RACT warns of TasInsure threat to taxpayers
02 February 2026
RACT has urged the Tasmanian government to commit to “deeper collaboration” on premium affordability, to avoid budget risks from starting a state-owned insurance company...
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Homeowners ‘between insurance rock and climate hard place’
02 February 2026
About one-fifth of homeowners are likely to consider going without insurance if extreme weather keeps pushing up the cost, a Climate Council survey shows...
Flood restoration training centre opens doors
02 February 2026
A flood clean-up training facility that replicates real-world residential and commercial building environments has been founded in Newcastle to drive consistency in restoration industry standards and improve outcomes...
Travellers warned over UK and Ireland passport pitfall
02 February 2026
New Zealand’s insurance ombudsman has urged travellers who hold dual citizenship with the UK or Ireland to check their documentation, to avoid falling foul of new entry requirements...
Senior executives meet bushfire victims
02 February 2026
Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston has visited Harcourt in regional Victoria to meet families affected by the recent bushfires...
ICNZ says study reveals planning law flaws
02 February 2026
A survey has revealed wide concern that New Zealand’s flood protection measures and efforts to avoid building in high-risk areas are "falling short”...
IAG examines why drivers reject safety systems
02 February 2026
IAG is researching why vehicle safety technology is not delivering a reduction in road accidents, amid reports many people are switching off the assistance systems...
NRMA channels resilience grants to Northern Rivers
02 February 2026
NRMA Insurance has pledged to deliver $800,000 in grants over two years to projects that improve protection against extreme weather in NSW’s Northern Rivers...
Bondi attack: insurers urged to notify terror pool of losses
15 December 2025
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation has asked insurers to let it know about potential claims related to last night’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach...
Workshop targets teamwork on ‘hard problems’ of affordability
15 December 2025
A forum featuring a wide range of participants was held last week to drive collaborative responses to insurance affordability problems...
Queensland hailstorm claims pass 60,000
15 December 2025
Hail and strong wind in southeast Queensland late last month produced 60,200 claims, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
Code committee ‘helps insurers improve’
15 December 2025
The General Insurance Code Governance Committee says its actions during the 2024-25 financial year have helped address serious issues within the industry...
Insurers review builder links after directors charged
15 December 2025
Police have charged two directors at an NT building company over allegations related to Defence Department contracts, forcing insurers to review possible repercussions...
Progress on expert reports misses core problem: ACIL
15 December 2025
The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby says the industry code watchdog’s follow-up report on oversight of external experts may cover for failures to address problems around assessors’ independence...
Insolvency exclusion knocks out liquidator’s claim
15 December 2025
A company liquidator has failed to make a case that three Lloyd’s syndicates are liable for claims relating to an insolvency...
Cladding review roasts fire safety engineers
15 December 2025
Some fire safety engineers providing combustible cladding risk assessments lacked experience in the matter and “struggled to provide these services competently”, an independent review has found...
A&H tipped to grow in ‘complex operating environment’
15 December 2025
Digital distribution, embedded cover and illness fears will sustain personal accident and health insurance in Australia through to 2030, according to GlobalData...
Google search trends show nation ‘bracing for disaster’
15 December 2025
Cyclone Alfred was this year’s leading search term among Google users in Australia...
‘Significant loss’: scores of homes burn in NSW, Tasmania
08 December 2025
Weekend bushfires destroyed 20 homes in NSW and 19 on Tasmania’s east coast...
Code watchdog sees improvement in use of experts
08 December 2025
Insurers have improved their oversight of external experts after an inquiry last year highlighted shortcomings, the industry code governance committee says...