The NSW Government has decided to defer any reform of the Fire and Emergency Services Levy for at least four years. Responding...
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Victims of $871 million hail sto ...
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has issued a fresh warning to property owners affected by last month’s NSW hail storms to...
NSW workers compensation dispute ...
The NSW Parliament has endorsed reforms which will simplify the dispute resolution process for injured workers who make a compensation claim. Minister...
Cladding taskforce works thousan ...
A staggering 22,500 hours of work has gone into inspecting buildings across NSW, suspected of having dangerous cladding. Minister for Innovation and...
NIBA presents to NSW ESL inquiry
On Monday this week NIBA presented to the NSW Parliament Upper House Committee inquiring into the funding of emergency services in the...
NIBA gala lunches across the cou ...
If you’d like to become more connected with your fellow professionals in the industry post the EOFY rush consider joining us for...
Clean up fund to assist NSW resi ...
Disaster assistance has been made available for the people affected by the bushfire in NSW’s Bega, which includes the Tathra and surrounding...
Heavy rain forecast along NSW co ...
Parts of the New South Wales (NSW) coast are forecast to see periods of intense rainfall from early March 21, prompting a severe...
Remind your clients to review th ...
Strata laws require all schemes to review their by-laws by 30 November 2017 and insurance brokers should talk to their clients about...
icare picks new NSW HBCF Claims ...
Gallagher Bassett (GB) has been named by icare as the new claims manager for the NSW Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF). Speaking...
Flurry to reinstate ESL in NSW
Insurers are moving as quickly as they can to reinstate the collection of the emergency services levy (ESL) on insurance premiums for...
Reforms to HBCF loom
The NSW Parliament recently passed a Bill to reform the Home Building Compensation scheme to allow competition into the market. “We are...
Benefit to consumers from early ...
Property insurance prices are already falling as insurance companies phase-out the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) ahead of its 1 July 2017 removal...
NSW moves to allow third-party c ...
The NSW Parliament is considering new laws to allow third party claimants to recover directly from insurers in certain circumstances. A bill...