Archive

  • S&P Global warns of doubling in Australian flood bill - and hikes at reinsurance renewals

    02 March 2022

    Sector's ceding ratios already rose above five-year average in 2021

  • Flooding triggers insurance catastrophe in Australia's east

    28 February 2022

    Natcats and climate change in top four insurance risks, finds AGC&S

  • IAG flags BI reserve release after courtroom win

    22 February 2022

    Federal Court largely backed earlier judgement on Covid-related cover

  • Australia intervenes on event cancellation cover for Covid-19

    15 November 2021

    The country 's Federal Court has also reserved judgement in a second BI test case

  • Storms trigger Australian catastrophe amid calls for relaxing Covid bans

    01 November 2021

    The ICA said around 36,000 claims had been lodged so far

  • Insurers and customers lodge appeals in Australian BI test case

    21 October 2021

    Federal Court is due to hear appeals in the next fortnight

  • Australian insurers win second business interruption test case

    08 October 2021

    A Federal Court found in favour of insurers in eight of the nine issues examined

  • Australian High Court denies insurers reliance on BI exclusion clause

    28 June 2021

    Non-life industry testing other BI policy wordings in court

  • Australian non-life insurers commence second BI test-case

    01 March 2021

    Definitions of disease, proximity and prevention of access up for debate

  • Australian regulator criticises insurers over pricing in natcat-prone regions

    04 January 2021

    Underwriters in northern Australia put under microscope in three-year study