Local

• ICA suggests cure for mental strain on workers’ comp
• Liquidated builder wins damages from roof subcontractor
• Hospital authority charged after patient attacks nurse
• Travellers play safe on medical tourism, study shows

Corporate

• All fine for Allfin as trademark row settled
• Tough market drags on Tower half-year result
• Pro Global enters region with GSI acquisition
• NZ group’s call centre head becomes operations chief

Regulatory & Government

• Global turmoil prompts APRA to step up supervision
• State maintains freeze on workers’ comp rates
• ASIC hails progress on red tape reduction
• Farm staff training scheme seeds safer practices

Life Insurance

• Regulators warn industry on TPD challenges
• Advisers call for crackdown on misconduct in CSLR shake-up
• Court orders ‘gold standard’ medical check in TPD row
• Policyholder misled over back injury exclusion

The Professional

• Early bird tickets on sale for insurtech conference
• Gallagher Re adds regional cyber chief
• GT hires PSC broking exec
• Marsh veteran moves to Howden

Insurtech

• Watchdog to avoid ‘prescriptive approach’ on tech advances
• Simfuni unveils claims management tool
• Epsilon eyes parametric flood option for strata
• AI conversation ‘replaces menus, wizards’

International

• Gulf conflict claims threaten to top Ukraine bill
• ‘Don’t get ghosted’: regulator warns over online offers
• Markel and Willis go nuclear together
• Investor demand makes ILS a ‘powerful’ player

Analysis

• Three key innovation trends, according to ASIC
• 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