Berkeley Insurance Australia has announced the appointment of Gareth Edwards as its new national head of claims, according to a LinkedIn post on Thursday.
Nearly 14% or one in seven Australian travellers went on their most recent travel without a valid travel insurance cover according to a recent survey by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). The survey found that this trend is particularly pronounced among younger travellers, with 23% of under-30s going uninsured.
A new survey across five key APAC markets has revealed that insurers in APAC are using AI extensively and reaping benefits, yet they are also facing challenges in employing the technology.
A Malaysian member of parliament has suggested establishing an independent private healthcare commission to tackle long-standing medical insurance problems in the country
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kahui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has welcomed the Government's National Adaptation Framework as an important and necessary first step towards building New Zealand's climate resilience and keeping insurance accessible.
Recent floods in Pakistan have caused an estimated PKR822bn ($2.91bn) economic loss affecting 6.5m people across 70 districts.
Even as the Japanese society ages with a rapidly declining birth rate, wild bears are killing a record number of people according to Japanese environment ministry.
South Korean parliamentarians are expected to seek responses about high premiums for flood and windstorm insurance policies from some of the leading non-life insurers according to a report in The Korean Times.
While it is general perception that New Zealanders know more and more about the hazards they live alongside, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)'s latest Annual Preparedness survey for 2025 suggests they are not taking steps to prepare themselves.
Australians hold their health insurance cover for a decade or even more and almost 50% of them never switch funds according to a new survey.