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Insurers for failed finance lender Axsesstoday settle class action claims
Class Actions 2024-05-06 2:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action against failed asset finance lender Axsesstoday and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers has reached an in-principle settlement with the lender’s insurers. The agreement with Arch […]

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7 years after judgment, NZ apartment class action group members haven’t been paid, court told
Class Actions 2024-05-03 3:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead plaintiff in a four-year-old class action against Zurich Insurance over a defective New Zealand apartment block has said the case “has to get […]

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Insurer not on hook for scrapped NSW music festival during Black Summer bushfires
Insurance 2024-04-29 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Insurer Lloyd’s in not on the hook for losses arising from a cancelled 2019 music festival, with a judge finding the Black Summer bushfires did […]

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ASIC appeals loss in landmark case over unfair insurance contracts
Insurance 2024-04-19 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator is appealing a judgment that tossed its landmark action against Austo & General Insurance, saying the judge erred in construing an unclear […]

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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 ASIC’s first case over unfair insurance contract terms
Insurance 2024-03-22 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed the corporate regulator’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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