3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (451+ words) Australia's largest listed health insurer has seen a rise in the number of customers taking advantage of its wellbeing programs, after lifting its annual earnings. Medibank Private paid out $6.9 billion in health insurance claims to its more than six million…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (389+ words) Some Australians are being charged a "poverty premium" by insurers because they can't afford to make annual payments on policies. Industry group Financial Counselling Australia and the Financial Rights Legal Centre have put insurers on notice after discovering customers are…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (299+ words) A flagship Liberal election pledge to set up a state-owned insurance company has been abandoned less than a year after it was announced. In the lead-up to July's snap poll, Tasmania's Premier Jeremy Rockliff promised to set up TasInsure, saying…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (286+ words) Investing in local doctors 'much cheaper and much better'....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (551+ words) Recent research by Finity data indicates Australia is on the cusp of an insurance emergency. The increased incidence of natural disasters has driven a 51 per cent spike in average home insurance premiums over the past five years. This has created…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (747+ words) The ACT has had its credit rating downgraded due to rise in spending on health and capital works, S&P Global has confirmed. The ACT's credit rating was downgraded from AA+ to AA on Friday. "We expect the ACT's operating…...