Thousands of insurance claims have been made during ex-tropical cyclone Alfred's assault but its still early to estimate the total damage bill.
Poppy Johnston
The State Government’s insurer said the $324.8m first-half profit easily bettered its budget projections and the $154.5m made for the same period in 2023.
Sean Smith
Inheritance taxes are economically efficient and reduce inequality between those who work for an income and those who earn income from wealth, economists say.
Jacob Shteyman
The owner of brands including NRMA and CGU says net profit surged 91 per cent to $778 million in the first half, with its pre-tax insurance earnings racing 56 per cent higher.
Make no mistake, pressure is building to steer more Aussies into taking out an annuity when they retire ... and the underlying political agenda should not be ignored. Here’s why ...
Nick Bruining
Q+A: ‘My dad has dementia. He lives by himself in his own home, worth about $850,000. It seems unfair he’d potentially need to give all that to get a place in a home. Should I put the house in my name?’
WA’s HBF and Medibank are among the health insurers dangling big promotions in a bid to acquire new customers amid heightened competition.
Cheyanne Enciso
The Federal Government has announced increased scrutiny over the service standards provided by Australia’s major superannuation funds, but there’s little detail yet on what changes will be made.
For independent retiree Heather Cohen, last week’s rule changes to the way death benefit claims are treated by super funds can’t come soon enough.
A sale of RAC Insurance would strip WA ownership from yet another longstanding business but could also raise questions about its commitment to its 1.3 million member-customers and might even hurt hip pockets.
The potential cost for insurers of the devastation caused by the Los Angeles wildfires is now expected to surpass $US20 billion, according to JPMorgan, doubling their estimate from just a day before.
Alexandre Rajbhandari
Woolworths has started repaying car insurance policyholders after it was revealed one of its underwriters had been overcharging customers.
Daniel Newell
Bupa offering specialist medicos up to $500 to move patient bookings from Mount Hospital next year amid contract collapse.
Neale Prior
WA’s biggest general insurer has brought in a Sydney-based investment banking firm to size up the business on the back of a booming financial year.
Simone Grogan
Q+A: What does third-party insurance you get through car registration actually get you? Many are unsure, or think they’re covered for some events that could cost them dearly if they don’t have extra protection.
Q+A: What happens if one half of a couple is eligible for an age pension but the other is still working? It’s not good news for the retiree, but there might be a way to ease the financial pain. Here’s how . . .
The corporate watchdog is set to haul Australia’s biggest insurer before the Federal Court after accusing it of misleading more than half a million customers about policy price discounts.
Thousands of WA families can’t get ‘defective pipes’ ripped out of their homes quickly enough as insurers decline to renew policies on properties hit with repeated water bursts.
John Flint
Q+A: Are you up for a big compensation payout? If you’re a pensioner, Centrelink doesn’t care why — or from where — you get the money, as long as they know about it. And that could cost you your pension.
The mutual says its annual surplus more than doubled in the year to June 30 as rising income and more policies from higher premium prices offset higher claim costs.
Like many things in life, you can never have enough life insurance. The difficulty is finding the right balance between what’s needed and how much you can afford. Here’s how to cut your costs.
West Aussies with established life insurance policies could be paying a hefty ‘loyalty tax’, which could be a staggering 89 per cent more than what they might have otherwise been paying. Here’s why ...
Q+A: Did you know your kids could be up for a 17 per cent ‘death tax’ when it’s time to divvy up your super once you’re gone? But there are ways to move it out of the taxman’s clutches. Here’s what to do ...
The return to profit was aided by a bigger share of the national market, with the WA group now sitting on 8.05 per cent as it seeks to attract and retain new and younger members.
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