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‘We won’t stop’: NSW Treasurer commits to ESL reform
24 July 2026
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says abolishing the emergency services levy on insurance won’t be easy – but with the industry’s help, the reform can get over the line...
Adelaide brokers take NIBA regional awards
24 July 2026
Shannan Gardner of Guardian Insurance Brokers has won the SA/NT broker of the year award and Thomas Lawrie from Astute Insurance Services has taken the region’s young broker prize...
M&A watchdog probes Ambrose’s bid for builder
24 July 2026
Insurance-focused building repairer Ambrose Construct Group’s bid to buy WA-founded Major Loss Builders is under review by the competition regulator...
Holidaymaker pays for journey home after painful Italy trip
24 July 2026
A traveller who tripped on a cobblestone street and hurt his back after drinking alcohol has lost his bid to have a business class flight home covered by his insurer...
Neal’s relationship with staffer broke compliance rules, Lloyd’s says
23 July 2026
Lloyd’s says a relationship between former CEO John Neal and a female employee breached compliance policies and employment terms, and his behaviour fell “significantly below” standards expected of senior leaders...
Integra names joint chiefs under succession plan
23 July 2026
Integra Insurance Brokers has moved to a dual chief executive model following the retirement of Paul Shand, appointing Jake Van Damme as CEO for broking and Belinda Whelan as CEO of corporate services...
Buzz grows around tech conference as last tickets snapped up
23 July 2026
Tickets for Insurance News’ Beyond the Buzzwords conference in Sydney next Wednesday have sold out...
Fear of flying linked to old anxiety diagnosis, AFCA finds
23 July 2026
A traveller who was forced to call off a family holiday when her daughter suffered a panic attack before boarding a plane has lost a claim dispute with her insurer...
Sterling names leader for ‘new chapter’ as veteran MD signs off
22 July 2026
Sterling Insurance MD and chair Tony Parington will leave at the end of this month after 23 years with the specialist underwriting agency...
Tower hires finance chief
22 July 2026
New Zealand insurer Tower has appointed Len Elikhis as CFO, subject to regulatory approvals...
Toys, not trees, the root cause of sewage spill
22 July 2026
Hollard has been ordered to pay a home cover claim after the industry ombudsman backed a mother’s assertion that a sewage backflow was triggered by her children’s toys getting stuck down a drain...
INsight podcast: the silent AI time bomb
22 July 2026
The “unpriced and invisible” threat posed by rapidly developing agentic AI is among the main topics up for discussion on this week’s Insurance News podcast...
Customer advocates attack ‘trust deficit’ in insurers’ code redraft
21 July 2026
Consumer groups have issued a 10-point plan they say will address flaws in the proposed updated General Insurance Code of Practice...
Curium conference examines compliance in ‘world of shocks’
21 July 2026
The Curium Risk and Compliance Summit will return in September with the theme From Uncertainty to Confidence...
This means war: AFCA backs travel insurer’s Red Sea rejection
21 July 2026
A travel insurer was entitled to use its war and violence exclusion to reject a claim for a cancelled cruise in the Red Sea after the tour operator cited “ongoing unrest” in the region, the industry ombudsman has ruled...
Podcast hears from UAC’s class of ’26
21 July 2026
An Insurance News special podcast features interviews with the experts behind the inaugural Underwriting Agencies Council Leadership Academy...
ICA slams disruption, rising risk under home loan scheme
17 July 2026
The expanded first home buyer loan guarantee scheme has failed to achieve its goals, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
Melbourne duo take regional broker awards
17 July 2026
Gallagher’s Jodi Sharman was crowned broker of the year for Victoria/Tasmania at a gala lunch in Melbourne attended by 540 professionals today...
NZ insurer ‘puts things right’ after billing mistakes
17 July 2026
New Zealand’s AA Insurance says it made errors when billing some customers and it has refunded those it overcharged...
In sickness and in health: AFCA rules on newlyweds’ disrupted day
17 July 2026
A wedding day gone awry was the focus of an Australian Financial Complaints Authority hearing as newlyweds tried to claw back more money under their insurance policy...