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Family violence response organisation Orange Door has had to close on some days due to staff shortages.

How life insurers are cracking down on financial abuse

Australian life insurers have been urged to step up and improve support for customers experiencing domestic violence amid warnings that perpetrators are using life insurance policies to financially abuse victims.

  • Cindy Yin

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QBE chief executive Andrew Horton has criticised Peter Dutton’s threats to the insurance industry.

Insurance boss says forced break-up won’t lower premiums

The chief executive of insurance giant QBE says the sector doesn’t need intervention, with inflation the real culprit behind higher premiums.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Sex, drugs and underlying health issues: The diabolical cost of insuring old rockers

Sex, drugs and underlying health issues: The diabolical cost of insuring old rockers

The huge financial hit from abandoning a show means the stakes for ageing artists couldn’t be higher.

  • James Hall
Bonk into one of these in the car park and you could get off easier when it comes to your insurance premiums.

Why you’d be better off hitting a Maserati than my crappy Mazda

Bonk into a $700,000 Maserati in the car park, and you could get off easier when it comes to your insurance premiums.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
South eastern Australia was inundated by record-breaking floods in the past year, due to the wet La Nina weather system.

Bonanza for insurance stocks tipped to cool as premium growth slows

Investors in insurance giants made bumper returns in 2024. But analysts say conditions will be less favourable this year as the pace of price rises slows.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
The 2020 floods in Northern NSW and southern Queensland provided a financial shock for insurers that is still being felt by customers across Australia.

Double-whammy: Household insurance costs to soar again, adding to inflation

Consumers will be hit with another steep rise in their household and car insurance premiums this year as general insurers push revenue growth ahead of rising inflation costs.

  • Colin Kruger
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There’s a costly, yet common, clause in many car insurance contracts that may take you by surprise.

How paying car insurance monthly could cost you twice

There’s a costly, yet common, clause in many contracts that may take you by surprise.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
A photo provided by the California Department of Insurance shows a bear costume found in the home of a suspect in an insurance fraud case, on Nov. 13, 12024. Footage of a bear rifling through luxury cars was submitted to insurance companies.

Human in bear suit was used to defraud insurance companies, officials say

A video in a California insurance claim appeared to capture a disturbing scene: a brown bear ransacking a Rolls-Royce.

  • Annie Correal
QBE said premium rates increased by an average of 9.1 per cent in its Australia Pacific business.

‘Do promises really mean anything?’ Australia’s largest insurer sued over false promises on discounts

Corporate regulator ASIC is taking QBE to court for allegedly misleading customers about discounts it offered for policy renewals.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Flash flooding hit Molong in 2022.

After 18 months of battling, I’ve lost any faith I once had in our insurance industry

The government’s report slaps our insurance industry over the wrists without enforcing change. For flood-prone areas, that means waiting for 2022 to repeat itself.

  • Kirsty Evans

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