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The applicants in the equine influenza class action have had a procedural victory, obtaining leave to amend their claim.

In commercial negotiations, a principal may insist on being named as an insured on the contractor's insurance policy.

The employer's indemnity insurer successfully relied on a reasonable precautions provision to deny the employer's claim.

Discussion about the test case for whether insurance policies covering business interruption applied in respect of COVID-19.

Is your business covered for business interruption caused by COVID-19?

In the coming year, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will actively encourage insurtech start-ups to enter Australia's regulatory sandbox ...

Presented by General Insurance Partner Peter Bennett and Associate Linda Huynh on Tuesday 6 July 2021, this webinar examines a range of significant cases relating to apportionment and contribution in insurance.

Coverage cannot be denied because of an act of the insured if the loss that caused the claim was not caused by that act.

ASIC will be given new powers to set caps on life insurance commissions and enable "clawbacks" of commissions paid.

Many of the changes to the Workers Compensation scheme in South Australia revolve around the concept of "serious injury".

A recent decision sheds some light on how long an insurer has to make its decision on whether a policy responds without being liable to pay interest (McConnell Dowell Middle East LLC v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc (No 2) [2009] VSC 49).

As the judge noted, it was a case that "could only have taken place in Australia".

As part of the initiatives announced by the Federal Government in the 2014-15 Budget, it has been proposed that the Private Health Insurance Administration Council will cease to exist as a statutory body.

It is imperative that insurance policies are drafted clearly, and with sufficient detail to ensure commercial certainty.

The Court held that the insured did not intentionally cause the collision, so the insurer was ordered to pay damages.

The cyclist was awarded over $1.6 million damages after being knocked down by another cyclist and then run over by a car.

A common question in personal injuries matters is what impact a pre-existing condition would have on a damages claim.