Insurance

Do you shop around when your insurance company or energy supplier sends you a bill with increased prices? If not, you might be missing out on savings.

Inflationary pressures are proving stubborn and the Reserve Bank does not want to push a fragile economy over the edge. So, are consumers in a better position to battle on the inflation front lines?

Is your car insurance policy due for renewal soon? If you're a loyal customer, your insurer may not be giving you the deal you deserve.

The OAIC alleges Medibank failed to act on multiple reports of vulnerabilities in its cyber security framework before a lack of multi-factor authentication led to a major data hack of nearly 9.7 million past and current customers.

Multiple families say their dealings with the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority have been worse than the collapse of their builder. 

According to a new report from Climate Valuation, by 2030, over three million homes across Australia will have exposure to some level of riverine flood.

A farmer with $50 million in public liability insurance says it will not be enough should a fire jump from his place into a new neighbouring solar farm. He says it isn't sufficient to cover "rebuilding an industrial estate" and wants the industry pick up the slack.

The federal government is committing to work further with the disability community to design changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Australian Information Commissioner is suing Medibank over a 2022 hack that leaked sensitive data about millions of Australians.

Julian Hill is one of a number of MPs calling for a complete ban on the use of genetic tests in life insurance assessments.

An insurance policy clause means some victims of a vandalism spree won't receive a cent, but others will be fully covered.

Kerry Reece has been loyal to her insurer for decades, but a new class action claims her loyalty might not have been rewarded — rather it has seen the bills of customers like her inflated, lawyers are alleging.  

Paying a mortgage is just one part of home ownership. Here are some of the other expenses to factor in.

Extreme weather linked to climate change risks negatively affecting coastal property market values, as storm-related damage and erosion take their toll and insurance premiums soar.

Months after a series of freak storms tore through the Gold Coast hinterland, Tammie Fogarty is still waiting for her home to be repaired. She says disaster victims have been left to fend for themselves as the state grapples with a $2.2 billion rebuild.

One business owner told the inquiry she was asked why her $20,000 photocopier had been on the floor when a 2m torrent of water inundated her shop. Others say they were pressured to accept low payouts after long delays.

Floods, bushfires, and severe storms send insurance costs skyrocketing. It's high time for Australia to heed warnings from other parts of the world before insurance becomes unaffordable for all Australians — or simply unavailable. 

There is mounting evidence that basic forms of insurance are becoming unaffordable for many Australians as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.

Halls Creek Shire has apologised for its handling of a work vehicle crash which occurred on a public holiday near a popular recreation spot, as ratepayers lament a potential waste of vital funds.

Shells of homes, shipping containers and furniture in front yards are fixtures of northern Victorian streets as residents battle insurance companies for compensation 18 months after devastating floods.

More than two years on from the 2022 floods, this family occupies an unlockable "half a house" that's constantly damp and prone to vermin.

More than two years after south-east Queensland was battered by flooding, Karl and Marie McKeever are still dealing with the fallout.

Residents say they are grappling with all too familiar frustrations after severe weather in New South Wales damaged the South Coast rail line and exposed insurance vulnerabilities in the region.

A police officer and youth advocate who planned to a bring a portable water park to rural children in western Victoria says he has been left high and dry by a risk-averse insurance market. 

Netstrata managing director Stephen Brell stands aside as the president of the NSW industry peak body in the wake of an ABC investigation into his firm.