Insurance

The Full Court has found insurer Allianz is not liable to indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse at exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar.

Defunct Greensill Group has filed a bid to disqualify a recently appointed Federal Court judge from hearing a case over its $1.7 billion collapse.

The High Court has declined to hear an appeal by insurers over coverage for the class action defence costs of Opal Tower's consultant engineer.

Law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has appointed a former Lander & Rogers consultant to lead its property insurance team.

AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW. 

Commercial property firm DTZ Worldwide has lost its bid for $243 million in damages related to its acquisition of United Group from UGL Limited over United's alleged failure to disclose that a key contract was “loss-making”. 

The competition regulator is seeking views on whether IAG's bid to acquire a 90 per cent stake in RACQ's insurance underwriting business for $855 million could saddle consumers with higher prices.

A class action against Allianz over alleged junk add-on insurance has settled for $170 million, with two law firms set to take 25 per cent of the payout under a group costs order. 

Law firm Gordon Legal has filed appeals after a judge ordered the declassing of several proceedings over COVID-19 business interruption losses.