ACCC seeks views on Allianz travel deal
06 July 2026
The competition regulator has invited submissions on the Allianz Partners acquisition of Nib Holdings’ travel insurance portfolio in Australia and New Zealand...
Regulatory & Government
Watchdog’s data ‘points to uneven liability market’
06 July 2026
The prudential regulator has updated the National Claims and Policies Database to include policy, claims, Lloyd’s and facility reports for the period ending December 2024...
Court backs changes to claim in IAG covid class action
06 July 2026
A court has allowed shareholders pursuing a class action against IAG over Covid-19 disclosures to amend their statement of claim relating to how losses were caused...
APRA names new deputy chair line-up
06 July 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has made board member Therese McCarthy Hockey and former federal assistant treasurer David Bradbury deputy chairs...
Strata taskforce releases crackdown stats
06 July 2026
The NSW Strata and Property Taskforce has taken disciplinary action against more than 70 licensees across real estate, strata management and conveyancing in just over a year since it was formed, the state government says...
Government to weigh scathing sandbox review
06 July 2026
Improvements to Australia’s financial innovation environment moved a step closer this week as the government committed to responding to a critical review of the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox regime...
Compensation scheme’s funding gap widens
06 July 2026
The levy-funded Compensation Scheme of Last Resort will need $198.1 million this financial year to pay eligible claims – more than previously estimated...
Hazards partnership to hold insurance forum
29 June 2026
The Hazards Insurance Partnership will hold a forum with state, territory and local governments, plus the Australian Local Government Association...
ICA levy call as NSW annual insurance haul tops $3b
29 June 2026
NSW will collect more than $3 billion a year from insurance levies and duties across its forward estimates, budget papers released last week show...
Queensland ‘loses out’ under disaster funding shake-up
29 June 2026
Proposed federal government changes to the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements could cost Queensland $500 million a year, according to the state’s budget papers...
Bigger buffer on household line shows ‘underlying uncertainty’
29 June 2026
Insurers have set aside bigger provisions for householders insurance to manage unexpected adverse outcomes, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority risk margin data...
Authority warns on readiness in a ‘volatile, unpredictable’ world
22 June 2026
The prudential regulator has written to insurers, banks and superannuation funds setting out minimum expectations for managing geopolitical shocks, after indentifying readiness gaps...
ARPC appoints next underwriting chief
22 June 2026
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation has named Cameron Hick as chief underwriting officer...
State presses on with decennial insurance for defects
22 June 2026
Victoria will continue developing regulations for a decennial insurance scheme for apartment building defects after the state’s upper house passed the required legislation last week...
Audit Office slams slow start to resilient homes scheme
22 June 2026
“Key elements of planning were not undertaken for the programs prior to their commencement, which had a significant impact on their ongoing implementation and led to delays,” an Audit Office report says...
Regulators move to streamline FAR reporting
22 June 2026
The prudential and corporate watchdogs are consulting on measures to ease the regulatory burden on insurance, banking and superannuation entities...
SIRA begins hunt for next chief
22 June 2026
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority is searching for a new CEO after announcing the departure of Mandy Young last month...
Reinsurance pool board members appointed
22 June 2026
The federal government has reappointed Julie-Anne Schafer as Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation chair and announced Robert McLean will join the board...
Watchdog trains sights on ‘soft commissions’
15 June 2026
New Zealand’s conduct regulator has warned insurers over the use of non-monetary sales incentives such as gifts and prizes that could lead to adverse consumer outcomes...
State MPs back defects insurance bill
15 June 2026
Victoria’s lower house has passed legislation paving the way for decennial insurance for apartment building defects...