep 27, 2019
2 min

How insurance is responding to climate change

Climate change is forcing the industry to revise its models as it battles to create solutions

Sep 20, 2019
1 min

Rise of the dash cam: increasing numbers use footage for claims

30% of drivers have used dash cam footage as evidence after being wrongly accused on the road

Sep 11, 2019
2 min

Global cyber losses expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021 - report

Annual global cyber losses are expected to hit US$6 trillion by 2021

Sep 10, 2019
2 min

Australia:29% surge in frequency of cyber insurance claims, reveals underwriter

Claims frequency for cyber insurance rose by 29% for FY2019 compared to a year earlier

Aug 19, 2019
1 min

Cost of fixing nation’s apartment crisis ‘in the billions’

New research estimates that fixing defects in apartment buildings constructed in the last decade will cost $6.2 billion.

Aug 19, 2019
1 min

APRA uses funds to recruit 150

Royal commission recommended that APRA take a more pro-active approach and that its resources ere increased commensurately.

Aug 17, 2019
1 min

Finder: 11 million Australians are driving distracted

11 million Australians have engaged in risky behaviour behind the wheel, potentially voiding their insurance policy

Aug 16, 2019
2 min

Lights, camera, insurance – the issues facing the Australian film industry

Speak to most insurance professionals and they will tell you they “fell into” the industry – and while few have regrets now, many may...

Aug 8, 2019
2 min

Water damage claims topping fire, burglary: Chubb

Internal water damage claims has risen 72% in the last five years and the issue is now more common and costly risk for properties

Aug 2, 2019
2 min

Insurers close 60% of Townsville claims

Six months after devastating floods hit the north Queensland city of Townsville, 60% of insurance claims have been closed

Jul 27, 2019
4 min

NAB staff scramble to contact breach victims

Hundreds of NAB staff have spent the weekend scrambling to inform customers affected by a security breach

Jul 23, 2019
2 min

PI crisis continues despite reform pledge, surveyors warn

The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) says ministers have failed to address the immediate PI insurance crisis.

Jul 15, 2019
1 min

ICA joins fresh call for building reforms

Insurance Council of Australia and four other industry bodies have today issued a joint call on the Federal Government

Jul 15, 2019
1 min

NSW regulator slugs uninsured businesses

The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has issued more than 50 fines to employers that don’t have the right workers’ compensation...

Jul 9, 2019
2 min

Phishing attacks found in 83% of global firms

The report is that 83% of global organisations experienced phishing attacks in 2018, underscoring the urgent need to educate end users.

Jul 8, 2019
2 min

AGCS names James Stack Pacific CEO, cuts financial lines

A global insurer is preparing to stop offering PI and D&O cover in Australia and New Zealand due to alarming class action trends.

Jul 7, 2019
2 min

British Airways fined record $328 million after credit card data theft affected 500,000 people

British Airways faces a record $328 million fine over cyber theft after a hack last year that affected half a million customers

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No relief for loss-making financial lines

Melbourne roads dominate AAMI crash index blackspots

PI crisis worsens as surveyors urge governments to act

How insurance is responding to climate change

Rise of the dash cam: increasing numbers use footage for claims

Global cyber losses expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021 - report

Australia:29% surge in frequency of cyber insurance claims, reveals underwriter

Cost of fixing nation’s apartment crisis ‘in the billions’

APRA uses funds to recruit 150

Finder: 11 million Australians are driving distracted

Lights, camera, insurance – the issues facing the Australian film industry

Water damage claims topping fire, burglary: Chubb

Insurers close 60% of Townsville claims

NAB staff scramble to contact breach victims

PI crisis continues despite reform pledge, surveyors warn

ICA joins fresh call for building reforms

NSW regulator slugs uninsured businesses

Phishing attacks found in 83% of global firms

AGCS names James Stack Pacific CEO, cuts financial lines

British Airways fined record $328 million after credit card data theft affected 500,000 people

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