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Bupa apologises for misleading claimants in Australia

Consumer authority seeking A$35m fine for denying full payment of some health claims

Allianz gets nod to expand Australian non-life business

Challenger welcomes Apra's consultation on life illiquidity premium

Australian annuity writer calls proposals "significant improvement" on current capital settings

Australian regulators warn life firms against repeated premium hikes

Apra and Asic have monitored "repeated" premium increases in Australia's life sector since 2022

ICA calls for A$30bn flood defence fund as Australia disaster declared catastrophic

A$15.2bn needed for flood-defence infrastructure, trade body says

Australia has "left a whole cohort of people behind" in flood zones, says ICA chief

Country "has still not grasped the concept" of danger reappearing in floodplains, Andrew Hall says

Australian competition authority clears IAG-RACQ deal

IAG to buy RAC Insurance as part of A$1.4bn partnership

Deal involves acquisition, and 20-year product distribution arrangement

Australia's cyclone reinsurer helps riskiest properties' premiums fall 39%

Pool aims to improve affordability and availability of property cover in Australia's north

Suncorp still A$445m below natcat budget, despite A$85m hit from Alfred