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Neal’s relationship with staffer broke compliance rules, Lloyd’s says

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:52 GMT

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

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:43 GMT

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

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:34 GMT

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

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:21 GMT

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...

Commercial prices record biggest drop since 2024

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:12:53 GMT

Australian commercial rates fell 13% in the second quarter, marking the largest reduction since prices began contracting at the start of 2024, Marsh’s latest market tracker shows...

Brokerage boss ‘needs help’ fighting industry giants

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:11:18 GMT

The Federal Court has refused a broker’s application to represent her business in its action against Steadfast, QBE and Allianz...

Timing is everything as jeweller’s watch claim rejected

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:11:07 GMT

A jeweller has lost a claim dispute with Berkley Insurance after a credit card payment for a watch it sold was later reversed by a bank...

NIBA invites claims, community excellence award nominations

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:10:51 GMT

The National Insurance Brokers Association is accepting applications for two awards – claims broker and community excellence member of the year...

Howden launches Australian aviation practice

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:10:36 GMT

Elizabeth Antoine has been appointed aviation partner at Howden and will establish a practice for the product line in Australia...

Consumer groups tap ASIC to probe strata broker

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:10:21 GMT

The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby has asked the corporate regulator to investigate the “apparent unauthorised appointment” of a strata broker...

Allianz Trade promotes surety specialist to APAC role

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:09:05 GMT

Daf Owen will move from Australia to Hong Kong to become Allianz Trade’s Asia-Pacific surety business development director...

Coalition combats SME email breaches

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:08:49 GMT

Global cyber insurer Coalition has launched a security product designed to help SMEs tackle business email compromise before it causes financial and reputational damage...

Sterling names leader for ‘new chapter’ as veteran MD signs off

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:22:54 GMT

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

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:22:15 GMT

New Zealand insurer Tower has appointed Len Elikhis as CFO, subject to regulatory approvals...

Toys, not trees, the root cause of sewage spill

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:21:07 GMT

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

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:19:55 GMT

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

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:32:37 GMT

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’

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:08:21 GMT

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

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:08:10 GMT

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

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:07:26 GMT

An Insurance News special podcast features interviews with the experts behind the inaugural Underwriting Agencies Council Leadership Academy...