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‘Embarrassing in the true sense’: Westpac class action faces strike-out bids
Class Actions 2024-03-25 3:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management and Tal Life Insurance have foreshadowed applications to strike out the pleadings of a class action alleging superannuation customers were […]

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Judge rejects ASICā€™s first case over unfair insurance contract terms
Insurance 2024-03-22 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed the corporate regulatorā€™s first-ever case over unfair insurance contracts terms, finding it was not unfair for an insurer to require customers […]

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Class action launched against Lendi Group over mortgage insurance
Class Actions 2024-03-06 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group face a class action over the sale of allegedly worthless insurance policies to homeowners. Shine Lawyers has […]

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Law firm wins 30% contingency fee rate in IAG shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-02-29 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm running a class action against Insurance Australia Group has secured a group costs order that will give it 30 per cent of […]

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ASIC wins appeal over funeral insurer’s ‘Aboriginal-owned’ representations
Appeals 2024-02-29 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has found it was “abundantly clear” on the evidence before a trial judge that funeral expenses insurance provider ACBG misrepresented to […]

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Judge orders soft class closure in ‘junk’ insurance class action
Class Actions 2024-02-28 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered soft class closure in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over allegedly worthless insurance, saying that knowing how many of […]

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Class action judge ‘very concerned’ that QBE told brokers they could ignore court request
Class Actions 2024-02-23 3:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has railed against insurer QBE after it sent an email to brokers saying it could ā€œin effect ignoreā€ the courtā€™s request that they […]

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Suncorp’s AAI fights for class closure in insurance class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-02-12 4:39 pm By Sam Matthews

Suncorp subsidiary AAI has asked a court to order soft class closure in a group proceeding over allegedly worthless insurance, saying it was ā€œpassing strangeā€ […]

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Judge approves 27.5% GCO in ‘complex’ Medibank class action
Class Actions 2024-02-06 10:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has signed off on a 27.5 per cent group costs order in a consolidated shareholder class action against Medibank over a cyberattack that […]

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COVID-19 aged care class actions put on ice pending criminal trials
Class Actions 2024-02-01 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Still in the dark about insurance coverage and seeking to stem the flow of cash, two class actions against Heritage Care and St Basilā€™s over […]

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