The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly General Insurance Performance Statistics and Quarterly General Insurance Institution Level Statistics publications...
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A legal overview of the impact o ...
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has been liaising regularly with NIBA legal adviser Mark Radford in relation to the various ways...
Unfair Contract Terms Legislatio ...
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has been advised its members that the government’s commitment to apply Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) legislation...
Workers Compensation premium rel ...
NIBA has welcomed the relief being provided to employers in NSW by maintaining workers compensation premiums at the current rate. NSW Treasurer...
COVID-19 impact to cause histori ...
Lloyd’s has revealed that it will pay out in the range of $3bn to $4.3bn to its global customers as a result...
ASIC bans three financial advise ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Adelaide-based financial adviser Christopher Norman Harris from providing financial services for ten years...
INSURANCE REGULATORY REFORMS DEL ...
The Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced a six month deferral to the implementation of commitments and reforms associated with the Royal...
Co-ordination on life insurance ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation allowing life insurers to co-ordinate to ensure frontline healthcare workers are not...
Home working and your insurance ...
As most of us including insurance brokers are increasingly working remotely due to the COVID-19 crisis, it is essential that we pay...
COVID-19 updates from AFCA
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has provided information to help the community understand how insurance responds in times of a pandemic...
ACCC authorises insurers’ ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has authorised Suncorp, QBE and Allianz to proceed to work together along with insurance brokers...
Sedgwick’s evolving response t ...
Whether it be through shortages at your local supermarket, cancelled travel plans, closures to your favourite restaurant or even sickness of you...
Temporary premises closure guide ...
Due to the coronavirus restrictions, many businesses are having to temporarily close, and allow staff to help sustain operations via home working....
Intermediaries invoiced $13.4 bi ...
The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) intermediated general insurance statistic figures show the extent of business placed by insurance intermediaries for the...