Insurers A Law Unto Themselves

INSURANCE companies providing home builders warranty insurance have been allowed to dodge consumer protection and financial disclosure for years because of Federal Government changes to legislation.

Rubble Trouble: How Our Home Building Insurance Fails

SOPHIE McFADDEN was five when her parents began renovating their Californian bungalow, in a project that was supposed to take four months. Sophie is now preparing to enter high school, but her parents remain stuck in a legal home building labyrinth after their builder walked off the job part way through.