10 October 2025
The international brokerages have all appointed local leaders in recent months – and commentators believe this could lead to unprecedented staff movement as new CEOs look to deliver on promises and surround themselves with trusted people...
06 October 2025
Taylor Fry’s latest Radar report shows there are many nuances behind strong headline earnings in the industry, as signs of softening spread in some parts of the market...
29 September 2025
The first National Climate Risk Assessment, released this month, confirms what many in the insurance sector have long known: climate risk is rising, and regional Australia will bear the brunt
22 September 2025
The industry’s annual Dive In festival was held worldwide last week, with insurance experts applauding the theme Belonging Builds Tomorrow...
15 September 2025
The prudential regulator’s game-changing operational resilience standard leaves agencies walking a fine line between their own needs and those of insurers...
08 September 2025
The insurance sector is experiencing an AI revolution. Insurers are investing heavily to automate back office functions, accelerate claims processing, detect fraud and personalise offerings. However, there are signs another, external, revolution is taking place...
01 September 2025
About 200 years ago, the reinsurance market was born when the first known contract between two German insurers was signed...
25 August 2025
When most people think of technology companies at the forefront of AI, their minds go straight to household names – the multinationals that power platforms we rely on every day. But the reality is far more diverse...
18 August 2025
This northern hemisphere summer, the wildfire headlines just keep on coming...
11 August 2025
After its crushing win in the May election, productivity ranks high on the Albanese government’s domestic agenda, and it is among key issues to be discussed at an economic summit in Canberra next week...
04 August 2025
Companies set up internal labour hire arrangements to achieve flexibility and reduce costs, but they rarely think of the insurance implications, which is leading to a growing risk of workers’ compensation claims flowing through to general indemnity policies...
25 July 2025
Australian motor insurers face a growing challenge from credit hire companies, which provide replacement vehicles to drivers involved in no-fault accidents, with costs recovered from the at-fault party’s insurer...
21 July 2025
Catastrophes in the first half of the year have again highlighted insurance affordability issues, as building costs remain high and taxes add to pressures...
14 July 2025
The traditional home of bricks, mortar and little else is becoming outdated as properties evolve to be sophisticated energy hubs – upending the way they will be insured...
07 July 2025
The industry is agog after Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s announcement last week that, if re-elected this month, Tasmania will create a government-owned general insurer...
27 June 2025
The industry ombudsman has released guidance on general insurance disputes relating to breaches of the duty to take reasonable care not to make misrepresentations – one of many reforms arising from the Hayne royal commission...
23 June 2025
Integrating insurance directly into the purchase journey for goods and services promises to remove friction, lower distribution costs and deliver a much better customer experience...
16 June 2025
Ransom payments can no longer be made in the shadows, free from scrutiny, after Australia became the first country to require that sums paid to cybercriminals be reported to the government...
02 June 2025
Once again, large parts of NSW have been devastated by floods...
26 May 2025
Some Steadfast brokers are on the warpath over the latest cut to commission levels – and their fury isn’t just directed at the insurer concerned, but also their allegedly “out of touch” network chiefs for accepting the change...