Australia’s Top Law Officer Wants Defamation Rules Redrafted for Internet Age October 7, 2021 Australia’s top law officer has written to her state counterparts urging them to redraft the country’s defamation law after a...
CNN Prevents Australians From Accessing Its Facebook Pages, Citing Defamation Risk September 29, 2021 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – CNN said it is preventing Australians from accessing its Facebook Inc pages after a court ruled that publishers...
Australia Insurtech Startup Cover Genius Raises Funds, Boosting Valuation to A$1 Billion September 28, 2021 By Nabila Ahmed Australian insurance startup Cover Genius Pty Ltd. boosted its valuation to A$1 billion ($729 million), after raising A$100 million [$72.8...
Australia’s High Court Rules Publishers Liable for Facebook Comments September 9, 2021 By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE — Australia’s biggest news publishers including Rupert Murdoch’s the Australian are responsible for comments that readers post on their...
People Moves: Newland Joins Miller as Head of Renewable Energy; Aon’s McKenzie to BMS in Australia; Dasgupta to Lockton Re July 7, 2021 This group of International People Moves covers appointments at three brokers: Miller, BMS and Lockton Re. A summary of these...
Australia Weighs Capping Fees for Litigation Funders, Lawyers as Class Actions Surge May 28, 2021 By Paulina Duran SYDNEY – Australia is considering capping fees for litigation funders and lawyers, and guaranteeing a minimum rate of return for...
Australia’s Regulator Weighs Limits on Life Insurers’ Exposure to Offshore Reinsurance April 8, 2021 Australia’s insurance regulator on Thursday proposed to limit the exposure of life insurers to offshore reinsurers, given its lack of...
Allianz to Buy General Insurance Business of Australia’s Westpac for $534M December 2, 2020 Allianz announced it has agreed to purchase the general insurance business of Westpac Banking Corp., the Australian banking group for...
BMS Appoints Massis as Chairman of Australian Affinity Business November 4, 2020 BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Cris Massis as chairman of BMS’s Australian affinity...
Marsh Promotes Leney to Risk Management Leader for Asia and Pacific Regions August 14, 2020 Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointment of Scott Leney as risk management leader for both its...