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Steadfast adds farm to broking platform

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:10:01 GMT

Steadfast says it will offer Allianz’s farm product on its broking portal in November and it expects to expand its range of offerings in the category in coming months...

Car repairers firm in opposition to IAG-RAC deal

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:57:05 GMT

The Motor Trades Association of Australia says it has examined IAG’s draft undertaking to ease market concerns over its plan to buy WA motoring group RAC’s insurance business, and it remains opposed to the deal...

Zurich’s Australian P&C profit dips

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:56:57 GMT

Zurich’s Australian property and casualty unit delivered a first-half business operating profit of $US70 million ($99.6 million), down from $US81 million ($115.3 million) a year earlier...

ACCC reviews Johns Lyng bid for insurance building firm

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:56:48 GMT

The competition watchdog has begun an initial review of Johns Lyng Group’s bid to buy a 60% stake in C&M Build Group...

QBE announces regional board changes

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:56:37 GMT

QBE says Australia Pacific board chair Melanie Willis will step down to become a group board independent non-executive director from September 1, subject to regulatory approval...

Underwriting rules relaxed amid ‘intense’ competition

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:54:21 GMT

Coverages have broadened and tough-to-place risks such as property have had exclusions lifted as soft commercial pricing persists, according to an Aon review of the Australian market...

RACT partners with TasInsure on affordability push

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:54:03 GMT

A steering committee met in Tasmania this morning to “start immediate work on priority actions” after RACT agreed to partner with TasInsure on making cover more affordable and accessible...

Counsellors say clearer broker code still falls short

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:53:39 GMT

The redrafted broking code of practice is “undoubtedly easier to read, but not necessarily stronger where it matters most”, financial counsellors say...

Flood trumps stormwater to sink property owner’s claim

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:53:30 GMT

A homeowner who claimed for damage from stormwater run-off has fallen foul of a flood exclusion in her policy after a dispute before the financial services ombudsman...

Code monitor to probe income payment delays, IDR

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:50:52 GMT

Inquiries into income benefit payment delays and internal dispute resolution processes will begin in coming months after a surge in life code breaches...

Income rule means no benefit for unlucky attack victim

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:50:44 GMT

The victim of an unprovoked assault will not receive a payout for missing work because he did not have positive income during his policy period, the industry ombudsman has ruled...

New adviser aims to plug protection gap

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:50:34 GMT

Property-focused InvestorKit Group has expanded into insurance with the launch of Solace Life...

PPS advice award open for nominations

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:50:20 GMT

PPS Mutual has opened nominations for its risk practice of the year award...

Inquiry reviews PI options for solicitors

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:50:04 GMT

A NSW parliamentary committee will examine the potential to introduce competition into the market for solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance...

‘Peace of mind’ for apartment owners as state backs defects cover

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:49:49 GMT

The NSW parliament has passed legislation allowing provision of decennial liability insurance for new apartment buildings...

Insurance leaders to tee off for Lifeline

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:49:27 GMT

A golf day sponsored by Envest, Chubb, Steadfast and CGU aims to raise more than $100,000 for Lifeline International...

IA Foundation donations clear $5m milestone

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:49:12 GMT

The Insurance Advisernet Foundation gave $870,000 to organisations across Australia in 2025-26, taking its charitable giving above $5 million over the past decade...

Mansfield Awards reveals keynote speaker

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:48:45 GMT

McLardy McShane Partners CEO Meg Long will deliver a keynote speech at the 10th Mansfield Awards in Sydney on August 27...

Zurich makes room for breast cancer tributes at AFL match

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:48:20 GMT

Zurich Australia replaced its logo on Melbourne Football Club’s runout T-shirts with the names of people affected by breast cancer, and donated $20,000 to Breast Cancer Network Australia...

Farms demand dingo pack protection

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:44:31 GMT

Farmers in northern NSW are calling on the state government to provide insurance against livestock losses if stronger legal protections for dingoes lead to more attacks on stock...