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Insurers dragged into Gunns plantation class action
Two insurance companies have been joined as respondents to a class action against forestry giant Gunns over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania.
Insurance Council launches COVID-19 business interruption test case
The Insurance Council of Australia and the Australian Financial Complaints Authority have filed court proceedings that will test whether certain infectious disease exclusions in business interruption cover apply to coronavirus-related claims.
Coverforce shareholder can use docs from Resilium row in new lawsuit
The majority shareholder in insurance broker Coverforce has won its bid to use documents from an existing lawsuit over the company's $25 million acquisition of Suncorp unit Resilium in new proceedings it intends to bring.
Insurance policies stalling Quintis class action settlement were ‘cobbled together’, court hears
Insurance policies that may be worth up to $46 million and have derailed settlement approval in two class actions against sandalwood producer Quintis were "cobbled together" and contained errors and omissions, a court has heard.
HealthEngine urges approval of $2.9M fine, says it didn’t know altering reviews was unlawful
Health booking company HealthEngine has urged the court to accept a $2.9 million penalty for deleting and altering unfavourable reviews, telling a judge that it did not know the behaviour was against the law.
Opal Tower insurance stoush needs to be resolved for class action defence, court hears
The prefab concrete specialist behind Sydney's Opal Tower, which has been targeted in a class action over the ill-fated building, has told a court that a dispute with its insurer should be resolved promptly so that it can defend itself in the proceedings.
Commonwealth Bank, Westpac’s BT face potential class actions over insurance ‘rort’
Shine Lawyers is investigating two new class actions against Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac's BT Funds Management over allegedly excessive insurance premiums, a week after filing a similar case against AMP's life insurance arm.
AMP’s life insurance arm hit with class action over ‘inflated’ insurance policies
AMP Life has been hit with a class action alleging its financial representatives pushed inflated insurance policies onto 100,000 customers while knowing that better policies could be found through other providers.
Allianz hit with class action over ‘junk’ car insurance
Insurance giant Allianz is facing a class action over allegedly “poor value” or worthless car and motorcycle insurance products.
‘Seriously dishonest conduct’: Former Liberal leader John Hewson sues Nine for defamation
Former Liberal leader John Hewson has filed a defamation suit against Nine, claiming a report by A Current Affair about his insurance firm was gratuitous and "seriously dishonest".