The Broker
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...
Exclusions, documents: AFCA sets out broker disputes approach
09 June 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority says having records that show consumers were informed of relevant exclusions is among critical issues in disputes it adjudicates...
Insurers 'skittish' over unusual risks: AUB
09 June 2022
Australian insurers are increasingly concerned about taking on “out of the ordinary” risks, AUB Group CEO and MD Mike Emmett says...
Skills crunch puts brokers in high demand
09 June 2022
Brokers are the fourth most sought after workers for insurance employers in Australia – and number two in New Zealand – as unemployment heads to 50-year lows and organisations struggle to secure skilled staff, recruiter Hays says...
Global broking fees and commissions jump to $190 billion
09 June 2022
Global broking fees and commissions rose 12.5% last year to $US137.6 billion driven by underlying premium rates and a further shift to digital and advice-led distribution, a report by a marketing and consultancy firm says...
AFCA clears broker in dispute over speeding driver's disclosure duty
09 June 2022
A BMW Coupe 3 owner whose claim for vehicle damage was declined because he did not provide his relevant driving history of speeding offences, and blamed his broker for not advising him of his disclosure duty, has lost his dispute...
NIBA reveals Queensland award finalists
09 June 2022
The National Insurance Brokers Association has revealed its Queensland finalists for this year’s broker and young broker awards...
Insurtechs 'at the forefront' of improving broker experience
09 June 2022
BizCover says the rise of insurtechs has provided brokers with more time and opportunity to connect with clients...
QBE named top 'all-rounder' in CQIB awards
09 June 2022
The Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers has named QBE the “all-rounder” insurer of the year at its annual awards...
Gallagher Re enhances APAC executive team
09 June 2022
Gallagher Re has named Andy Hulme as Head of Actuarial for Australia and New Zealand as it continues to bolster its executive team in the Asia Pacific region...
Broker profile: 'it's hectic but I love it'
09 June 2022
Perth-based Centrewest Insurance Brokers’ Candice Pratt says she learns something new every day since pivoting plans for a PE teaching career to take over her father’s client book...
Top guns invited to Bell Partners industry event
09 June 2022
Bell Partners Insurance welcomed key underwriting partners to a private, opening night screening of Top Gun: Maverick...
Renewals: catastrophe risks, cyber see mid-year challenges
26 May 2022
Property and casualty premium rates are on the rise again for the mid-year renewals, with rate gains moderating in some areas, while catastrophe-affected property faces challenges and cyber continues to climb...
Slow progress: brokers helping flood-hit clients through claims delays
26 May 2022
The waters may have subsided but for communities where businesses and homes were swept up in the NSW/Queensland floods, the ordeal is far from over, according to brokers who spoke with insuranceNEWS.com.au...
Complainant who threatened broker loses dispute
26 May 2022
Brookvale Insurance Brokers has won a dispute over alleged losses suffered by a client-turned-complainant who had demanded money and threatened to physically assault an employee...