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NIBA reveals draft code of practice
08 July 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association has released the final draft of its rewritten code of practice for public consultation...
QBE regional chief Houghton to retire
08 July 2026
QBE Australia Pacific CEO Sue Houghton plans to retire at the end of the year after more than five years with the insurer and a financial services career spanning more than three decades...
Zurich steps into home market with Honey
03 July 2026
Zurich will enter the personal home insurance market and scale up its motor footprint through an expanded partnership with Honey...
Enforceable code of practice released for feedback
24 June 2026
The Insurance Council of Australia has unveiled a draft version of its new code of practice, which will for the first time be legally enforceable as part of contracts...
Steadfast receives $7.7 billion buyout bid
10 June 2026
Steadfast has attracted a $6-a-share takeover offer from Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, valuing the company at $7.7 billion...
Steadfast shares on trading halt
10 June 2026
Steadfast Group shares have entered a trading halt ahead of an expected further announcement about a potential material transaction...
Helia recruits Steadfast’s Senkevics as CEO
10 June 2026
Helia Group has appointed Steadfast underwriting agencies head Mark Senkevics as CEO...
IAG settles in $4 billion Greensill lawsuit
29 May 2026
IAG has reached a confidential agreement to settle legal proceedings brought by Greensill Bank AG and its insolvency administrator...
Chubb, AIG leaders exit in executive shuffle
28 April 2026
Chubb’s country president for Australia and New Zealand Ben Howell and AIG Australia CEO Kathleen Warden are leaving their roles, insuranceNEWS.com.au can confirm...
Regulator continues to block IAG acquisition of RAC Insurance
17 April 2026
The mergers watchdog says IAG’s proposed acquisition of WA’s RAC Insurance could “substantially lessen competition” – and the application will now proceed to a more detailed second-phase review...
Steadfast to acquire Resilium, PSC Connect
02 April 2026
Steadfast Group will buy the Envest-owned Resilium and PSC Connect authorised representative networks...
NSW inquiry calls for strata commissions ban
24 March 2026
An inquiry has recommended banning NSW strata managers from accepting commissions and restricting supplier intermediaries including insurance brokers from receiving commissions for related work...
Aviso recruits former Marsh, Lockton CEOs
19 March 2026
Aviso Specialty has appointed former local Marsh boss Josh Roach as its new CEO, with ex-Lockton chief Paul Marsden joining the board as executive director of broking...
ASIC sues over ‘misleading’ Budget Direct ads
27 February 2026
The corporate regulator is suing Auto & General over alleged policy discount misrepresentations in Budget Direct insurance adverts viewed by millions of consumers...
EML acquires majority stake in Guild
25 February 2026
EML Group has secured a majority stake in Guild Insurance, in a strategic partnership that aims to open up growth opportunities and fast-track development of tech and AI...
Steadfast confirms details of CEO Kelly’s retirement
23 February 2026
Steadfast's search for a new group CEO is under way after Robert Kelly confirmed his pending retirement to the board...
Swiss Re commercial arm to buy QBE trade credit operation
20 February 2026
QBE has agreed to sell its global trade credit and surety business to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions...
Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit to merge
19 February 2026
Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit Insurance & Risk will merge to strengthen the combined group’s presence across Melbourne, regional Victoria and southeast Queensland...
AUB to make $432 million Prestige purchase
27 January 2026
AUB Group has struck an agreement to acquire UK broker and underwriting agency business Prestige for $432 million, furthering its international expansion...
Broker code review calls for broader remuneration disclosure
18 December 2025
The independent reviewer of the broking code of practice has called for disclosure of fees and commissions to all individual and small business customers...