Counsellors say clearer broker code still falls short
10 August 2026
The redrafted broking code of practice is “undoubtedly easier to read, but not necessarily stronger where it matters most”, financial counsellors say...
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Flood trumps stormwater to sink property owner’s claim
10 August 2026
A homeowner who claimed for damage from stormwater run-off has fallen foul of a flood exclusion in her policy after a dispute before the financial services ombudsman...
‘We are all devastated’: tributes flow for Tim Wedlock
03 August 2026
Hundreds of insurance professionals have paid tribute to “one of a kind” broking leader Tim Wedlock, who was fatally injured in a road accident in Nashville, Tennessee...
US authorities probe crash that killed broking figure
03 August 2026
Police in the US are continuing to investigate a devastating accident that took the life of Australian broking leader Tim Wedlock and injured three others...
Updated code may fail ASIC test, industry told
03 August 2026
The redrafted industry code of practice risks being rejected by the corporate regulator, the General Insurance Code Governance Committee has warned...
Judge rejects self-representation bid after AI hallucination claim
03 August 2026
New Zealand’s High Court has refused to let a director represent his company in a case against Vero NZ after hearing the man used AI to write his application...
Concerns mount as PI waiver for private midwives to end
03 August 2026
Midwives in private practice will need professional indemnity insurance from January after a federally granted exemption ends...
Hounds of love can’t be blamed
03 August 2026
A dog owner has avoided liability after his overfriendly pet German shepherd knocked over a neighbour and hurt her wrist, in what injury lawyers say is a key decision affecting negligence cases...
Energy giant apologises after hack exposes nearly 1m customers
03 August 2026
Origin Energy says it is continuing to investigate after the personal information of about 900,000 current and former customers was accessed in a cyber breach it disclosed last week...
Strata peak body leader to depart
03 August 2026
Strata Community Association Australasia CEO Alisha Fisher will step down after almost eight years leading the organisation...
Profit-rich property line drawing capacity, Marsh says
27 July 2026
Australia’s commercial property market has a “supply and demand capacity imbalance” as pricing continues to tumble, according to Marsh...
ICA vows ‘thorough code review’ as consumers demand more protection
27 July 2026
Work on an updated industry code has moved to the next phase, the Insurance Council of Australia says, as consumer groups continue to voice concerns over the proposed redraft...
More ransomware victims refuse payment demands
27 July 2026
Most Australian organisations hit by ransomware attacks have refused to meet extortion payment demands, according to a Howden report...
Unit owner loses case against body corporate over leak repairs
27 July 2026
A commercial unit owner that sued its body corporate over water damage has failed to prove its case, Queensland’s Body Corporate and Community Management agency has ruled...
Insurers well set in face of triple threat on cat losses
27 July 2026
Most of the Asia-Pacific region’s largest insurers have enough capital to withstand a one in 250-year natural catastrophe, according to S&P Global Ratings...
Farming remains most deadly sector
27 July 2026
Agricultural specialist WFI Insurance has warned of a rising injury toll on farms, saying livestock-related claims have risen 40% to the highest number this decade...
Motorsports funding turbocharges driver safety scheme
27 July 2026
A Tasmanian safe driving program has scored a funding boost from the global governing body for motorsports...
Industry urged to collaborate on ‘agent economy’ risk
20 July 2026
The speed of AI development has made its risk largely unpriced and invisible, and it is a time bomb for insurers, a new report says...
Insurer sorry for ‘customer service failure’ affecting transgender woman
20 July 2026
An insurer has apologised to a transgender woman who criticised financial services companies over the challenges she faced trying to update her personal details...
Code committee to reveal findings on vulnerability measures
20 July 2026
The General Insurance Code Governance Committee says it will soon release findings from its inquiry into the industry’s handling of temporary accommodation for vulnerable customers...