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Broker, agency concerns revealed as code feedback published

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:26:46 GMT

The Insurance Council of Australia says submissions published today on the code of practice redraft show the complexity of issues under consideration, and include a broad range of views...

Seven up for Vero as Gold Mansfield run continues

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:25:38 GMT

Vero extended a winning streak at the Mansfield Awards as the event celebrating claims excellence marked its 10th year last night...

AI risk urgency ‘cannot be overstated’

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:25:28 GMT

Australian regulators are urging insurers to take “decisive action” as new artificial intelligence tools magnify the threat of cyberattacks...

Claimant pays price for mix-up over property title

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:25:16 GMT

A homeowner who bought insurance without disclosing his property was under a community title has lost his bid for a payout following a fire...

Industry in ‘pretty good shape’ despite profit dip

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:29:51 GMT

The general insurance industry made $2.25 billion after-tax profit from continuing operations in the June quarter, down from about $2.36 billion a year earlier, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data released today...

Guy Carpenter names new Pacific CEO, director

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:29:43 GMT

Justin Ward has been promoted to Pacific CEO at Guy Carpenter and will move to Sydney from Singapore next July...

Chubb appoints NZ country president

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:29:34 GMT

Chubb has named Jon Longmore country president for New Zealand, in the latest leadership change at the insurer...

Free webinar focuses on fast-growing AR sector

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:35:52 GMT

An Insurance News webinar will provide valuable insights on some of the key issues affecting the rapidly evolving authorised representative sector...

Listed broker chiefs highlight market slide

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:02:49 GMT

Steadfast says the market has reached the “bottom of the barrel” and AUB has called for insurer discipline following an acceleration in rate softening...

Morrissey made AUB agencies head

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:59:57 GMT

AUB has appointed Denis Morrissey as underwriting agencies CEO following Angie Zissis’ retirement at the end of the last financial year...

Ralfi launches its AI renewal and claims assistant for insurance brokers

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:55:27 GMT

Ralfi is an Outlook assistant that helps insurance brokers manage the renewal and claims process...

Munich Re to the rescue with tunnel collapse cover

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:41:37 GMT

Munich Re Specialty has added rescue cover for large tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects, in what it says is a first for the Lloyd’s market...

Co-insurance clause catches out restaurant landlord

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:38:57 GMT

A commercial property owner that sought a bigger payout for loss of rental income has failed to convince the industry ombudsman a co-insurance clause was unfairly applied...

‘Stronger together’: MGA and Whittles hold first joint conference

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:38:51 GMT

More than 300 brokers, strata professionals, industry partners and thought leaders attended the MGA Whittles Conference last week on the Gold Coast...

Marsh launches data centre operations facility

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:38:42 GMT

A new Marsh property insurance exchange called Stratus is designed to address the risks of data centres and other digital infrastructure projects as they move to operation...

WTW appoints NZ sales manager

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:16:10 GMT

WTW says Justin Pipe has joined as New Zealand senior sales manager – a newly created role...

Centrewest broker promoted

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:15:54 GMT

Marcel de Kok has been given an expanded role at Centrewest Insurance Brokers under the title client director...

Steadfast profit rises as takeover looms

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:22:24 GMT

Steadfast has delivered an 8.2% earnings rise in annual results reported before its expected acquisition by a private equity consortium...

Australians ‘still catching up’ on alternative sales channels

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:21:45 GMT

Consumers in Australia are resistant to buying insurance via non-traditional channels, with just 8% using third-party marketplace apps, research by Cover Genius has found...

Crash driver’s swerve to the left doesn’t sound right to AFCA

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:20:12 GMT

A motorist’s account of swerving to avoid an animal and hitting an abandoned truck has been labelled “not credible”...