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ICA slams disruption, rising risk under home loan scheme

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:33:56 GMT

The expanded first home buyer loan guarantee scheme has failed to achieve its goals, the Insurance Council of Australia says...

Melbourne duo take regional broker awards

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:32:36 GMT

Gallagher’s Jodi Sharman was crowned broker of the year for Victoria/Tasmania at a gala lunch in Melbourne attended by 540 professionals today...

NZ insurer ‘puts things right’ after billing mistakes

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:32:15 GMT

New Zealand’s AA Insurance says it made errors when billing some customers and it has refunded those it overcharged...

In sickness and in health: AFCA rules on newlyweds’ disrupted day

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:31:00 GMT

A wedding day gone awry was the focus of an Australian Financial Complaints Authority hearing as newlyweds tried to claw back more money under their insurance policy...

‘Mud is gone’ but Taree still exposed, roundtable hears

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:29:45 GMT

Insurance Council CEO Andrew Hall has co-hosted a roundtable in Taree, bringing together business and council leaders after May 2025 floods led to more than 14,000 claims and nearly $283 million in claim payments...

SA workers’ comp scheme seeks new claims managers

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:28:18 GMT

ReturnToWorkSA has launched a tender for workers’ compensation claims management groups to start handling caseloads from July 1 next year...

Lockton taps ‘incredibly dynamic market’ with NZ expansion

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:27:42 GMT

Lockton has expanded in New Zealand with the opening of an office in Queenstown...

Travel insurer told to cover cruise voucher value

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:27:23 GMT

Unlucky travellers who missed two cruise ship departures due to mechanical issues and then a broken bone have won a claim dispute with their insurer...

Ex-NIBA president to manage AUB broking partners

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:10:11 GMT

Eric Harris has been appointed national manager of broker partnerships at AUB Group...

Aon doubles up as Queensland crowns top brokers

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:07:17 GMT

Two Aon managers have been crowned broker and young broker of the year for Queensland...

AFCA backs insurer after flood payout fuels family feud

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:04:41 GMT

An estate executor has lost a dispute with IAG after his brother made off with a $373,000 cash settlement for flood damage to their late father’s home...

INsight podcast: broker remuneration row resurfaces

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:52:05 GMT

The National Insurance Brokers Assocation U-turn on remuneration disclosure requirements for small businesses is one of the main subjects discussed on the latest Insurance News podcast...

KKR joins US partners’ buyout bid for Steadfast

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:21:43 GMT

Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has joined the consortium trying to acquire Steadfast for $7.7 billion...

Rogue broker jailed as new crime uncovered

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:16:47 GMT

A former SA insurance broker’s suspended three-year prison sentence, imposed in 2013, has been activated after further offending...

Dive In opens registrations for one last ‘defining conversation’

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:16:21 GMT

Registration is open for the final installment of Dive In, taking place from September 22-24 with the theme “the human gAIn: powering culture and connection”...

Mental trauma not a ‘bodily injury’, ombudsman rules

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:14:48 GMT

A ride-share driver who was spat on and verbally abused by a passenger has lost his bid for a payout under a personal accident policy, because he was not physically harmed in the incident...

IAG makes RAC ‘remedy offer’ to sweeten deal for regulator

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:40 GMT

IAG has tabled a series of “remedy” actions it would take to ease the competition watchdog’s concerns over its planned $1.35 billion purchase of WA’s RAC Insurance...

AIG appoints interim CEO

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:32 GMT

AIG Australia has named Claudio Saita interim CEO as it continues the hunt for a permanent replacement for former local chief Kat Warden...

NIBA names award-winning WA brokers

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:26 GMT

KBI director Brooke Tarr has been named WA broker of the year and Howden’s Isabella Moran has won the state award for best young broker...

Second time unlucky for customer who crashed hire car

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:15 GMT

An insurer that arranged a hire car after accepting a policyholder’s collision claim does not have to pay for damage to the rented vehicle in a second accident, the industry ombudsman has ruled...