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ASIC loses case against ex-Freedom boss, manager over sales incentives
Financial Services 2025-10-17 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has tossed the corporate regulator’s case against Freedom Insurance’s former boss and another executive, finding that a sales incentives scheme did not breach conflicted remuneration laws.

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Insurer Marsh barred from pursuing Greensill claims in UK court
Insurance 2025-10-13 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Upping the ante in sprawling litigation over the failure of Greensill Capital, the global finance firm’s bank has won an anti-anti-suit injunction against Marsh that bars the insurer from prosecuting its UK case.

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Resilium’s disclosure of authorised rep’s client data not a breach: court
Insurance 2025-10-08 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former authorised representative of Resilium Insurance Broking has failed to persuade an appeals court that the intermediary network breached a contract by providing its client data to a new representative.

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Cbus admits liability in ASIC death benefit case, faces penalty hearing
ASIC 2025-10-01 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super fund Cbus has made admissions in the corporate regulator’s case over long delays in the processing of $20 million in death and disability claims, with the action to progress directly to penalty.

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ASIC takes RACQ to court alleging false comparison pricing
Insurance 2025-09-23 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The corporate regulator has filed proceedings against RACQ, one of Queensland’s largest insurers, alleging it sent customers renewal documents with misleading comparison pricing. 

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Nuix appeals ruling putting it on the hook for $20M in legal bills
Appeals 2025-09-08 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Nuix has lodged an appeal of a ruling finding it owes $20 million before its insurers will cover its legal bills for lawsuits over its $1.8 billion float.

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ACCC raises concerns over IAG’s proposed $1.3B takeover of RACWA
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-04 11:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The competition watchdog has raised concerns that IAG’s proposed $1.35 billion acquisition of the RACWA’s insurance operations could substantially lessen competition.

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Icon sues insurers over $21M in Opal Tower rectification costs
Construction 2025-09-04 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Builder Icon has taken insurers Chubb and Mitsui Sumimoto to court, arguing it is entitled to claim $21 million for the costs of rectifying Sydney’s Opal Tower development.

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Parklea development owners try again on $13M insurance claim for defects
Construction 2025-09-03 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The owners corporation of a 98-unit Parklea development by defunct builder Dyldam Developments have appealed a ruling that found time was up on its insurance claim for building defects in a property completed 17 years ago.

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Law firm investigates ‘loyalty tax’ class action against Suncorp
Class Actions 2025-08-28 1:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurance giant Suncorp faces a class action investigation on behalf of millions of home and car insurance customers who were allegedly misled about their premiums and charged a so-called loyalty tax.

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