Public liability insurance
The hidden costs that are killing live music festivals
Pill testing could make attendance at music festivals and events much safer – but it could dramatically increase the financial risk borne by festivals.
- by Karl Quinn
Latest
North shore council ordered to pay woman $283,000 over slip on mulch slope
Kathie Beatrice Salman successfully sued a Sydney council after she rolled her ankle while moving from a bark surface to spongy rubber in a children’s playground.
- by Michael Koziol
The only thing jumping at the Lorne trampolines is insurance costs
Generations of children bounced on the trampolines until they were abruptly closed in 2020, and a $500,000 insurance bill means they are unlikely to reopen this summer.
- by Cara Waters and Millie Muroi
Show won’t go on: Insurance hikes threaten show rides and amusement parks
An insurance crisis crippling Australia’s amusement and leisure industry could spell the end for iconic city and country agricultural shows.
- by Rob Harris
IAG chief criticises policy wording ‘in hindsight’ after $460m loss
Bungled business interruption policies could cost IAG north of $1 billion. CEO Nick Hawkins said the policies should have been written more clearly.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Analysis
Analysis
Insurers play hardball on COVID-related claims of billions of dollars
Who's going to pay for pandemic-related business losses? It has been the industry's dirty little secret that is coming back to bite insurers after losing a landmark test case the industry thought it would win.
- by Adele Ferguson
IAG launches $750m capital raising as it braces for flood of claims
IAG is bracing for $865 million in business interruption claims following a ruling in the NSW Supreme Court of Appeals that found pandemic exclusions were not valid.
- by Charlotte Grieve
'Risks aren't worth it': QBE says parts of planet becoming uninsurable due to climate concerns
QBE chief warns that severe weather may force premiums to price out customers for certain types of insurance in Australia and around the world.
- by Charlotte Grieve
The legal pothole threatening to upend e-scooter riders
People riding e-scooters in Queensland are being warned that they aren't covered for injury to others.
- by Stuart Layt
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/public-liability-insurance-hvp