The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced a proposal to allow insurance companies and brokers to continue coordination and...
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ACCC proposes to let insurance relief measure continue
Applications are now open for Queensland disaster resil ...
More than $13 million is now available through the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF) to help local communities better prepare...
OECD on COVID-19 and the pandemic protection gap in ins ...
A new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Responding to the COVID-19 and pandemic protection gap in...
Instant asset write-off extended
The Federal Government has announced that it will extend the $150,000 instant asset write-off for six months to 31 December 2020. Australian businesses with annual turnover of less...
NEW NSW WORKPLACE SAFETY LAWS PROHIBIT INSURANCE AND OT ...
On 4 June 2020, the NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, Kevin Anderson announced proposed amendments to the Work Health...
NIBA presents to IPART home building inquiry
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has provided a submission to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) inquiry into the Home Building Compensation Fund...
Critical cyclone upgrades on coastal homes
Queensland homeowners will be able to cyclone-proof their homes through the Household Resilience Program, with applications now open under Phase 2 of...
AILA’s new membership category for insurance brokers
The Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA) is introducing a new, cheaper membership category for industry members. From 1 July 2020, industry...
APRA general insurance statistics for March 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly General Insurance Performance Statistics and Quarterly General Insurance Institution Level Statistics...
Nationwide income protection for farmers
New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall has urged primary producers to share their crucial insights and thoughts, as work...
A legal overview of the impact of COVID-19 on insurance
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has been liaising regularly with NIBA legal adviser Mark Radford in relation to the various...
NIBA submission to the Senate Inquiry into Lessons Lear ...
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has provided a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Lessons Learned from the 2019-20 Bushfire...
NIBA submission on ACCC Interim Authorisation
As previously reported, on 2 April 2020 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gave an Interim Authorisation for conduct jointly...
New report recommends a government-led bushfire insuran ...
The latest report from the Practical Justice Initiative at UNSW Sydney has called on policymakers, and society more broadly, to reflect on...