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Ex-NIBA president to manage AUB broking partners
15 July 2026
Eric Harris has been appointed national manager of broker partnerships at AUB Group...
Aon doubles up as Queensland crowns top brokers
15 July 2026
Two Aon managers have been crowned broker and young broker of the year for Queensland...
AFCA backs insurer after flood payout fuels family feud
15 July 2026
An estate executor has lost a dispute with IAG after his brother made off with a $373,000 cash settlement for flood damage to their late father’s home...
INsight podcast: broker remuneration row resurfaces
15 July 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Assocation U-turn on remuneration disclosure requirements for small businesses is one of the main subjects discussed on the latest Insurance News podcast...
KKR joins US partners’ buyout bid for Steadfast
14 July 2026
Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has joined the consortium trying to acquire Steadfast for $7.7 billion...
Rogue broker jailed as new crime uncovered
14 July 2026
A former SA insurance broker’s suspended three-year prison sentence, imposed in 2013, has been activated after further offending...
Dive In opens registrations for one last ‘defining conversation’
14 July 2026
Registration is open for the final installment of Dive In, taking place from September 22-24 with the theme “the human gAIn: powering culture and connection”...
Mental trauma not a ‘bodily injury’, ombudsman rules
14 July 2026
A ride-share driver who was spat on and verbally abused by a passenger has lost his bid for a payout under a personal accident policy, because he was not physically harmed in the incident...
IAG makes RAC ‘remedy offer’ to sweeten deal for regulator
10 July 2026
IAG has tabled a series of “remedy” actions it would take to ease the competition watchdog’s concerns over its planned $1.35 billion purchase of WA’s RAC Insurance...
AIG appoints interim CEO
10 July 2026
AIG Australia has named Claudio Saita interim CEO as it continues the hunt for a permanent replacement for former local chief Kat Warden...
NIBA names award-winning WA brokers
10 July 2026
KBI director Brooke Tarr has been named WA broker of the year and Howden’s Isabella Moran has won the state award for best young broker...
Second time unlucky for customer who crashed hire car
10 July 2026
An insurer that arranged a hire car after accepting a policyholder’s collision claim does not have to pay for damage to the rented vehicle in a second accident, the industry ombudsman has ruled...
Hollard acts on customer data concerns after cyber breach
09 July 2026
A cyber incident at Hollard has affected some of the insurer’s customers, whose personal information may have been compromised...
Regulator launches criminal action against Netstrata
09 July 2026
NSW Fair Trading has begun criminal proceedings against Netstrata, claiming the strata manager breached its statutory obligations, did not adequately disclose or appropriately manage conflicts of interest and received undisclosed financial benefits...
‘Significant weakness’: broker code committee slams NIBA U-turn
09 July 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association has faced further criticism for retreating from a previously accepted recommendation to enhance remuneration disclosure for small businesses in its updated code of practice...
Arrow hits target with Fusion acquisition
09 July 2026
Fusion Specialty Group, founded in Australia in 2018, has been acquired by European investment manager Arrow Global Group...
Aon pair take NSW broker awards
08 July 2026
Two Aon professionals have been crowned broker and young broker of the year for NSW and ACT...
QBE questionnaire informs business risk reports
08 July 2026
QBE has created a self-assessment tool that gives businesses risk management guidance...
AFCA rejects call for assurance on dementia patient’s cover
08 July 2026
A home and contents insurer is not required to confirm that its accidental damage protection will cover the actions of a policyholder with advanced dementia, the industry ombudsman has ruled...
INsight podcast: what can we learn from reinsurance renewals?
08 July 2026
The mid-year reinsurance renewals are the first issue discussed on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast...