7+ hour, 47+ min ago  (225+ words) Home Warranty will replace Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) from 1 July 2026 and provide much greater protection for homeowners. Home Warranty is a mandatory insurance cover builders must purchase on behalf of the homeowner for domestic building projects up to 3 storeys and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (352+ words) Mionnet, 33 of Officer, was convicted and fined $70, 000 after being found guilty of 4 charges relating to unregistered building and plumbing work at a Belgrave home. The offences included carrying out building and plumbing work without the required accreditation, and carrying out…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (369+ words) Affordable and widely held home insurance supports a resilient and productive economy by protecting households against large and unexpected financial losses, enabling them to recover quickly after shocks. The Insurance CVA is not a forecast or prediction of future outcomes....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (445+ words) One of Queensland's largest insurers sent thousands of customers over half a million renewal documents with misleading comparison pricing for more than five years despite customer complaints, ASIC alleges in new proceedings commenced in the Federal Court. Between September 2019 and…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (212+ words) The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and its members will visit Harden in August to meet with insurance customers affected by the severe hailstorm and heavy rain event that impacted the region in February this year. Customers will have the…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (297+ words) A roadshow of insurance companies will visit Harden next week to meet residents and business owners affected by February's severe hailstorm. On Wednesday and Thursday, August 6 and 7, Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and its member insurers will be available at…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1306+ words) Study: Cascading land surface hazards as a nexus in the Earth system (DOI: 10. 1126/science. adp9559) U-M is helping lead a collaboration to better forecast the chain reactions of downstream damages caused by wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes and more When the flames of…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (344+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. In a Review, Brian Yanites and colleagues argue the need for a unified, interdisciplinary approach…...