The Broker
‘June 30 comes every year, but we still go crazy’: brokers outline renewal trends
27 June 2024
Rate increases are easing but brokers are concerned about a potential “race to the bottom” as the market turns, and some risks are still “no-go areas” for insurers...
Pricing discipline ‘journey’ not over yet, Steadfast says
27 June 2024
Insurers are likely to retain pricing discipline as they focus on profitability and improving margins, Steadfast COO Nigel Fitzgerald has told an investor day...
NIBA calls for faster insurer responses to claim enquiries
27 June 2024
Insurers should be required to respond to policyholders’ routine claim enquiries more quickly than under current rules, the National Insurance Brokers Association says...
Strata broker reported to compliance committee over ‘unjust’ fee
27 June 2024
A broker who allegedly billed their client a fee amounting to 50% of their strata premium has been reported to the Insurance Broking Code Compliance Committee...
‘Capacity crunch looms’ as world adapts to climate crisis
27 June 2024
Global broker Howden has warned of capacity constraints as the “climate transition” drives demand for insurance for green assets...
UAC heads to Brisbane for Market Exchange
27 June 2024
The Underwriting Agencies Council will hold its next Market Exchange on July 10 in Brisbane...
BMS creates new agriculture unit
27 June 2024
BMS Australia has appointed Ceri Martin to lead a new agriculture division...
Ex-Honey exec to lead Envest’s Resilium Partners
27 June 2024
Former Honey Insurance executive Eoghan Trehy has joined Envest as head of Resilium Partners...
QBE names global distribution head
27 June 2024
QBE has appointed Julie Minor as group head of distribution, based in North America...
Arch hires regional property underwriting manager
27 June 2024
Arch Insurance Australia has appointed Amanda Seng as southern region property underwriting manager...
Steadfast backs Indigenous land management project
27 June 2024
Steadfast is supporting a First Nations-led project aimed at mitigating bushfire risks in Wangaratta...
CHU seals fresh 10-year agreement with QBE
20 June 2024
Steadfast strata agency CHU has reached a new 10-year underwriting agreement with long-term capacity provider QBE...
Laundromat policy rejection puts landlord in a spin
20 June 2024
A commercial property owner has lost a policy dispute triggered when its insurer declined to renew cover after inadvertently accepting the risk for a laundromat in one of its shop sites...
Brokers urged to ‘call out what’s good’ in PR push
20 June 2024
The broking industry should do more to promote good news stories in insurance and help improve the industry’s poor reputation, WTW national general lines claims leader Nicola Mason says...
SSP platform secures Sunrise accreditation
20 June 2024
Insurance software provider SSP’s Select multi-line administration platform has gained Ebix Sunrise Exchange accreditation...
Steadfast teams with legal expense insurer
20 June 2024
Legal expense insurance specialist ARAG Services Australia says it has expanded its market position through a distribution partnership with Steadfast Group...
Delta appoints group underwriting head
20 June 2024
Delta Insurance has appointed Joleene Dawson as group head of underwriting...
ProRisk fills regional business development role
20 June 2024
Underwriting agency ProRisk has appointed Naomi Stewart as relationship and business development manager for NSW and ACT...
CBN seeks 'best in the business' for Shine Awards nominations
20 June 2024
Nominations for the seventh annual Community Broker Network Shine Awards are open until July 26...
NIBA fronts Senate committee over advice reforms
13 June 2024
National Insurance Brokers Association CEO Richard Klipin made his first major public appearance in the role this morning, appearing before a Senate hearing on the government’s financial advice reform program...