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"Unprecedented" rise in auto thefts – insurance crime bureau issues warning
According to the NICB, car thefts nationwide increased by 16.5% in 2021 compared to 2019, and nearly 29% compared to...
Eclipse Re issues $75m private cat bond, its first of 2022
Eclipse Re Ltd., the Horseshoe managed private syndicated collateralised reinsurance note, private catastrophe bond issuance and reinsurance transformer platform, has...
ICA gives $900m early Australia flood insured loss estimate, says will rise
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has continued to count rising claims from the recent and in some parts ongoing...
Personal or general advice? AFCA sets out what it means in dispute ruling
A Gallagher client who complained the broker breached its duty of care when arranging an income protection (IP) insurance policy,...
Time to get personal: brokers urged to upgrade from general advice model
Broker clients expect to be given personal advice and intermediaries still operating under the general advice model should convert, the...
Half-time score: broking networks steam ahead
Australia’s three leading listed broking networks – Steadfast Group, AUB Group and PSC Insurance Group – are riding a wave...
Too many documents: brokers criticise TMDs as reform bites
Brokers have raised concerns that new Target Market Determination (TMD) documents are confusing consumers and that different approaches from insurers...
Brokers brace for flood fall-out as catastrophe worsens
Brokers in Queensland and NSW are fielding calls about cover terms, trying to beat the claim-lodgment rush and even rolling...
HK Insurance Authority receives fewer complaints for 2021
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA) received a total of 1,304 complaints in 2021, down 9% from 1,434...
