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Steadfast shares rally as broker deals in focus

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:12:02 GMT

Steadfast shares continue to trade at a level that could make the company a takeover target, analysts say, after a newspaper report suggested a private equity firm is interested in a possible buyout...

IAG recruits North American exec for NZ leadership role

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:11:53 GMT

IAG has appointed Phillip Gibson as New Zealand CEO after announcing last month that Amanda Whiting will return to Australia...

Government re-examines add-on exemptions

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:54:28 GMT

Treasury is reviewing exemptions from add-on insurance rules introduced after the Hayne royal commission to prevent high-pressure sales tactics causing consumer harm...

Ombudsman finds holes in dentist covid claim

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:40:22 GMT

A dental business earning most of its profits by organising professional development events will have a covid-related claim paid – but only for losses relating to its Brisbane practice...

Liberty leadership revamp ‘drives underwriting excellence’

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:29:29 GMT

Liberty Specialty Markets has made changes to its Australian underwriting team as part of a broader Asia-Pacific leadership shake-up...

Tech tool aims to speed whiplash recovery

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:25:19 GMT

Allianz has embedded a whiplash care program in its compulsory third party case management process after finding it can help people recover faster...

Crime ‘seen as cost of doing business’ for farmers

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:21:27 GMT

About 90% of NSW farmers have experienced crime on their properties and 30% have been hit seven or more times, data shows...

Insurer penalised for refusing to give up call recordings

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:20:18 GMT

The financial services ombudsman has ordered Auto & General to pay $1500 compensation to a storm damage claimant for failing to respond to her requests for information...

‘No red flags’ after AUB buyout bid withdrawn

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:24 GMT

AUB Group has a positive earnings outlook, and the fact private equity suitors are not proceeding with a takeover is no cause for alarm, a Morningstar research report says...

‘Everything has a cost’: industry queries card surcharge ban

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:14 GMT

Banning card payment surcharges could have knock-on impacts for clients, insurance executives say...

Buyers’ market ‘firmly established’ in New Zealand

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:09:42 GMT

A “very benign” claims environment means soft market conditions persist in most insurance lines in New Zealand, Gallagher says in a market update...

PSC rolls Threefold, Musk into NZ business

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:35:41 GMT

PSC Insurance Brokers NZ has brought the Threefold and Musk businesses into its operations after moving earlier this year to wind up an authorised representative network...

Business frozen out after food spoilage claim

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:35:31 GMT

A Melbourne business owner has lost a dispute with his insurer after it denied a payout for food stock ruined by a broken freezer...

Code committee names new industry rep

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:33:30 GMT

Jeff Howells will next month start a three-year term as Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee industry representative...

Lockton exec runs for charity after son’s diagnosis

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:32:15 GMT

Adam Squire will compete in the Sydney Marathon next August to raise funds for Arrow Foundation, which helps bone marrow transplant patients...

Marsh veteran to depart after three decades

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:31:56 GMT

Marsh Pacific client engagement leader AnnMarie Rodgers is leaving the broker after 31 years...

Probe reveals failings in building insurance claims handling

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:07:58 GMT

Victoria’s domestic building insurance scheme “fell short” when handling complex claims, especially for homeowners whose properties had defects, an investigation has found...

Ombudsman staffs up for scam service launch

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:51:03 GMT

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is seeking four senior executives as it develops the world’s first scams ombudsman service...

Driver hit with turbo charge as engine claim breaks down

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:38:46 GMT

A motorist who drove through floodwater has lost a dispute over engine damage after his car trouble was blamed on improper tuning by a mechanic...

INsight podcast: what next after AUB buyout talks fail?

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:54:38 GMT

The collapsed private equity bid to take over AUB Group is the main item discussed in the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...