Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones says he is not interested in engaging in “populist politics” on the insurance affordability challenge, as a government taskforce is launched.

The full interview with the minister – who says accompanying insurers to Europe last year was one of the “most valuable things” he has done – is in the latest issue of Insurance News magazine.

Also in the June/July edition, we delve into the $2.3 billion acquisition of PSC by London-based Ardonagh, and consider how it might alter the local broking landscape.

There’s also an in-depth interview with Steadfast’s Robert Kelly, Nigel Fitzgerald and Sam Hollman, as the listed juggernaut’s revamped leadership team considers opportunities at home and abroad – plus Marsh Pacific CEO Josh Roach outlines the international giant’s next steps.

We examine the implications of the Baltimore bridge disaster, break down a significant court ruling on unfair contract terms, and recap key insights from the Insurance News strata seminar.

It’s all in the latest edition of Insurance News magazine, the industry’s leading publication that’s packed with vital information and fascinating reads. It’s being mailed out to subscribers, and all articles will be available online soon.