The Insurance Council of Australia has joined insurers in responding to a celebrity podcast that featured a claims advocate slamming industry practices and naming and shaming two companies. As ...

The Queensland Tourism Industry Council is creating a panel of specialist brokers to help members with insurance amid surging premiums and cover restrictions. The industry body today called for ...

The Insurance Council of Australia's revised new code, which has been submitted for corporate regulator approval, is the first item discussed on the latest Insurance News podcast. As previously ...

IAG’s Intermediated Insurance Australia has promoted Dustin Bartley to the reshaped role of EGM customer and growth for CGU and WFI under changes taking effect on Friday. Mr Bartley has led the ...

A pet cover policyholder has won a dispute over whether her French bulldog’s spinal condition was hereditary. The woman claimed veterinary expenses after her pet experienced sudden back pain and began ...

The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has imposed a $479,500 penalty on IAG for customer overcharges and under-refunds at its NRMA Insurance brand. The regulator says weaknesses in compulsory ...

Envest has appointed former QBE and Aviva executive Belinda Steedman as head of its underwriting agencies. Ms Steedman has 30 years’ insurance industry experience in the South African, Australian and ...

Shark Tank entrepreneur Nick Bell and broking leaders from Marsh and Gallagher are among confirmed speakers for the Insurance News Outlook 2027 conference on March 11. Early bird tickets for the ...

A federal parliamentary inquiry into small business insurance will table its recommendations in late February after in a four-month extension to its reporting timetable. The inquiry, referred in ...

Claimant advocate Luke Dugdell has riled major insurers by going on former TV presenter Karl Stefanovic’s podcast to attack industry practices and name and shame some companies.

An insurer was right to reject a car crash claim after questioning the driver’s story about swerving to avoid a kangaroo, the industry ombudsman says. RAC Insurance said the claim was fraudulent after ...

Net income gained 12.9% to $US8.02 billion ($11.4 billion) in the nine months to September, and property and casualty underwriting income also set a record, rising 33.7% to $US5.79 billion ($8.23 ...