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Insurance Made Easy (IME) has officially joined the Benjamin & Benjamin Insurance Brokers family.

Financial lines temperature is still hot, 2018 calendar year being the highest ever year of class action filings & regulatory tightening

Nine of Australia’s 10 worst car crash locations were in Melbourne last financial year

“Since July, the PI insurance market has tightened even further,” the AIBS says in its latest update.

Climate change is forcing the industry to revise its models as it battles to create solutions

30% of drivers have used dash cam footage as evidence after being wrongly accused on the road

Annual global cyber losses are expected to hit US$6 trillion by 2021

Claims frequency for cyber insurance rose by 29% for FY2019 compared to a year earlier

New research estimates that fixing defects in apartment buildings constructed in the last decade will cost $6.2 billion.

Royal commission recommended that APRA take a more pro-active approach and that its resources ere increased commensurately.

11 million Australians have engaged in risky behaviour behind the wheel, potentially voiding their insurance policy

Speak to most insurance professionals and they will tell you they “fell into” the industry – and while few have regrets now, many may...

Internal water damage claims has risen 72% in the last five years and the issue is now more common and costly risk for properties

Six months after devastating floods hit the north Queensland city of Townsville, 60% of insurance claims have been closed

Hundreds of NAB staff have spent the weekend scrambling to inform customers affected by a security breach

The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) says ministers have failed to address the immediate PI insurance crisis.

Insurance Council of Australia and four other industry bodies have today issued a joint call on the Federal Government

The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has issued more than 50 fines to employers that don’t have the right workers’ compensation...

The report is that 83% of global organisations experienced phishing attacks in 2018, underscoring the urgent need to educate end users.

A global insurer is preparing to stop offering PI and D&O cover in Australia and New Zealand due to alarming class action trends.