29 October 2026
The Insurance Council of Australia has joined insurers in responding to a celebrity podcast that featured a claims advocate slamming industry practices and naming and shaming two companies...
29 October 2026
Consultancy The Bridge International has launched this year’s Heartbeat general insurance survey, in partnership with the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance...
28 October 2026
The Queensland Tourism Industry Council is creating a panel of specialist brokers to help members with insurance amid surging premiums and cover restrictions...
27 October 2026
Claimant advocate Luke Dugdell has riled major insurers by going on former TV presenter Karl Stefanovic’s podcast to attack industry practices and name and shame some companies...
26 October 2026
A PHP programming language flaw discovered by a cybersecurity expert using AI has highlighted supply chain implications and possible wider exposures, insurance experts say...
26 October 2026
CFC says there is “a growing disconnect between AI integration and AI readiness” among SMEs, and the challenge for cyber insurers is “converting awareness into resilience”...
26 October 2026
The Queensland Court of Appeal has thrown out a case that challenged the state home warranty insurance scheme’s exclusion on multistorey buildings...
26 October 2026
Two-thirds of Australian drivers at fault in crashes say distraction played a role and most motorists believe in-car technologies are a growing problem, research from Allianz shows...
26 October 2026
A cyclone pool assessment finds average quoted home cover premiums for medium- to high-risk policies remain 14%-37% lower than before insurers joined the scheme, amid upward pricing pressures in the wider market...
26 October 2026
Workplace mental health claims are rising at more than twice the rate of other illnesses and injuries, according to a report from a wide-ranging group of stakeholders...
26 October 2026
New research has backed the accuracy of NSW’s bushfire risk mapping, but experts warn it may need updating in future because of climate change...
26 October 2026
Bushfires will cost Australia $6 billion annually for the next 30 years, according to modelling commissioned by a group of former fire and emergency service leaders...
22 October 2026
Insurers are waiting to see if claims emerge after organisations shut down websites this week due to a flaw in the PHP programming language that runs 70% of the internet...
21 October 2026
Australian commercial insurance rates recorded a double-digit fall for the sixth straight quarter in the July-September period, cratering 12% in Marsh’s latest market index...
21 October 2026
Zurich has won NIBA’s large general insurer award, with NTI crowned best underwriting agency and Liberty the top specialty insurer for the sixth straight year...
20 October 2026
Consumer groups have welcomed broker code changes that strengthen strata protections compared with the draft version and the previous document...
19 October 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association has launched its new code of practice, which will take effect at the start of next year...
19 October 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association annual convention on the Gold Coast began this morning with a series of heartfelt tributes to broking leader Tim Wedlock...
19 October 2026
Suncorp says research showing how financial products including insurance can be weaponised by perpetrators of family violence will help inform its services...
19 October 2026
The Federal Court has dismissed an insurance claim over a roof collapse at Sydney Entertainment Centre in 2016...