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Consumers ‘losing hope’ on affordability after budget failings

Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:43 GMT

The need for action on the insurance affordability crisis has never been greater, consumer advocates say following an underwhelming federal budget...

Leney outlines goals for fresh term as ANZIIF president

Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:31 GMT

AIG Asia-Pacific regional head Scott Leney has been reappointed president of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance...

Cyber crooks pose ‘unseen threat’ to farms

Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:19 GMT

Farmers are increasingly the target of cyberattacks, yet most are unaware of their exposure, according to rural specialist WFI Insurance...

Insurer vindicated in hearing aid row

Fri, 22 May 2026 06:28:04 GMT

A policyholder has failed to win an upgraded payout for her husband’s lost hearing aids, which were covered under her home and contents insurance...

ASIC urges care as AI powers innovation

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:24:24 GMT

The corporate regulator has called for “safe and responsible” innovation as artificial intelligence changes the way insurance and other financial services are offered...

Regulator axes Eric’s insurance licence

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:24:14 GMT

The prudential regulator has revoked Eric Insurance’s licence following a request from its administrators...

Former Chubb leader leaves ICA board

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:24:04 GMT

Chubb’s former country president for Australia and New Zealand Ben Howell is no longer a member of the Insurance Council board...

AFCA backs claimant in clash over mismatched tiles

Thu, 21 May 2026 05:26:53 GMT

An insurer has been told to fully refit a claimant’s kitchen floor because its offer to replace some damaged tiles would not restore the woman’s home to its previous condition...

NIBA hails state’s change of tack on TasInsure

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:12:31 GMT

Brokers have welcomed the Tasmanian government’s decision to work alongside insurers and intermediaries on affordability, “rather than displacing them”...

GSA announces key appointments

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:10:59 GMT

GSA Insurance Brokers has filled a number of key positions, as the integration of fellow Steadfast-owned business Coverforce Insurance Brokers continues...

AI mustn’t replace judgment in broking, expert says

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:03:21 GMT

Brokers can use artificial intelligence to improve their work each day, but only to “remove effort, not judgment”, former Hollard tech chief Jamie Smith says...

Construction risk well served as London’s appetite builds

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:03:10 GMT

Interest from London underwriters is lifting competition in the Australian construction property insurance market, according to Aon...

Insurer suffers knockout in martial arts club clash

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:01:20 GMT

A taekwondo centre’s landlord that denied a “men’s shed” was also in operation at its site but failed to disclose storage of property there has won a million-dollar fire damage dispute...

AIG exec joins Zurich in NZ

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:00:35 GMT

Zurich says Alan James will join its New Zealand business next month as distribution head and assistant GM...

Aon platform to bring ‘more efficient’ placement

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:00:24 GMT

Aon plans to launch a new digital trading platform designed to modernise how brokers access capital and syndicate risk...

ProRisk names P&C leader

Thu, 21 May 2026 02:00:06 GMT

Underwriting agency ProRisk has made Peter Stone its practice leader for property and casualty...

Bridge brings in ex-GT chief as adviser

Thu, 21 May 2026 01:59:33 GMT

The Bridge International has appointed former GT Insurance CEO Tony Dodd as a strategic adviser, with a focus on underwriting agencies...

Tasmania only state intervening on insurance cost: Rockliff

Wed, 20 May 2026 06:17:54 GMT

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says a new TasInsure statutory body will make the state an insurance affordability “pacesetter” for the rest of Australia...

Tower’s AI-driven call centre ‘delivering for customers’

Wed, 20 May 2026 06:17:47 GMT

New Zealand insurer Tower says using AI in its contact centre has saved customers more than 13,000 hours in seven months...

Rent recouped as unit owner emerges from a mouldy mess

Wed, 20 May 2026 06:16:41 GMT

Chubb must cover more than $60,000 of lost rent and pay compensation to a strata property owner after black mould left his unit uninhabitable for more than two years...