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Regulator backs Allianz Partners-Nib travel deal

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:22:23 GMT

Allianz Partners has been cleared by the competition watchdog to buy Nib Holdings’ travel insurance business in Australia and New Zealand...

Elders begins AR-led urban expansion

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:22:14 GMT

QBE-owned rural cover specialist Elders Insurance has launched the Urban Agents program to drive expansion into metropolitan areas via authorised representatives...

Strata owners in dark on brokers’ role

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:22:03 GMT

Brokers face a “value visibility” challenge among residential strata owners, CHU research has found...

Insurer told to help troubled terrier straighten up

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:21:50 GMT

A dog owner has won a dispute with her insurer after claiming about $9000 for surgery to straighten her pet’s legs...

‘We won’t stop’: NSW Treasurer commits to ESL reform

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:19:37 GMT

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says abolishing the emergency services levy on insurance won’t be easy – but with the industry’s help, the reform can get over the line...

Adelaide brokers take NIBA regional awards

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:18:57 GMT

Shannan Gardner of Guardian Insurance Brokers has won the SA/NT broker of the year award and Thomas Lawrie from Astute Insurance Services has taken the region’s young broker prize...

M&A watchdog probes Ambrose’s bid for builder

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:18:40 GMT

Insurance-focused building repairer Ambrose Construct Group’s bid to buy WA-founded Major Loss Builders is under review by the competition regulator...

Holidaymaker pays for journey home after painful Italy trip

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:14:16 GMT

A traveller who tripped on a cobblestone street and hurt his back after drinking alcohol has lost his bid to have a business class flight home covered by his insurer...

Neal’s relationship with staffer broke compliance rules, Lloyd’s says

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:52 GMT

Lloyd’s says a relationship between former CEO John Neal and a female employee breached compliance policies and employment terms, and his behaviour fell “significantly below” standards expected of senior leaders...

Integra names joint chiefs under succession plan

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:43 GMT

Integra Insurance Brokers has moved to a dual chief executive model following the retirement of Paul Shand, appointing Jake Van Damme as CEO for broking and Belinda Whelan as CEO of corporate services...

Buzz grows around tech conference as last tickets snapped up

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:34 GMT

Tickets for Insurance News’ Beyond the Buzzwords conference in Sydney next Wednesday have sold out...

Fear of flying linked to old anxiety diagnosis, AFCA finds

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:58:21 GMT

A traveller who was forced to call off a family holiday when her daughter suffered a panic attack before boarding a plane has lost a claim dispute with her insurer...

Sterling names leader for ‘new chapter’ as veteran MD signs off

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:22:54 GMT

Sterling Insurance MD and chair Tony Parington will leave at the end of this month after 23 years with the specialist underwriting agency...

Tower hires finance chief

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:22:15 GMT

New Zealand insurer Tower has appointed Len Elikhis as CFO, subject to regulatory approvals...

Toys, not trees, the root cause of sewage spill

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:21:07 GMT

Hollard has been ordered to pay a home cover claim after the industry ombudsman backed a mother’s assertion that a sewage backflow was triggered by her children’s toys getting stuck down a drain...

INsight podcast: the silent AI time bomb

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:19:55 GMT

The “unpriced and invisible” threat posed by rapidly developing agentic AI is among the main topics up for discussion on this week’s Insurance News podcast...

Customer advocates attack ‘trust deficit’ in insurers’ code redraft

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:32:37 GMT

Consumer groups have issued a 10-point plan they say will address flaws in the proposed updated General Insurance Code of Practice...

Curium conference examines compliance in ‘world of shocks’

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:08:21 GMT

The Curium Risk and Compliance Summit will return in September with the theme From Uncertainty to Confidence...

This means war: AFCA backs travel insurer’s Red Sea rejection

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:08:10 GMT

A travel insurer was entitled to use its war and violence exclusion to reject a claim for a cancelled cruise in the Red Sea after the tour operator cited “ongoing unrest” in the region, the industry ombudsman has ruled...

Podcast hears from UAC’s class of ’26

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:07:26 GMT

An Insurance News special podcast features interviews with the experts behind the inaugural Underwriting Agencies Council Leadership Academy...