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  1. Darren O’Connell joins IAG intermediated team

    IAG announced today Darren O’Connell will start on February 1 as EGM Underwriting at its Intermediated Insurance Australia division headed by Group Executive Jarrod Hill...

  2. Auto-renewal wrangle: insurer must refund six years of premium

    An Allianz customer has won a premium refund after the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) decided he had not given permission for a landlord policy to automatically renew...

  3. BI, cyber joint top Australia threats: Allianz risk survey

    Supply disruption and other forms of business interruption, along with cyber breaches, pose the biggest threats to corporate Australia over the next 12 months, while pandemic outbreak, the top risk last year, slipped to sixth in an annual Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty survey...

  4. ASIC poised to act on failures as 'new chapter' begins for claims

    The corporate regulator is “ready to act” if it detects harmful conduct related to insurance claims handling or settlement, following recent reform...

  5. Rain-inducing La Nina likely near peak

    The La Nina weather pattern is likely “near or at its peak” with a return to neutral conditions expected in the autumn, the Bureau of Meteorology says in its Climate Driver Update...