The review of insurers' response to the 2022 floods, commissioned by ICA and conducted by Deloitte, has yielded a report with recommendations to improve disaster readiness and handling across seven key...
The NSW Minns Government has ceased further development in flood-prone areas of Sydney's north-west, a move seen as a strong measure to help protect families and businesses from future flood events.
The floods, which occurred between 12 to 28 October 2022, caused record rainfall and led to pluvial and riverine flooding across the Murray-Darling basin of VIC and NSW, and later in Tasmania.
The insurer will test a four-day work week for 250 employees over six months, which will be observed by Macquarie University’s Health and Wellbeing Research Unit — to monitor productivity, employee satisfaction,...
White Oak is set to lodge new legal claims in Australia against Greensill Capital's insurers for alleged knowledge of policy issues, as it seeks to recover funds lost due to Greensill's collapse.
ICA report says building codes which mandate new homes can withstand extreme weather could save the nation an estimated AU$4bn per year, drastically reduce the cost of climate change to homeowners.
