General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/hostel-suffers-setback-as-premium-row-heads-to-final-judgmenthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/hostel-suffers-setback-as-premium-row-heads-to-final-judgment<p>The owner and tenant of a Surfers Paradise backpacker hostel have lost legal action seeking an interim ban on their body corporate charging a substantially higher share of a strata insurance premium...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:44:27 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/ombudsman-puts-brake-on-servo-s-theft-payouthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/ombudsman-puts-brake-on-servo-s-theft-payout<p>The owner of a service station seeking a $69,000 theft payout has lost a claim dispute with Suncorp...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:44:09 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/javln-buys-australian-business-after-6-million-capital-raisehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/javln-buys-australian-business-after-6-million-capital-raise<p>Insurance software group Javln has acquired organiseit, an Australian document management system provider...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:43:58 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/claims-specialists-join-forces-for-national-reachhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/claims-specialists-join-forces-for-national-reach<p>Martin Minett Claims Preparation says its new alliance with Southern MSM will &ldquo;strengthen its national coverage and technical expertise&rdquo;...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:43:35 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/future-of-broking-features-at-outlook-conferencehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/future-of-broking-features-at-outlook-conference<p>The evolution of SME and mid-market insurance distribution over the next 10 years will be the focus of a key session at the Insurance News Outlook 2026 conference...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:43:10 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/fast-turnarounds-vacant-premises-sme-warned-on-holiday-riskshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/fast-turnarounds-vacant-premises-sme-warned-on-holiday-risks<p>The trades, hospitality and retail industries are the leading sources of insurance claims over the Christmas and new year period, analysis by BizCover shows...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:42:25 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/chu-expands-capacity-for-considerably-larger-buildingshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/chu-expands-capacity-for-considerably-larger-buildings<p>Strata underwriter CHU has increased its coverage cap for residential and commercial buildings to cater for larger risks...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:42:05 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/perth-broker-joins-ausure-ar-networkhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/perth-broker-joins-ausure-ar-network<p>Ausure says InsuranceTek, led by principal broker Mark Adams, has become an authorised representative of the Steadfast-backed network...</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:41:56 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-not-approached-as-m-and-a-targethttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-not-approached-as-m-and-a-target<p>Steadfast has not received a takeover approach, CEO Robert Kelly told an analysts&rsquo; briefing this morning following media speculation a private equity firm may be interested...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:14:26 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/a-loss-of-faith-landlord-pays-for-undeclared-religious-meetingshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/a-loss-of-faith-landlord-pays-for-undeclared-religious-meetings<p>AIG has won a dispute with a landlord that failed to disclose its building was no longer occupied by a restaurant and that a religious organisation met weekly on the upper floor...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:10:50 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-global-and-corporate-boss-in-place-at-aonhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-global-and-corporate-boss-in-place-at-aon<p>Aon has confirmed James Harmer has joined the company to lead a team of 170 people as head of global and corporate...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:10:43 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-brings-baum-on-boardhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-brings-baum-on-board<p>WTW Pacific region CEO James Baum has joined the National Insurance Brokers Association board...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:10:33 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/just-the-beginning-as-howden-expands-commercial-armhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/just-the-beginning-as-howden-expands-commercial-arm<p>Howden has added to its commercial team and launched an agricultural specialty unit, bringing in experienced broking professionals who will collaborate with its equine team and others...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:08:39 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/red-tape-pulls-brokers-away-from-clients-klipinhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/red-tape-pulls-brokers-away-from-clients-klipin<p>Compliance with &ldquo;layers and layers&rdquo; of regulation is forcing risk advisers to put off customer engagement, National Insurance Brokers Association CEO Richard Klipin warns...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:08:10 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/surf-star-to-address-steadfast-conferencehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/surf-star-to-address-steadfast-conference<p>Media personality Adam Spencer and para surfer Sam Bloom will be keynote speakers at next year&rsquo;s Steadfast Convention...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:59:42 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/underwriter-level-hails-progress-on-bpa-platformhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/underwriter-level-hails-progress-on-bpa-platform<p>New mobile plant and equipment specialist Level Underwriting says it has brought hundreds of brokers onto ChainThat&rsquo;s Beyond Policy Administration platform since going live in Australia last month...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:59:13 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/no-red-flags-after-aub-buyout-bid-withdrawnhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/no-red-flags-after-aub-buyout-bid-withdrawn<p>AUB Group has a positive earnings outlook, and the fact private equity suitors are not proceeding with a takeover is no cause for alarm, a Morningstar research report says...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:24 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/everything-has-a-cost-industry-queries-card-surcharge-banhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/everything-has-a-cost-industry-queries-card-surcharge-ban<p>Banning card payment surcharges could have knock-on impacts for clients, insurance executives say...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:14 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/buyers-market-firmly-established-in-new-zealandhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/buyers-market-firmly-established-in-new-zealand<p>A &ldquo;very benign&rdquo; claims environment means soft market conditions persist in most insurance lines in New Zealand, Gallagher says in a market update...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:09:42 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/psc-rolls-threefold-musk-into-nz-businesshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/psc-rolls-threefold-musk-into-nz-business<p>PSC Insurance Brokers NZ has brought the Threefold and Musk businesses into its operations after moving earlier this year to wind up an authorised representative network...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:35:41 GMT