General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/liberty-leadership-revamp-drives-underwriting-excellencehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/liberty-leadership-revamp-drives-underwriting-excellence<p>Liberty Specialty Markets has made changes to its Australian underwriting team as part of a broader Asia-Pacific leadership shake-up...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:29:29 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/tech-tool-aims-to-speed-whiplash-recoveryhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/tech-tool-aims-to-speed-whiplash-recovery<p>Allianz has embedded a whiplash care program in its compulsory third party case management process after finding it can help people recover faster...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:25:19 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/crime-seen-as-cost-of-doing-business-for-farmershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/crime-seen-as-cost-of-doing-business-for-farmers<p>About 90% of NSW farmers have experienced crime on their properties and 30% have been hit seven or more times, data shows...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:21:27 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/insurer-penalised-for-refusing-to-give-up-call-recordingshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/insurer-penalised-for-refusing-to-give-up-call-recordings<p>The financial services ombudsman has ordered Auto &amp; General to pay $1500 compensation to a storm damage claimant for failing to respond to her requests for information...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:20:18 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/no-red-flags-after-aub-buyout-bid-withdrawnhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/no-red-flags-after-aub-buyout-bid-withdrawn<p>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...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:24 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/everything-has-a-cost-industry-queries-card-surcharge-banhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/everything-has-a-cost-industry-queries-card-surcharge-ban<p>Banning card payment surcharges could have knock-on impacts for clients, insurance executives say...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:14 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/buyers-market-firmly-established-in-new-zealandhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/buyers-market-firmly-established-in-new-zealand<p>A &ldquo;very benign&rdquo; claims environment means soft market conditions persist in most insurance lines in New Zealand, Gallagher says in a market update...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:09:42 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/psc-rolls-threefold-musk-into-nz-businesshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/psc-rolls-threefold-musk-into-nz-business<p>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...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:35:41 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/business-frozen-out-after-food-spoilage-claimhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/business-frozen-out-after-food-spoilage-claim<p>A Melbourne business owner has lost a dispute with his insurer after it denied a payout for food stock ruined by a broken freezer...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:35:31 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/code-committee-names-new-industry-rephttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/code-committee-names-new-industry-rep<p>Jeff Howells will next month start a three-year term as Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee industry representative...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:33:30 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/lockton-exec-runs-for-charity-after-son-s-diagnosishttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/lockton-exec-runs-for-charity-after-son-s-diagnosis<p>Adam Squire will compete in the Sydney Marathon next August to raise funds for Arrow Foundation, which helps bone marrow transplant patients...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:32:15 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/marsh-veteran-to-depart-after-three-decadeshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/marsh-veteran-to-depart-after-three-decades<p>Marsh Pacific client engagement leader AnnMarie Rodgers is leaving the broker after 31 years...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:31:56 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/probe-reveals-failings-in-building-insurance-claims-handlinghttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/probe-reveals-failings-in-building-insurance-claims-handling<p>Victoria&rsquo;s domestic building insurance scheme &ldquo;fell short&rdquo; when handling complex claims, especially for homeowners whose properties had defects, an investigation has found...</p>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:07:58 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/ombudsman-staffs-up-for-scam-service-launchhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/ombudsman-staffs-up-for-scam-service-launch<p>The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is seeking four senior executives as it develops the world&rsquo;s first scams ombudsman service...</p>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:51:03 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/driver-hit-with-turbo-charge-as-engine-claim-breaks-downhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/driver-hit-with-turbo-charge-as-engine-claim-breaks-down<p>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...</p>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:38:46 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/insight-podcast-what-next-after-aub-buyout-talks-failhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/insight-podcast-what-next-after-aub-buyout-talks-fail<p>The collapsed private equity bid to take over AUB Group is the main item discussed in the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...</p>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:54:38 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/it-will-be-refined-insurers-respond-to-non-binary-pricing-rowhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/it-will-be-refined-insurers-respond-to-non-binary-pricing-row<p>Motor insurers that have introduced an option for customers to identify as non-binary say pricing will be adjusted as evidence is gathered, after mainstream media questioned the logic of current discounts...</p>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:10:34 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/ai-to-slash-workforces-as-talent-fears-grow-exec-survey-findshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/ai-to-slash-workforces-as-talent-fears-grow-exec-survey-finds<p>A survey of insurance leaders has found wide agreement that artificial intelligence will lead to staff headcounts being cut substantially in coming years...</p>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:09:50 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/la-nina-is-here-again-but-maybe-not-for-longhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/la-nina-is-here-again-but-maybe-not-for-long<p>Climate indicators show a La Nina system has emerged, according to the Bureau of Meteorology...</p>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:09:35 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/insurer-ordered-to-look-again-at-church-s-holey-roofhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/insurer-ordered-to-look-again-at-church-s-holey-roof<p>Ansvar has lost a dispute over whether about $200,000 of hail damage to a church happened in 2012 or just two years ago...</p>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:08:46 GMT