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IAG pitches benefits of RACWA tie-up, offers sweeteners to ACCC
IAG said Wednesday it had offered a range of commitments to sweeten its proposed $1.35 billion merger with vehicle insurer RACWA as it promotes the benefits of the union to the competition regulator.
IAG finalises settlement in $2.8B Credit Suisse case over Greensill
Insurance Australia Group said Friday it had settled the $2.8 billion claims of Credit Suisse over the collapse of supply chain financier Greensill Capital.
IAG’s $1.35B acquisition of RACWA blocked by competition watchdog
The ACCC has opposed Insurance Australia Group's planned $1.35 billion acquisition of RAC Insurance of Western Australia, despite a five-year undertaking by IAG.
KPMG hands over ‘substantial’ materials it claims privilege over, ASIC says
KPMG has handed ASIC a "substantial body of material" over which it claimed legal professional privilege, as IAG announces it will not invite the embattled accounting firm to tender for its audit.
NRMA hit with class action over ‘loyalty tax’
A new class action alleges IAG unit NRMA slugged returning policyholders with an algorithm-determined "loyalty tax" on their home and contents insurance.
Greensill Bank administrator wins tit-for-tat injunction against Marsh
In the tangled legal fallout of the $7 billion collapse of Greensill Capital, the administrator of the failed financier's bank has secured a so-called anti, anti-suit injunction against an arm of insurer Marsh.
IAG’s risk assessment of COVID claims under microscope in shareholder class action
A judge has granted broad discovery to a shareholder class action against IAG over COVID-related disclosures, saying the documents sought were relevant to determining the likelihood the insurer knew of the risk that it would have to pay out business interruption claims covered by polices that referenced defunct legislation.
IAG hit with class action over ‘misleading’ loyalty discounts
Two units of insurer IAG have been hit with a class action for allegedly misleading hundreds of thousands of home owners insurance customers about loyalty discounts.
IAG employee not unfairly sacked after WFH activity tracked
The Fair Work Commission has found that insurer IAG did not unfairly dismiss a veteran employee after a company review of her at-home cyber activity revealed extensive periods of “no or minimal keyboard activity”.
IAL hit with $40M penalty over unpaid NRMA loyalty discounts
A court has imposed a $40 million penalty on Insurance Australia Limited in a case by the corporate regulator alleging NRMA customers were not paid $60 million in promised loyalty discounts.