The Insurance Council of Australia says only 8 per cent of claimants from the Victorian bushfires have opted to re-build....

Australian insurance companies have dismissed Federal Opposition claims they won't sell policies to homeowners who've had insulation installed under the Government program. One broker says insisting on a safety certificate probably wouldn't be worth the time or the effort for insurers. ...

Insurance companies have started assessing and processing damage claims where flood waters have started to recede across the southern areas of Queensland. Charles Burke from AgForce is urging them to be fair. Many thousands of hectares of crops and livestock have been lost along with fencing, ...

Home owners are being warned to make sure their property is safe before engaging tradespeople. A leading workplace health and safety lawyer says home owners will soon be facing a possible six year jail sentence if a worker is injured or killed on their property. The warning comes as a Sydney home ...

Unions say proposed changes to Queensland's workers compensation scheme could leave workers worse off....

John Brogden, CEO of the Investment and Financial Services Association, discusses the alarming number of Australian families that are not effectively insured....