Sterling names leader for ‘new chapter’ as veteran MD signs off
22 July 2026
Sterling Insurance MD and chair Tony Parington will leave at the end of this month after 23 years with the specialist underwriting agency...
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Tower hires finance chief
22 July 2026
New Zealand insurer Tower has appointed Len Elikhis as CFO, subject to regulatory approvals...
Toys, not trees, the root cause of sewage spill
22 July 2026
Hollard has been ordered to pay a home cover claim after the industry ombudsman backed a mother’s assertion that a sewage backflow was triggered by her children’s toys getting stuck down a drain...
INsight podcast: the silent AI time bomb
22 July 2026
The “unpriced and invisible” threat posed by rapidly developing agentic AI is among the main topics up for discussion on this week’s Insurance News podcast...
Customer advocates attack ‘trust deficit’ in insurers’ code redraft
21 July 2026
Consumer groups have issued a 10-point plan they say will address flaws in the proposed updated General Insurance Code of Practice...
Curium conference examines compliance in ‘world of shocks’
21 July 2026
The Curium Risk and Compliance Summit will return in September with the theme From Uncertainty to Confidence...
This means war: AFCA backs travel insurer’s Red Sea rejection
21 July 2026
A travel insurer was entitled to use its war and violence exclusion to reject a claim for a cancelled cruise in the Red Sea after the tour operator cited “ongoing unrest” in the region, the industry ombudsman has ruled...
Podcast hears from UAC’s class of ’26
21 July 2026
An Insurance News special podcast features interviews with the experts behind the inaugural Underwriting Agencies Council Leadership Academy...
ICA slams disruption, rising risk under home loan scheme
17 July 2026
The expanded first home buyer loan guarantee scheme has failed to achieve its goals, the Insurance Council of Australia says...
Melbourne duo take regional broker awards
17 July 2026
Gallagher’s Jodi Sharman was crowned broker of the year for Victoria/Tasmania at a gala lunch in Melbourne attended by 540 professionals today...
NZ insurer ‘puts things right’ after billing mistakes
17 July 2026
New Zealand’s AA Insurance says it made errors when billing some customers and it has refunded those it overcharged...
In sickness and in health: AFCA rules on newlyweds’ disrupted day
17 July 2026
A wedding day gone awry was the focus of an Australian Financial Complaints Authority hearing as newlyweds tried to claw back more money under their insurance policy...
‘Mud is gone’ but Taree still exposed, roundtable hears
16 July 2026
Insurance Council CEO Andrew Hall has co-hosted a roundtable in Taree, bringing together business and council leaders after May 2025 floods led to more than 14,000 claims and nearly $283 million in claim payments...
SA workers’ comp scheme seeks new claims managers
16 July 2026
ReturnToWorkSA has launched a tender for workers’ compensation claims management groups to start handling caseloads from July 1 next year...
Lockton taps ‘incredibly dynamic market’ with NZ expansion
16 July 2026
Lockton has expanded in New Zealand with the opening of an office in Queenstown...
Travel insurer told to cover cruise voucher value
16 July 2026
Unlucky travellers who missed two cruise ship departures due to mechanical issues and then a broken bone have won a claim dispute with their insurer...
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...