Australia

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Heavy rainfall, flooding prompts evacuations in North Queensland

February 3 2025

The Insurance Council of Australia on Sunday declared the North Queensland floods a ‘significant event’.

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Steadfast Group combines Network Insurance Group and Insurance House

January 31 2025

Group's two largest brokerages merge, with Andrew Broughton named as CEO.

Watchdog urges ACIL to name insurer penalised for claims code breach

January 31 2025

“Consumers and industry stakeholders deserve to know when an insurer has failed to meet its obligations,” says Chair of Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby.

Australian general insurer fined AU$100k for claims code breaches

January 29 2025

However Code Governance Committee opts not to name insurer, citing insurer's cooperation, transparency, and accountability as reasons.

Richard Hardy joins Agile Underwriting as Global Head of Property

January 28 2025

Hardy brings over 35 years of experience across the London and Australian markets.

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Gallagher launches digital asset insurance solution for Australian Fintechs

January 28 2025

'Gallagher Crypto-Pro' aims to address risks amid increasing regulatory scrutiny.

NRMA hit with penalty for CTP renewal breaches

January 25 2025

NSW Regulator says breaches showed systemic issues in internal controls and regulatory compliance.

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ACIL calls for surplus funds from cyclone pool to be used for resilience programme

January 23 2025

Consumer lobby calls for Government to allocate AU$100m (US$62.8m) in cyclone resilience funding from upcoming budget.

Alllianz set to pay AU$170m in compensation after settling car add-on insurance class action

January 20 2025

ASIC has been criticising Australian insurer's car add-on insurance sales practices since 2016.

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Markel Australia appoints Scott Jordan as its first Claims Manager for Casualty

January 16 2025

Jordan moves from Chubb after 12 years.

Vision Insurance Placements gains Lloyd's Coverholder status

January 16 2025

The Western Australian firm launched in 2022.

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Allan Coombes joins AIG as GM for NSW and ACT

January 16 2025

Coombes moves after 12 years with QBE.

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