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These cases were when a creditor sought a copy of the company's insurance policy, in existence and relevant to the claim.

Current insurance arrangements should be reviewed, so cover is updated in conjunction with changes in your risk profile.

A sample of 92 professionals from the insurance sector across Asia Pacific responded to our survey, providing an authoritative and wide-ranging examination of the current state of the insurance market in the region.

Unfair contract terms continue to be a key focus area for ASIC.

A review of the market suggests a number of possible reasons for the hesitancy in purchasing standalone cyber insurance.

A recent decision concerning claims against directors and officers provides some certainty with regards to D&O policies.

The Magistrate had erred in applying a Canadian case which was persuasive, but not binding authority in Australia.

Contractors and principals should ensure they have appropriate insurance coverage instead of relying on indemnity clauses.

In Zheng v Cai [2009] HCA 52 the High Court held that payments made by a church to an injured plaintiff were not to be considered in the plaintiff’s economic loss assessment.

A recent High Court of Australia case considers the causal nexus between exposure to asbestos and lung cancer, where the cancer victim had also been a significant cigarette smoker.

The builder successfully defended QBCC recovery proceedings for payments made under the statutory insurance scheme.

Discussion of Samimi & Anor v Queensland Building and Construction Commission.

The decision demonstrates the need for an injury to be a foreseeable risk to establish liability against an employer.

He was guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation, but the court said it was unjust to make the doctor return the money.

Motor vehicle accident victims will be the losers under plans announced to cut benefits under the CTP insurance scheme.

If an insured causes more damage, to write off the vehicle, the insurer can deny the entire claim on the basis of fraud.

For many of us, insurance renewals are automatic. This applies to our business, professional and liability insurance as much as it does to our motor vehicle, house and contents insurance.