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ICP calls on businesses crushed by COVID-19 shutdowns to register interest in legal action against insurers

18 January 2021

ICP is calling on SMEs to register interest in potential collective action against insurers that have rejected COVID-19-related claims.

Unaffordable insurance bringing bushfire-affected SMEs to the “brink of collapse”

Insurance

Lois Maskiell

9 December 2020

Small businesses are facing serious trouble accessing affordable insurance, with a damning report released today by the Small Business Ombudsman.

“Facing a reckoning”: Why is the insurance industry failing when we need it most?

Coronavirus

Paul Kofman

7 December 2020

Insurance at a fair premium is never more valuable to society than during times of unprecedented crisis. But, is the model destined to fail?

IAG sets aside $865 million for COVID-19 payouts for small businesses

Insurance

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

23 November 2020

Aussie insurer IAG is expecting to shell out some $865 million in payments to small business owners affected by COVID-19.

Millions in payouts on the table for SMEs, as insurers lose landmark COVID-19 claims case

Coronavirus

Lois Maskiell

19 November 2020

SMEs affected by COVID-19 may qualify for insurance payments, after insurers lost a test case in the New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal.

Kate Carnell to investigate insurance industry over dodgy small business policies and skyrocketing costs

Insurance

Matthew Elmas

28 July 2020

Insurance companies will come under ASBFEO's microscope amid claims small businesses are being pushed around by the industry.

Suncorp, Allianz, QBE offer small business insurance premium deferrals with ACCC blessing

Coronavirus

Matthew Elmas

3 April 2020

Insurance premium support will be granted to small businesses dealing with COVID-19 as Suncorp, Allianz and QBE step in to assist.

The startling truth about insurance: How informed customers are picking bad policies

Insurance

The Conversation

20 September 2018

Our study of home contents insurance shows customers struggle to tell an obviously good product and an obviously bad one.

Industry association Insurtech Australia formed to support local insurance innovation

Insurance

Angela Castles

25 October 2017

Startups, corporates and insurance industry professionals have come together to create Insurtech Australia, an insurance industry associatio…

NSW budget axes insurance duty for small businesses across the state

Insurance

Emma Koehn

21 June 2017

New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state’s 2017 budget will relieve cost pressures for 600,000 small businesses in the reg…

Finance

ICP calls on businesses crushed by COVID-19 shutdowns to register interest in legal action against insurers

Unaffordable insurance bringing bushfire-affected SMEs to the “brink of collapse”

“Facing a reckoning”: Why is the insurance industry failing when we need it most?

IAG sets aside $865 million for COVID-19 payouts for small businesses

Millions in payouts on the table for SMEs, as insurers lose landmark COVID-19 claims case

Kate Carnell to investigate insurance industry over dodgy small business policies and skyrocketing costs

Suncorp, Allianz, QBE offer small business insurance premium deferrals with ACCC blessing

The startling truth about insurance: How informed customers are picking bad policies

Industry association Insurtech Australia formed to support local insurance innovation

NSW budget axes insurance duty for small businesses across the state

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