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‘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...
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...