The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Catastrophe following storms that caused extensive hail damage across south-eastern Queensland yesterday. The...
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BUSHFIRE CATASTROPHE DECLARATION ...
Insurance claims from bushfire-affected householders and small businesses in two Queensland communities will be escalated and prioritised following the extension of the...
Bushfire catastrophe intensifies
An extraordinary number of fires with catastrophic ferocity have been raging on the East Coast of Australia all through New South Wales...
Insurance Transitions for Novemb ...
Check out the latest movements and transitions within the industry this month. AFCA CREATES LEAD OMBUDSMAN POSITION The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has...
A new General Insurance Code of ...
A new General Insurance Code of Practice (Code) has been approved after one of the most extensive reviews in the Code’s 25-year...
State of the Industry Report
On Monday afternoon, Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) President Richard Enthoven delivered a State of the Industry Report to delegates of the...
A message from NIBA CEO Dallas B ...
Next week is the 2019 NIBA Convention, which is being held this year on the Gold Coast. So far 700 delegates have...
APRA calls for greater investmen ...
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has called for substantially greater investment in natural disaster mitigation to keep general insurance available and...
ICA declares bushfires a Catastr ...
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Catastrophe for bushfires that have damaged or destroyed homes and property in northern...
Sixty percent of $1.243b in Town ...
Sixty per cent of insurance claims lodged since the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) declared a catastrophe for the Townsville monsoonal deluge...
EXTENDING UNFAIR CONTRACTS TERMS ...
The Federal Government has released exposure draft legislation that extends the unfair contract term (UCT) regime to insurance contracts. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg...
Insurers welcome national approa ...
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) CEO, Rob Whelan, has welcomed the agreement between the states and territories on implementing nationally consistent building standards...
Forum for Townsville policyholde ...
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has organised one-on-one consultations between insurers and customers, and will host a policyholder forum in Townsville...
ICA calls for tax reform in the ...
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has welcomed the NSW Budget, with concern that it comes at a cost to households and...