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Allianz not liable for $26.8 million ethanol fire claim after insured's hand-sanitiser switch

Allianz not liable for $26.8 million ethanol fire claim after insured's hand-sanitiser switch

A bulk ethanol order from China, a factory fire, and one question that sank the claim

Tez Romero Jun 06, 2026
Court hands Lloyd's underwriters full win as confiscation exclusion sinks ISR claim

Court hands Lloyd's underwriters full win as confiscation exclusion sinks ISR claim

One word in the policy decided who paid for the regulator's clean-up

Federal Court seals NDIS agency's internal claims calculator

Federal Court seals NDIS agency's internal claims calculator

Judge sides with agency on suppression - but rejects most of its arguments to get there

Broker skips two renewal offers, court orders $9.68 million payout

Broker skips two renewal offers, court orders $9.68 million payout

A few days separated cover from no cover - and $9.68 million from zero

NSW court backs insurer on psychiatric injury referrals

NSW court backs insurer on psychiatric injury referrals

With this decision, motor accident claimants must put up real psychiatric evidence – not just bare assertions or GP notes – before a “non‑threshold” psychological injury dispute will be referred for assessment, reinforcing insurers’ ability to push back on weak psych injury claims

Credit Suisse told to ‘play by local rules’ as Federal Court orders unredacted Greensill documents

Credit Suisse told to ‘play by local rules’ as Federal Court orders unredacted Greensill documents

In a major win for insurer respondents in the $2.2 billion Greensill saga, the Federal Court has brushed aside Swiss and Luxembourg banking secrecy claims

Queensland court rejects Allianz's remission argument in long-running PTSD case

Queensland court rejects Allianz's remission argument in long-running PTSD case

Insurer said the trauma had faded years ago - the judge read the evidence very differently

Hidden second job trims claimant's bid in $811K GIO motor payout

Hidden second job trims claimant's bid in $811K GIO motor payout

How a moonlighting gig and an overreaching career path reshaped a CTP damages assessment

Standard Club faces full $17m P&I hit as High Court shuts door on liability cap

Standard Club faces full $17m P&I hit as High Court shuts door on liability cap

A landmark ruling from Australia's highest court rewrites the risk calculus for every P&I club operating in Australian waters

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