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Insurers’ challenge to COVID-19 business interruption claims rejected by High Court
COVID-19 2021-06-25 4:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has rejected a bid by a group of insurers to weigh in on a test case against COVID-19 related claims in business interruption policies, following a high stakes loss in the NSW Court of Appeal, which found an infectious disease exclusion did not apply.

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Judge orders tweak to CBA insurance rort class action
Class Actions 2021-06-22 5:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicants in a class action against two CBA units over allegedly excessive insurance premiums have been ordered to amend their pleadings to expand the group definition and add more detail to their claims.

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AMP launches bid to declass excessive insurance class action
Class Actions 2021-06-18 12:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

AMP and a number of its financial planning subsidiaries have launched a bid to declass a group proceeding jointly run by Piper Alderman and Shine Lawyers over allegedly excessive insurance premiums.

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Westpac attacks ASIC ‘junk’ insurance case, says customers agreed to take out cover
Financial Services 2021-06-10 12:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

Westpac has shot back at a lawsuit brought by ASIC over the selling of alleged poor value insurance products, with the bank saying its customers had agreed to take out the “optional” coverage.

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Major retailers file class action over missing cargo ship containers
Class Actions 2021-06-07 3:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action has been filed on behalf of major retailers seeking compensation over a May 2020 incident on the MV APL England vessel which saw valuable goods en route to Australia damaged or lost overboard during rough weather.

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ACCC drops long-running consumer case against NIB
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-12 12:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has dropped a consumer case accusing NIB Health Funds of failing to alert customers to coverage changes in their policies, less than a month before trial was set to kick off in the long-running case.

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Quintis class action settlement to drag on with insurers’ appeal
Appeals 2021-05-10 5:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two insurers have appealed a ruling that could provide a further $11.25 million to group members in a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis, further delaying finalisation of a settlement reached in the group proceeding over a year ago.

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Statewide Super won’t defend ASIC case over $1.5M insurance mistake
Financial Services 2021-05-07 9:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

Superannuation provider Statewide Super has announced that it will not defend civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC over an administrative error which resulted in around 12,500 fund members being charged for non-existent insurance.

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Judge puts class action lawyers on notice to reduce costs with junior barristers
Class Actions 2021-04-28 3:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has ordered that a referee consider how junior barristers were used in assessing the legal costs in an insurance class action against Westpac which the bank has agreed to pay up to $30 million to settle.

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Westpac to pay up to $30M to settle insurance class action
Class Actions 2021-04-28 10:19 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has agreed to pay up to $30 million to settle a long-running class action over allegedly excessive insurance premiums which included a trip to the High Court that resulted in common fund orders being struck down in the early stages of class actions.

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