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NAB takes captive insurer, Lloyd’s units to court over coverage dispute
The National Australia Bank has filed a lawsuit against its Singapore-based captive insurance unit and three syndicates of global insurance giant Lloyd's seeking coverage for two consumer redress schemes related to the bank's sale of interest rate hedging products and fixed rate tailored business loans.
Judge questions redacted funder’s commission in IAG class action
A judge has raised questions about a redacted funding agreement in a class action against two IAG units over allegedly worthless add-on insurance products, saying the details were needed for a swift resolution of the case.
AMP admits to breaches in ASIC’s insurance churn case
AMP's financial planning unit has admitted it breached the Corporations Act when at least one of its representatives engaged in so-called insurance policy churning, in a case brought by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission that will now head to a hearing on penalties next month.
Metlife brings action against AFCA in first court showdown for complaints body
Insurance giant Metlife has launched legal proceedings against the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to challenge a finding in favour of an injured former NSW police officer, in what is the first Federal Court action against the new external dispute resolution body.
$6M class action settlement is one claim under insurance policy, Bank of Queensland says
The Bank of Queensland has criticised a judgment which found the bank's insurance policy left it on the hook for a $6 million settlement of a class action brought by investors in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme by jailed fraudster Bradley Sherwin.
IAG hit with class action over add-on insurance
Insurance Australia Limited is facing a class action alleging it engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by pushing worthless add-on insurance onto individuals purchasing motor vehicles through authorised dealers.
Judge calls for joint expert report in ASIC’s insurance churn case against AMP
An argument over the admissibility of an expert report produced by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in its insurance churn case against AMP was sidestepped Monday, with a judge proposing experts from both sides instead file a joint report in the case.
Lawsuit claims HWL partner helped divert insurance proceeds to settle legal tab
An insolvent mobile ticketing company wants a slew of documents from HWL Ebsworth related to its allegations that an HWL partner aided its former directors in diverting the proceeds of a life insurance policy to pay money owed to the firm.
AMP wants expert report tossed in ASIC insurance churn case
AMP will challenge the admissibility of an expert report central to ASIC's case over alleged insurance churning by one of the wealth manager's former financial advisers, after a judge called on the regulator to be more transparent about its communication with the experts in the case.
NAB wasn’t powerless to alter credit card insurance policies, class says
The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging National Australia Bank pushed worthless credit card insurance onto its customers is disputing the bank's claims that it had no power to negotiate the terms of the policies.