Local

• Silent alarm: insurers ‘moving to shut down AI exposures’
• Bureau flags dry spell for eastern Australia
• Ship collision case heads to China
• Ombudsman ‘cannot make insurers’ fund climate upgrades

Corporate

• Reinsurance deal strengthens business: Suncorp
• IAG establishes customer feedback channel
• AMA maintains earnings outlook after solid Q3
• Former IAG NZ risk chief takes Hollard board seat

Regulatory & Government

• Canberra urged to back councils on ‘front line’ of flood fight
• Staffer charged over alleged data theft at NSW Treasury
• ASIC warns four finfluencers amid crackdown on ‘so-called experts’
• SIRA seeks feedback on workers’ comp reforms

Life Insurance

• Competition commission probes Zurich-ClearView deal
• Insurer wrong to apply tumour exclusion, ombudsman says
• Advisers back education revamp with call for quick change
• APRA consults on reporting standard updates

The Professional

• ‘Real people’ still key to customer service
• Tickets on sale for ICA dinner
• Marsh regional manager to join Howden
• Aon NZ professional risk GM wins promotion

Insurtech

• Don’t repeat Australian data rights errors, NZ warned
• Insurtechs unite to fill ‘clear gap’ in gadget cover
• Vet payment platform allows gap-only bills for pet owners
• Allianz ‘deepens commitment’ to Openly

International

• Beazley investors back Zurich deal
• ‘Amateurish’ AI images a feature of exaggerated claims
• Traditional views on cat risk ‘no longer sufficient’
• ‘Excellent’ underwriting powers Chubb Q1 earnings

Analysis

• El Nino may return – but the outlook remains cloudy for now
• Drivers under the pump and eyeing an electric switch
• High resolution: a close look at ASIC’s dispute stats
• Unideal homes: wicked problem requires change at every level