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The hidden costs that are killing live music festivals

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

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North shore council ordered to pay woman $283,000 over slip on mulch slope

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

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

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

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
Insurers play hardball on COVID-related claims of billions of dollars
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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
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IAG launches $750m capital raising as it braces for flood of claims

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

'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

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

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