Local

• ANZIIF chief highlights federal budget ‘limitations’
• Libs flag ‘new tax’ fears over state ESL removal
• Yachting ‘danger’ decision turns the tide on liability
• Insurers to visit fire-hit Victorians

Corporate

• Gulf conflict to prolong inflationary pressure: Hawkins
• Sports agency joins Miramar
• Swiss Re hunts for new country chief
• Underwriting agency Angel spreads its wings

Regulatory & Government

• ‘Unachievable scale’: Tasmania drops state insurer plan
• ASIC home cover comparator visited less than 25 times a day
• Bushfire fund to help house underinsured victims
• Eastern states move to ‘take down crime gangs’

Life Insurance

• Consumer groups reject ‘backward step’ on mental health
• Diabetic claimant ‘confused, not fraudulent’
• Advisers press for red tape cuts
• Code breaches fall, but monitor flags IP payment delays

The Professional

• Broking bosses prepare for CEO sleepout
• DWF partners take on APAC roles
• Rothbury recruits Aon veteran for broker services role
• NTI webinar panel examines fuel crisis

Insurtech

• Cowbell names local manager
• PwC reveals 2030 vision for ‘immersive’ insurance
• AI ‘amplifies’ failures found at claim time
• Aon head of cyber takes reins

International

• Lloyd’s warns rates easing fast after ‘brutal’ Q1
• Allianz reports record first-quarter P&C profit
• Alternative reinsurance capital here to stay
• Zurich reports strong start to year

Analysis

• Budget’s big misses: is anyone listening on critical issues?
• Tort reform a flashpoint as MPs examine business cover
• Bad legacy: an action plan to help high-risk households
• El Nino may return – but the outlook remains cloudy for now