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The Star’s COVID-19 insurance test case incomplete, court hears
Insurers for The Star have told a court that the casino’s lawsuit, which seeks to resolve threshold policy coverage issues in a bid to claim the losses it has suffered as a result of government restrictions enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19, is incomplete.
The Star takes insurers to court in test case over COVID-19 losses
Sydney’s Star Casino is taking its insurers to court in a bid to claim the losses it has suffered as a result of Government restrictions enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Insurance docs sought amid fears Ardent Leisure lacks assets to meet $310M class action
The lead applicant in a shareholder class action against Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure over a 2016 tragedy in which four people died following a ride malfunction is seeking access to the company’s insurance documents, amid fears the theme park operator lacks assets to meet the estimated $310 million lawsuit.
QBE looks to shrink ANZ add on insurance class action 
Insurer QBE wants to downsize a massive class action brought against it and banking giant ANZ over the sale of allegedly worthless add on insurance.
Commonwealth Bank hit with class action over insurance ‘rort’
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been hit with another class action for allegedly pushing insurance policies with excessive premiums onto customers.
Insurers dragged into Gunns plantation class action
Two insurance companies have been joined as respondents to a class action against forestry giant Gunns over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania.
Insurance Council launches COVID-19 business interruption test case
The Insurance Council of Australia and the Australian Financial Complaints Authority have filed court proceedings that will test whether certain infectious disease exclusions in business interruption cover apply to coronavirus-related claims.
Coverforce shareholder can use docs from Resilium row in new lawsuit
The majority shareholder in insurance broker Coverforce has won its bid to use documents from an existing lawsuit over the company's $25 million acquisition of Suncorp unit Resilium in new proceedings it intends to bring.
Insurance policies stalling Quintis class action settlement were ‘cobbled together’, court hears
Insurance policies that may be worth up to $46 million and have derailed settlement approval in two class actions against sandalwood producer Quintis were "cobbled together" and contained errors and omissions, a court has heard.
HealthEngine urges approval of $2.9M fine, says it didn’t know altering reviews was unlawful
Health booking company HealthEngine has urged the court to accept a $2.9 million penalty for deleting and altering unfavourable reviews, telling a judge that it did not know the behaviour was against the law.