Local

• Study flags ‘consistent, confronting’ fears of flood-prone Victorians
• Elevation checks ‘massively change flood ratings’
• Family on hook for excess after son’s police car crash
• Property owner can’t add insurers to plumber lawsuit

Corporate

• Chair gives ‘candid’ outline of Helia’s challenges, responses
• QBE opens workers’ comp portal
• Aviso builds in WA with Wray purchase
• Airport finance executive lands GB role

Regulatory & Government

• Mutual interest on the rise, inquiry told
• Government releases updated regulatory grid
• ‘Consumer win’ as court finds Telstra Super failed on IDR
• Latest money laundering reforms tipped to spark claims

Life Insurance

• Code breaches fall, but monitor flags IP payment delays
• Surge in numbers relying on safety net
• Heart attack survivor entitled to kind words
• Investment fund failures ‘could hit adviser PI market’

The Professional

• Last Dive In a ‘catalyst for what comes next’
• ACT award winners revealed
• Mitsui Sumitomo names partner claims head
• Experts back year-long study into escape of liquid

Insurtech

• Funding flows to ‘in vogue’ insurtechs
• It’s not the size of digital spend that counts: ACORD
• AI can beat cybercriminals at their own game, experts say
• Risk assessments ‘backward‑looking, slow to adapt’

International

• Market on the turn after record year for reinsurers
• Credit ratings hold up under major catastrophe scenario
• Industry backing AI but gains ‘remain incremental’
• Low cat claims drive Swiss Re earnings

Analysis

• Tort reform a flashpoint as MPs examine business cover
• Bad legacy: an action plan to help high-risk households
• El Nino may return – but the outlook remains cloudy for now
• Drivers under the pump and eyeing an electric switch