The Broker

ANZIIF to crown broking award winners next month

21 July 2022

Aon, Gallagher, Honan, Insurance Advisernet and Marsh are are the 2022 finalists vying for this year’s Large Broking Company of the Year award from the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance...

IT challenges delay key code section's implementation

07 July 2022

The “disclosing remuneration” section of the National Insurance Brokers Association’s new code of practice will take effect a year later than expected after members raised implementation concerns...

Commissions: an alternative view

07 July 2022

The National Insurance Brokers Association has been very clear about commissions – banning them would cause “significant detriment” to the industry and consumers...

Construction industry seeing large premium increases

07 July 2022

The construction industry is seeing some of the largest increases in premiums as inflation, supply pressures and natural catastrophes affect the broader insurance renewals market, Honan Head of Placement Travis Wendt says...

Howden acquires NZ broker

07 July 2022

Howden Broking has announced the acquisition of New Zealand-based broker and risk manager Wallace McLean as it continues its expansion into the Pacific region...

Broker cleared in case of cancelled policy

07 July 2022

The owner of an earthmoving company has lost a case against his broker, who he claimed was liable for the theft of an excavator after a claim was denied...

Steadfast names new director

07 July 2022

Steadfast has appointed UK industry veteran Joan Cleary as a non-executive director from July 28...

Broker found negligent in $100,000 dispute over derailed train loss

23 June 2022

A NSW broker must reimburse a business that found it was not covered by its insurance policy after a train derailed in February last year, its shipping container was damaged and the belongings it was transporting interstate on behalf of two men were destroyed...

Third generation broker starts specialty alpine business

23 June 2022

Brennan Edgar, a third-generation broker based in Victoria’s Cobram, has just established Alpine & Hospitality Insurance Services to specialise in the sector, which has undergone premium hikes of 300-400% and a contraction in capacity since the Black Summer bushfires...

NIBA reveals WA award finalists

23 June 2022

The National Insurance Brokers Association has revealed its WA finalists for this year’s two broker awards...

BizCover expands NZ SME insurance platform

23 June 2022

BizCover will include Auckland-based Ando Insurance as part of its New Zealand business insurance comparison platform in a move it says will expand options for small businesses...