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Kelly to stay as CEO if Steadfast deal goes through

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:24:57 GMT

Steadfast Group co-founder Robert Kelly says he will continue in the CEO role if a proposed $7.7 billion acquisition of the company proceeds...

‘Sad day for the industry’: tributes paid as WR Berkley founder dies

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:23:22 GMT

William Robert Berkley, who founded WR Berkley Corporation in 1967, has died aged 80...

Owners push for strata commission ban after ‘first salvo’

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:22:17 GMT

The Owners Corporation Network says it is disappointed the Victorian government has deferred an expert panel’s recommendation to ban strata commissions pending more analysis, but it will continue to press the issue...

Rogue builder’s botched work not malicious: AFCA

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:20:29 GMT

A cash-strapped homeowner has failed in a bid to claim $35,000 from her insurer to cover faulty work carried out by an unlicensed and uninsured builder...

Steadfast receives $7.7 billion buyout bid

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:03:55 GMT

Steadfast has attracted a $6-a-share takeover offer from Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, valuing the company at $7.7 billion...

Steadfast shares on trading halt

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:36:59 GMT

Steadfast Group shares have entered a trading halt ahead of an expected further announcement about a potential material transaction...

Helia recruits Steadfast’s Senkevics as CEO

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:28:51 GMT

Helia Group has appointed Steadfast underwriting agencies head Mark Senkevics as CEO...

ARs ‘blindsided’ as Sphere enters liquidation

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:18:07 GMT

Authorised representative network Sphere Insurance Group has entered liquidation, according to the corporate regulator...

Companies upbeat on AI, but cyber threat becomes ‘complex challenge’

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:17:55 GMT

Half of businesses in Australia experienced a “cyber event” in the past year, with 26% involving AI-driven attacks such as vulnerability identification, malware, phishing, deepfakes and email compromise, a QBE survey has found...

Factory’s pandemic pivot unsafe and undisclosed, court finds

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:14:47 GMT

A manufacturer that switched to making hand sanitiser during the Covid-19 pandemic has lost a court battle against insurer Allianz after its factory burnt down...

Wedding guest blamed spiked drink for hitting parked cars

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:11:52 GMT

A driver has failed to overturn a denied claim after she hit three parked vehicles in the early hours, then failed an alcohol test...

What if complaints were a service, not a problem to manage?

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Here is a question worth sitting with: what if the way the Australian insurance industry thinks about complaints is itself the problem?

Allianz Partners to acquire Nib travel business

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:21:46 GMT

Allianz Partners will buy health group Nib Holdings’ travel insurance portfolio in Australia and New Zealand, in a deal valued at up to $50 million...

Emergence buys Blue Zebra cyber book

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:47:17 GMT

Emergence Insurance has acquired the cyber cover portfolio of Envest-backed underwriting agency group Blue Zebra...

State trials mitigation measures for bushfire-prone urban outskirts

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:47:07 GMT

Tasmania is piloting a bushfire mitigation project for homes on urban fringes, amid concern across Australia over rising risks to such properties...

Clear announces significant hire

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:02:55 GMT

Former Aon manager Vanessa Hilton has joined Brisbane-based Clear Insurance, bringing more than two decades’ industry experience to the growing company...

‘Unacceptable’ trend: Victoria the outlier as car thefts soar

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:27:33 GMT

The number of motor theft claims in Victoria increased 25% to more than 12,500 last year, costing insurers $243 million, the industry peak body says...

Webinar explores pathways to success in claims automation

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:11:08 GMT

Insurance News and Guidewire are inviting readers to attend an insightful webinar sharing real-world observations of success and challenges in automating claims handling...

Industry pitches alternative to ‘complex, uneven’ firefighting tax

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:10:45 GMT

New Zealand insurers have called for a “simple, durable” levy on fixed assets such as property to replace the premium duty for funding fire and emergency services...

Ex-secret agent’s security fears outweigh disclosure request

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:06:16 GMT

A former intelligence officer who received death threats has won a dispute with his insurer over his refusal to provide “voluminous” phone and financial information to support a burglary claim...