Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Mr Edrick Tang as Senior Underwriter for fine art and specie.
Climate reporting and AI are immediate growth opportunities for the actuarial profession, according to the incoming President of the Actuaries Institute, Mr Scott Reeves.
MetLife Australia will waive life insurance premiums for some customers in Victorian bushfire zones, as major health insurers introduce similar financial relief and support measures for affected policyholders.
Extreme weather events in Australia in 2025 cost almost A$3.5bn ($2.42bn) in insured losses from 264,000 claims according to new data released by Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
Willis, a WTW business, has appointed to its Financial, Professional and Executive Risks (FINEX) business in the Pacific Mr Eden Fletcher as Head of FINEX, Pacific and Mr Stephen Trickey as Head of Growth, Pacific.
Findings from a survey by insurer AAMI has found that 39% of drivers agree that e-bikes and e-scooters should be banned from school zones.
The current bushfires in Australia that have impacted 18 Local Government Areas across the state of Victoria since 7 January 2026 have now been escalated from 'Significant Event' to 'Insurance Catastrophe'.
Claims continue to mount following the devastating bushfire that swept through central Victoria. As of 13 January, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) reported nearly 1,400 claims, encompassing property, commercial, motor, and business interruption losses. Early assessments suggest around 30 percent of all property claims may involve total losses.
The continued increase in road fatalities in Australia underlines the need for the Commonwealth to assume a leadership role by conducting no-blame investigations into the underlying causes of the nation's worsening road safety crisis, according to Mr Michael Bradley, Managing Director of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA).
PERILS has disclosed its initial industry loss estimate for the Severe Convective Storms that affected Queensland and New South Wales from 21 to 27 November 2025.