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Australia’s Floods Will Hit Insurers’ 2021 Earnings, Lead to Reinsurance Rate Spike
Insured losses from Australia's March floods are expected to hit general (or property/casualty) insurers' underwriting margins and earnings in 2021, while putting more upward pressure on reinsurance ...
Allianz to Grab Westpac’s General Insurance Unit for $535M
Australia's Westpac Banking Corp will sell its general insurance arm to German insurer Allianz for A$725 million ($535 million), it said on Wednesday, further trimming its portfolio to beef up ...
Australia Commits $1.2B to Private Sector Cybersecurity After Attacks Spike
Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defenses of companies and households after a rise in cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...
Insurers Call for Greater Climate Change Action in Wake of Australia Fires
As the devastation from Australia's bushfires widens, the insurance industry is calling for concerted action to mitigate the impact of climate change. Months of out-of-control fires have burnt an ...
Wildfires Rage in Australia, Ravaging Sydney’s Air Quality
Sydney is world famous for its shimmering harbor and clear blue skies. Not this summer. As bushfires ravage the country's east coast, pollution is becoming a regular occurrence in Australia's biggest ...
Fire Tornadoes Becoming More Common in Australia, Thanks to Climate Change
Fire tornadoes are set to become a more common feature of the Australian landscape as climate change takes hold later this century. That's according to new research from the University of New South ...
Allianz’s Austria Unit Investigated for Allegedly Giving Travel Clients Promises of ‘Unlimited’ Cover
An Australian unit of German insurer Allianz SE sold travel insurance that misleadingly promised unlimited emergency medical cover wherever people were even though the policies had limits on both ...
J&J Hit With Australian Class Action Suit Over Pelvic Mesh Complications
Australian women have brought a class-action case against Johnson & Johnson over complications arising from vaginal mesh implants - a lawsuit that follows many others in the United States, Canada ...