The Broker
Kell to head AFCA advisory panel
30 May 2024
Former Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chair Peter Kell will lead the Australian Financial Complaints Authority’s consumer advisory panel...
Ansvar overhauls tech
30 May 2024
Faith-based insurer Ansvar is undertaking a major modernisaton of its technology, particularly in the areas of data protection and regulatory compliance...
Dual appoints emerging products head
30 May 2024
Underwriting agency Dual Group has hired Scott Sayce to take the newly created role of emerging products head...
AUB eyes 'mutual benefits’ for brokers under financial lines agency purchase
23 May 2024
AUB says its acquisition of a 70% stake in Pacific Indemnity will support its broking business as a core earnings contributor to the listed intermediary group...
Broker pays price for non-disclosure after client’s claims rejected
23 May 2024
PSC Connect will compensate a business owner whose insurer denied three motor claims and cancelled his policy because his driving and bankruptcy histories had not been disclosed...
Gallagher buys Perth broker
23 May 2024
Gallagher has made another acquisition in WA following its purchase of Perth mining specialist Ansin Insurance Brokers earlier this year...
NIBA floats fire levy bump for ‘extreme risk’ properties
23 May 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association has suggested high-risk commercial and industrial properties pay more under NSW’s emergency services funding revamp that will remove the levy on insurance...
Code committee issues guide to helping vulnerable clients
23 May 2024
The Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee has produced a five-point guide to identifying and assisting vulnerable clients...
Dawes tweaks EV offer in ‘fast-changing market’
23 May 2024
Dawes Underwriting Australia is offering enhanced motor products with more provisions for electric vehicles...
SGUA to jump on Steadfast platform
23 May 2024
St George Underwriting Agency will add its products to the Steadfast Client Trading Platform later this year...
NIBA promises ‘visionary insights’ at state lunches
23 May 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association will host gala lunches throughout July in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, WA and SA, where finalists for the broker and young broker of the year awards will be announced...
Ex-Ansvar manager takes top sales role at Arteva Funding
23 May 2024
Arteva Funding has appointed Ross McCallum as national head of sales within its executive leadership team...
Renewals signal ‘tempered optimism’ for commercial line buyers
16 May 2024
The mid-year renewals should see commercial market trends continuing to improve for insurance buyers, national broker EBM says in an update...
Broker cleared of duty breach over covid BI claim
16 May 2024
A company that says it incurred more than $10,000 in gas and electricity costs due to its broker’s failure to provide updates on its business interruption claim has lost a dispute before the complaints authority...
UK brokers issue guide to ‘highlight advantages’ of commissions
16 May 2024
British brokers have produced a guide to demystify commissions and dispel suggestions they should be removed or capped, while calling for a reprieve from further regulation after recent reforms...
Coalition expands in cyber market
16 May 2024
San Francisco-based cyber specialist Coalition, which launched in Australia in November, has expanded into the excess market...
BMS names new director amid North Island expansion
16 May 2024
BMS Risk Solutions has appointed Nathan Richmond as director for Auckland...
Bellrock adds ‘ideal leader’ to claims team
16 May 2024
Bellrock has appointed Joseph Hershewe as practice leader for its claims advocacy team...
Leukaemia fundraiser to honour broker
16 May 2024
The family of Robert Cooper will hold a second leukaemia research fundraising lunch in July...
NIBA urges brokers to attend convention
16 May 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association says its annual convention in October is the only gathering of brokers that transcends company boundaries...