Insurance

There are calls for an ASIC investigation after an Indigenous pensioner was charged an annual insurance premium of almost $10,000 by QBE for an asbestos-clad home in a remote town in Western Australia.

After a teen's death at a western Victorian burnout event, the rivalry of regulators competing to represent Australian motorsport, and its safety, has returned to the spotlight.

More than 300,000 claims were lodged after the 2022 floods, but consumer groups say that is no excuse for what has been described as "appalling behaviour" by the insurance industry.

After two years of floods inundating the east coast of Australia, thousands of customers are still waiting for their claims to be finalised.

A Perth woman thought she was calling her insurer to make a claim, but found herself caught up in a scheme that whisked her car away and cost more than $6,000 to undo.

The comedian has a 97-per cent chance of contracting cancer, but taking a genetic test to shed more light on the risk could ruin her chances to obtain life insurance.

As tens of thousands of insurance claims are lodged in the wake of the deadly Christmas storms, there's a big damage bill many property owners will have to stump up for themselves.

The desperation and despair of flood victims has been laid bare by submissions to a federal inquiry into the insurance industry's response to the 2022 floods, which resulted in claims worth a total $7.4 billion being lodged.

Fran Ross has never made a home and contents insurance claim and says her property isn't at significant risk of natural disasters. The Brisbane pensioner's premiums are still going up by close to 400 per cent.

Travel insurance can give you the protection you need if your holiday doesn't go as planned. But don't count on it if something happens to you and alcohol is a factor.

When Suzan's insurance company told her earlier this year her annual premium was going up by $7,000, she switched providers. Under the new insurer, she doesn't have specific flood cover.

The business is the latest to shut up shop due to what has been dubbed the "amusement insurance crisis", with caravan parks, community events and pubs also finding it increasingly difficult to secure public liability insurance.

Countless homes have been damaged or destroyed in Far North Queensland since Tropical Cyclone Jasper and flooding hit the state last week. If you've been affected, here's what you need to know.

A major insurer says the state's Far North must prepare to pay higher premiums, due to a critical flaw in a $10 billion federal government scheme designed to limit costs in disaster-prone areas.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired missiles at container ships in the Red Sea. As one of the world's major trade routes closes, there are fears it could derail a fragile global economy.

Under federal law, health insurers can increase premiums once a year but must seek the minister's approval.

More than a year after floods in northern Victoria, Angela Black is trying to fix the family home so her elderly parents can leave aged care.

When a flood devastated Margaret Macintyre's Walgett house, her insurer's reluctance to pay out the $500k cover plunged her family into a two-and-a-half-year nightmare.

Operators say they are facing an insurance crisis alongside the growing threat of natural disasters, with premiums up by as much as 300 per cent nationwide.

Belle Grati sought help after a sexual assault and her mother's death. Those two traumas would later see her denied coverage for life insurance.

Hundreds of thousands of RACQ customers were promised discounts on their insurance premiums, but a court has found they missed out on more than $86m in savings.

New research has highlighted the ways perpetrators of violence and coercive control use vehicles — and the paperwork associated with them, like insurance policies — against their partners.

The NSW family is staving off homelessness as they battle a complex insurance system, highlighting the red tape barriers vulnerable families can face during disaster recovery.

When Condoblin resident Ann Bowditch was quoted $14,000 per year for insurance, she constructed her own "insurance policy" and it's made her feel a lot better.

After lengthy delays, some home buyers left in the lurch over insurance issues are now restarting the process of finishing their partially-built homes.