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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2025

Sun, 16th Feb 2025

from Insurance News Wrap · host Paige Estritori

In this week's Financial Services Online insurance news wrap-up, Marsh's commercial price monitor reports an 8% reduction in insurance rates in Australia for the final quarter of 2025, the largest worldwide decline. DBD Developments, a Perth construction firm, has been fined for starting a project without mandatory Home Indemnity Insurance, highlighting the importance of compliance. In New South Wales, ISS Property Services are under audit due to discrepancies in their workers' compensation self-insurance system. Regulator SIRA has issued a strict remediation strategy and requires a quality assurance program to be implemented. These stories underline the importance of businesses understanding and meeting their insurance obligations as well as the beneficial impacts of falling insurance rates.

In this week's Financial Services Online insurance news wrap-up, Marsh's commercial price monitor reports an 8% reduction in insurance rates in Australia for the final quarter of 2025, the largest worldwide decline. DBD Developments, a Perth construction firm, has been fined for starting a project without mandatory Home Indemnity Insurance, highlighting the importance of compliance. In New South Wales, ISS Property Services are under audit due to discrepancies in their workers' compensation self-insurance system. Regulator SIRA has issued a strict remediation strategy and requires a quality assurance program to be implemented. These stories underline the importance of businesses understanding and meeting their insurance obligations as well as the beneficial impacts of falling insurance rates.

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