General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/nt-braces-for-narelle-as-severe-cyclone-hits-queenslandhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/nt-braces-for-narelle-as-severe-cyclone-hits-queensland<p>Strong wind and heavy rain battered Far North Queensland after Cyclone Narelle made landfall about 7am today as a category 4 storm...</p>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:18:48 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/storms-fires-and-floods-take-lion-s-share-of-cat-losseshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/storms-fires-and-floods-take-lion-s-share-of-cat-losses<p>Secondary perils such as severe convective storms and floods are worsening in Australia and worldwide, according to Swiss Re...</p>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:18:40 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/electric-car-queries-surge-as-war-drives-fuel-fearshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/electric-car-queries-surge-as-war-drives-fuel-fears<p>Fuel price rises are pushing more motorists to switch to electric vehicles, according to NRMA Insurance...</p>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:18:16 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/holidaymaker-couldn-t-travel-without-missing-drugs-afcahttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/holidaymaker-couldn-t-travel-without-missing-drugs-afca<p>An elderly traveller whose holiday plans were interrupted when a baggage mix-up left him without essential medication and clothing will receive a further payout from his insurer...</p>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:18:10 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/breaking-news/aviso-recruits-former-marsh-lockton-ceoshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/breaking-news/aviso-recruits-former-marsh-lockton-ceos<p>Aviso Specialty has appointed former local Marsh boss Josh Roach as its new CEO, with ex-Lockton chief Paul Marsden joining the board as executive director of broking...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:46:21 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/fnq-on-alert-as-extremely-powerful-cyclone-closes-inhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/fnq-on-alert-as-extremely-powerful-cyclone-closes-in<p>Far North Queensland is bracing for damaging impacts as category 5 Cyclone Narelle powers towards the Cape York Peninsula...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:27:21 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/delta-makes-leadership-changes-after-ceo-departurehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/delta-makes-leadership-changes-after-ceo-departure<p>Delta Insurance Group has made Teresa Pollard interim CEO, taking over from Kent Chaplin who stepped down earlier this month...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:26:33 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/councils-told-not-to-outsource-responsibility-on-small-claimshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/councils-told-not-to-outsource-responsibility-on-small-claims<p>About half of Victoria&rsquo;s 79 municipal councils have been put on notice for using contractors to manage small property damage and injury compensation claims...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:26:27 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/no-payout-u-turn-for-motorbike-theft-victimhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/no-payout-u-turn-for-motorbike-theft-victim<p>A policyholder whose motorbike was stolen by a &ldquo;buyer&rdquo; on a test ride will not receive a theft payout because he gave the crook permission to use the vehicle...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:26:17 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/levee-long-overdue-as-bundaberg-counts-cost-of-floodshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/levee-long-overdue-as-bundaberg-counts-cost-of-floods<p>Northwest Insurance MD David Coe has weighed in on the challenge facing Bundaberg and surrounding areas after the Burnett River catchment flooded last week...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:10:37 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-launches-2026-convention-with-future-focushttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-launches-2026-convention-with-future-focus<p>This year&rsquo;s National Insurance Brokers Association Convention will centre on the theme &ldquo;future ready&rdquo;...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:10:30 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/fleeing-ferrari-owner-wins-200k-crash-payouthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/fleeing-ferrari-owner-wins-200k-crash-payout<p>A Ferrari driver who collided with a BMW will have his claim paid despite immediately leaving the crash scene and not opening his door when police arrived at his home...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:10:24 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/rise-to-cyber-challenge-or-face-consequences-industry-toldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/rise-to-cyber-challenge-or-face-consequences-industry-told<p>Specialist cyber risk adviser Infosure has called on brokers to &ldquo;get ahead&rdquo; of the threat facing business clients...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:10:17 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/consultant-aims-to-connect-brokers-and-networkshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/consultant-aims-to-connect-brokers-and-networks<p>Brokers choosing between authorised representative networks struggle with a lack of transparency and information that is difficult to compare, the director of a service launched to provide independent guidance says...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:10:10 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-platform-adds-chubb-pihttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-platform-adds-chubb-pi<p>Chubb will offer its professional indemnity products on the Steadfast Client Trading Platform...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:10:03 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/truck-fleet-experts-insuret-and-atl-to-mergehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/truck-fleet-experts-insuret-and-atl-to-merge<p>Transport specialists Insuret and ATL will combine to form a single platform for fleet and trucking insurance in the Envest underwriting group...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:09:56 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/network-insurance-house-makes-alfa-movehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/network-insurance-house-makes-alfa-move<p>Steadfast-owned Network Insurance House has formed a strategic partnership with Sydney-based Alfa Insurance Brokers...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:09:49 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/grace-buys-northern-add-on-eyes-strata-expansionhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/grace-buys-northern-add-on-eyes-strata-expansion<p>Perth-based broker Grace Insurance will acquire Darwin&rsquo;s Add Insure and plans to establish a dedicated strata team...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:09:42 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/nz-intermediary-changes-path-with-steadfasthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/nz-intermediary-changes-path-with-steadfast<p>New Zealand brokerage Long Burroughs has partnered with Steadfast following the repurchase of its equity shareholding from Insurance Advisernet...</p>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:09:32 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/run-off-specialist-river-stone-paves-way-for-australian-launchhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/run-off-specialist-river-stone-paves-way-for-australian-launch<p>RiverStone International has made an Australian acquisition and completed a portfolio transaction with Zurich to launch operations here...</p>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:01:48 GMT