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...
Broker profile: 'I've never worked in a soft market'
21 July 2022
Brisbane-based Marsh Senior Sales Executive Kate Martin says broking is a creative way to spend her days, with plenty of variety and surprise...
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 profile: 'Insurance has been very good to us'
07 July 2022
Heather Peirano is the MD of Piranha Insurance Brokers in Queensland, an active industry representative and national leader who says being engaged with community is key...
NIBA reveals SA/NT Young Broker award finalists
07 July 2022
The National Insurance Brokers Association has revealed its finalists for this year’s SA/NT Young Broker of the Year...
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...
'No appetite': NIBA hits out at NSW Government's inaction over insurance tax
23 June 2022
The National Insurance Brokers Association has again pushed for the NSW Emergency Services Levy on insurance products to be axed, saying the “inequitable” tax adds to the rising cost burden facing small businesses...
Insurance House on acquisition hunt following rebrand
23 June 2022
Independent insurance group Insurance House has renamed its holding company as Insurance Brands Australia, signalling a renewed ambition to acquire further industry brands...
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...
Broker profile: 'I'm a relationship driven guy'
23 June 2022
Bell Partners Insurance MD Matthew Bates has not looked back since departing a sales and marketing career in the media industry to run his Sydney-based brokerage...
NIBA's ex-CEO Dallas Booth recognised for 'outstanding' work
23 June 2022
Former National Insurance Brokers Association CEO Dallas Booth has been recognised at a global industry gathering for his work to progress the intermediary sector...
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...
'Significant detriment' if broking commissions are banned: NIBA
09 June 2022
Banning commissions in general insurance “would give rise to significant detriment” that will be felt not only by the broking profession, but also by consumers, the National Insurance Brokers Association says...
Elantis appoints Rachael Lavars as CEO
09 June 2022
Rachael Lavars has been appointed Elantis Premium Funding CEO for Australia and New Zealand, effective from June 29...