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Insurers are using AI – but can they underwrite it?

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:43:13 GMT

Almost all the conversation about insurance and AI focuses on how insurers can use it to price, underwrite, manage claims, detect fraud and so on...

Wide nets and low bars: draft code draws more feedback

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:16:34 GMT

Insurer code of practice submissions from underwriting agencies, brokers and restorers have highlighted issues relating to contractual enforceability, small business repercussions and repair standards...

Top 20 AR networks report examines key issues

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:38:15 GMT

Australia’s authorised representative sector is growing – and changing – fast, and in recognition of its increasing influence, Insurance News has published a 40-page special report...

Foreign fires cast a pall over Australian summer

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:49:20 GMT

Australian fire experts have been taking calls from France and Spain as Europe experiences catastrophic blazes beyond any previous experience, but as we head into our spring and summer, their expertise will be needed at home...

The broking profession’s promise to clients

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:32:37 GMT

NIBA CEO Richard Klipin sets out how the board weighed the voices of members, clients, regulators and the public in the draft code, and why it landed where it did...

No easy answers on ESL reform

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:06:32 GMT

Submissions to the NSW parliamentary inquiry into emergency services funding reform have illustrated the complexities and challenges around removing the long-hated tax on insurance...

‘We need to be honest about affordability challenge’

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:46:04 GMT

Insurance Council of Australia deputy chair Richard Feledy delivered a candid speech at the peak body’s annual dinner in Sydney last week...

Extinguishing battery risks in Australia’s energy transition

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:42:48 GMT

Thermal runaway poses significant challenges that must be addressed to ensure a safe transition to a sustainable energy system...

Bracing for a future of shifts and shocks

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:35:29 GMT

Insurance premium growth will slow this year after the rises and profitability peaks of 2024-25, a global report by the Swiss Re Institute says...

How insurer transformation reshaped the smash repair sector

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:17:31 GMT

The Australian smash repair sector has undergone a radical transformation over the past three decades. What was once an oversupplied, fragmented industry sustained by older business models has become leaner, more professional – but also more fragile...

High-stakes code review still has some way to run

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:27:19 GMT

The Insurance Council of Australia will deliver some key firsts with the next update of its code of practice, while grappling with issues highlighted during the 2022 floods inquiry...

Investing in broking’s deep bench of emerging talent

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:04:57 GMT

The data is clear. The momentum is real. And NIBA is doubling down on the next generation of insurance brokers...

What if complaints were a service, not a problem to manage?

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Here is a question worth sitting with: what if the way the Australian insurance industry thinks about complaints is itself the problem?

Breach breakdown: key findings from code report

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:06:02 GMT

The General Insurance Code Governance Committee has released its annual data and compliance report – and there are some concerning trends...

Three key innovation trends, according to ASIC

Mon, 25 May 2026 01:03:10 GMT

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s new report on innovation in financial technology includes a dedicated section on insurance – and flags three key trends in the sector...

Budget’s big misses: is anyone listening on critical issues?

Mon, 18 May 2026 01:26:55 GMT

At first glance, it might appear there are some nice wins for the industry in the federal budget, with cuts to regulatory red tape and money set aside to address home insurance affordability...

Tort reform a flashpoint as MPs examine business cover

Mon, 11 May 2026 03:59:24 GMT

A parliamentary inquiry into small business insurance has asked for more information on the case for civil liability law reform, after the issue proved contentious at a hearing last week...

Bad legacy: an action plan to help high-risk households

Mon, 04 May 2026 04:08:02 GMT

A coalition of organisations concerned about insurance affordability have put forward a plan to improve resilience in current housing stock and ensure mitigation measures are recognised through lower premiums...

El Nino may return – but the outlook remains cloudy for now

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:17:57 GMT

A dry outlook for eastern Australia over the next three months and talk of a possible strong or “super” El Nino is generating unease about drought and fire risks, but the Bureau of Meteorology cautions many factors are at play...

Drivers under the pump and eyeing an electric switch

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:56:34 GMT

The Middle East crisis is causing car buyers to rethink barriers that previously made them nervous about electric vehicles, and the insurance industry is keeping an eye on long-term implications...