The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its half yearly Intermediated General Insurance Statistics publication for June 2019. The Intermediated General...
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The 2019 Dive In Festival starts soon!
The global festival for diversity and inclusion in insurance, Dive In, is back for its fourth year in Australia. The festival...
AFCA welcomes new ASIC power
In its response to an ASIC consultation, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has strongly supported the addition of new product...
NIBA member wins Valerie Baker Memorial Award
NIBA member Beau Munn from Origin Insurance Brokers in Melbourne was announced the winner of the 2019 Valerie Baker Memorial Award...
NIBA members win big at the Australian Insurance Indust ...
NIBA members Warren Saunders Insurance Brokers, Marsh and Insurance Advisernet have won prestigious titles at the 2019 Australian Insurance Industry Awards....
ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2019-2023
ASIC has revealed its Corporate Plan for 2019-20 to 2022-23 which sets out the regulator’s change agenda as well as regulatory...
AFCA to name and shame firms
ASIC has approved changes to the AFCA Rules to allow the scheme to name financial firms in published determinations. On 31...
Allianz to refund more than $8M in premiums and fees
ASIC has revealed that Allianz Australia Insurance Limited will refund more than $8 million in consumer credit insurance (CCI) premiums and...
ASIC study recognises the value of financial advice
ASIC has released a consumer research report which looked at the attitudes of over 2,500 people in relation to their use...
The Royal Commission implementation plan
As we reported recently, the Federal Government has released a ‘roadmap’ for the implementation of Royal Commission recommendations. NIBA CEO Dallas...
Royal Commission implementation roadmap released
The Treasury has released its royal commission implementation roadmap to set out how it will deliver its response to the various...
APRA applies additional $250m capital requirement to Al ...
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced that it will apply an additional $250 million capital requirement to Allianz Australia...
ASIC enforcement update January to June 2019
ASIC has released its enforcement update report for the period 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019. The report covers ongoing...
Townsville property loss estimate
PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has disclosed its third property loss estimate for the flood event which...