The Victorian government has come under fire over proposed laws that would limit compensation for mental health claims, with unions calling the contentious reforms "the wrong approach".
The ESL reform will produce state-wide funding for the States Emergency Service, rather than the current model, which is funded mostly by insurance policyholders.
The healthcare insurer will rollout the experimental trial at the end of month, which is aimed at transforming traditional ways of work while improving productivity.
A family from Melbourne's west feared they will become homeless after they were told to move back into their uninhabitable mice-infested house by their insurer.
Many private healthcare providers, like Medibank and HBF, offer better rebates on newer plans, meaning customers don't have to switch providers to save money at the dentist.
An Australian woman says she was forced to provide dashcam footage to her insurance provider to prove her daughter was not at fault when her car was hit while sitting stationary in traffic.
Australians are at an increased risk of having to abandon their home insurance after premiums soared by 28 percent in the last year - the highest rise in more than two decades.
A young family in Sydney's South-West lost their new dream home in a fire and were shocked to learn they didn't have enough insurance to cover the damage.
The year of 2022 will be remembered, in part, for near relentless flooding rain and one finance expert claims it's made a "perfect storm" for financial pain.
As a result of her illness, which caused a cluster of debilitating symptoms, Amber lost the home she bought when she was 21 - despite having an expensive insurance policy.
Thousands of Australians have been forced into homelessness following the recent flooding crisis, with experts predicting it could take up to a year for residents to find secure housing.
The Insurance Council of Australia estimates almost 90,000 people have made a claim since the floods started last week, equating to a $1.3 billion bill.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) reports that insurers have received almost 31,000 claims related to the floods, a 107 per cent increase on yesterday.
A review of NSW's CTP scheme reveals victims are routinely having their injuries minimised, being denied compensation and legal representation, and struggling to navigate a complicated system.
Since 2020, the insurer has reviewed over 16,000 of the highest impacted claim files to address any possible errors that may have occurred between 2012 and 2019.
Life insurance policy premiums will not be directly affected by Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, although vaccinations could help them stay low, an expert says.