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Regulatory & Government

Trowbridge details expected strata broker fees

24 November 2025

NSW Fair Trading has released a report by consultant John Trowbridge that sets out benchmarks for strata manager and broker charges, assisting consumers in assessing insurance proposals...

Relief as NZ freezes natural hazards levy

24 November 2025

The Insurance Council of New Zealand has welcomed the government’s decision not to increase the Natural Hazards Commission levy on homeowners...

Federal budget submissions open

24 November 2025

The federal government is accepting submissions from individuals, businesses and other organisations for next year’s budget...

NSW workers’ comp reforms fail to pass

17 November 2025

Business NSW has called for the state parliament to enact workers’ compensation reforms before Christmas after a compromise proposal failed to break a deadlock last week...

TasInsure missing from state budget

10 November 2025

Tasmania’s latest budget contains no mention of the state-backed general insurer promised by the Liberals soon after the calling of a snap July election...

Builder banned, fined for cover breach

10 November 2025

A Victorian builder has been disqualified for the maximum period of three years and fined $80,000 for breaches including failing to have required insurance...

APRA monitors tech outage threats

03 November 2025

The prudential watchdog has warned insurers’ reliance on third-party technology vendors poses “concentration risk” to their operations...