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Natural hazards hit Suncorp earnings
12 August 2026
Suncorp has signalled a need to “get ahead” of claims inflation after reporting a drop in full-year earnings, driven partly by a blowout in natural hazard costs...
Business MD to leave QBE after ‘period of transformation’
12 August 2026
QBE Australia’s business MD Elliot Hill is departing the insurer after seven years...
Payout bid flops after stud bull loses its mojo
12 August 2026
The owner of a bull that suffered a drop-off in its breeding ability after being sold has lost a claim dispute...
INsight podcast: market trends and TasInsure’s latest twist
12 August 2026
Aon’s latest assessment of the market is the first item discussed on this week’s Insurance News podcast...
Car cover pricing disclosure leaves customers ‘in the dark’
11 August 2026
A review of motor premium disclosure practices has found no insurers detailed “key factors” driving up prices in quote and renewal documents, the corporate regulator says...
Ombudsman lashes insurers, brokers over draft code failings
11 August 2026
The industry ombudsman says the insurers’ draft code of practice hollows out commitments and undermines oversight, while brokers face a “final chance” to improve remuneration disclosure before risking government intervention...
Helia takes hit as LMI demand drops off
11 August 2026
Helia says the Australian lenders’ mortgage insurance market’s gross written premium fell 14% in the first three months of the year even as high loan to value ratio mortgage numbers grew by a quarter compared with a year earlier...
A ‘microsleep’, a miner crash and the major failure that wrecked driver’s claim
11 August 2026
A driver who smashed into a tree and left the scene before police arrived has lost a claim dispute...
‘Court isn’t a claims handler’: judges reject class action over BI row
07 August 2026
Federal Court appeal judges have ruled covid-related business interruption claims involving QBE and Lloyd’s policyholders should not be heard as a class action, leaving the individual matters to the insurers...
Code committee warns of threat to broker self-regulation
07 August 2026
The broking code compliance committee has warned the continued legitimacy of self-regulation depends on the industry’s willingness to ensure its code of practice is an effective tool for consumer protection and accountability...
Aon Australia overhauls exec roles
07 August 2026
Aon has made changes across its Australian executive leadership team, as it moves to deepen its client focus and increase connectivity across the business...
Insurer not to blame as jewel theft victim misses gold-standard cover
07 August 2026
Allianz had no obligation to tell a customer a new version of its home insurance offered greater coverage before jewellery worth almost $57,000 was stolen, the industry ombudsman says...
ACCC rejects insurers’ ‘deficient’ standardised terms application
06 August 2026
The competition watchdog has refused to give authorisation to proposed home insurance standard definitions for “wear and tear” and “taking reasonable steps” on maintenance, plus related education campaigns in a preliminary decision...
AI property intelligence firm wins Guidewire contest
06 August 2026
Sync Technologies has won cloud platform Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards Pitch Day, held in Sydney on Wednesday...
'Do not travel' warning grounds cancelled flight claim
06 August 2026
An Australian who travelled to Iran despite a long-standing government warning has lost a claim dispute after her return flight was cancelled...
INsight podcast: tributes flow for Tim Wedlock
06 August 2026
The death of Tim Wedlock and tributes to the popular broking leader is the main focus for this week’s Insurance News podcast...
Code expansion arguments ‘not based on demonstrated harm’: NIBA
05 August 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association has released a detailed statement explaining the thinking behind its recently released draft code...
‘Market failing’ as SME mitigation efforts go unrewarded
05 August 2026
MPs have voiced concerns that mitigation work has failed to provide premium relief, after small businesses told a federal inquiry their efforts to reduce exposure have been futile...
Clearlake aims to fund further growth
05 August 2026
Clearlake Insurance Brokers says it is assessing options and considering bringing in a minority partner as it looks to fund ambitious growth plans...
No glossing over poor paint job, as AFCA orders payout
05 August 2026
An insurer did not try hard enough to produce a matching paint job when repairing a claimant’s caravan, despite its policy stating it did not have to achieve uniformity, the financial services ombudsman has ruled...