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IAG retail premium grows as commercial arm lags

13 August 2026

IAG expects tough market conditions to continue for its intermediated business this year and is accelerating a technology overhaul to enhance performance, while its retail operations are tipped to drive premium gains...

Regulator backs Ambrose builder buyout

13 August 2026

Ambrose Construct Group can proceed with its acquisition of Major Loss Builders after the competition regulator deemed the deal unlikely to affect the supply of insurance repair and restoration work...

Natural hazards hit Suncorp earnings

12 August 2026

Suncorp has signalled a need to “get ahead” of claims inflation after reporting a drop in full-year earnings, driven partly by a blowout in natural hazard costs...

Ombudsman lashes insurers, brokers over draft code failings

11 August 2026

The industry ombudsman says the insurers’ draft code of practice hollows out commitments and undermines oversight, while brokers face a “final chance” to improve remuneration disclosure before risking government intervention...

Helia takes hit as LMI demand drops off

11 August 2026

Helia says the Australian lenders’ mortgage insurance market’s gross written premium fell 14% in the first three months of the year even as high loan to value ratio mortgage numbers grew by a quarter compared with a year earlier...

Code committee warns of threat to broker self-regulation

07 August 2026

The broking code compliance committee has warned the continued legitimacy of self-regulation depends on the industry’s willingness to ensure its code of practice is an effective tool for consumer protection and accountability...

Aon Australia overhauls exec roles

07 August 2026

Aon has made changes across its Australian executive leadership team, as it moves to deepen its client focus and increase connectivity across the business...