General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/whitbread-sharpens-strata-focus-under-new-ceohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/whitbread-sharpens-strata-focus-under-new-ceo<p>Whitbread Insurance Brokers says Lia de Sousa has been appointed CEO, as the business hones its strata specialisation...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:48:12 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/broker-let-down-client-but-no-loss-means-no-compensationhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/broker-let-down-client-but-no-loss-means-no-compensation<p>A corporate trustee has failed to win compensation from Marsh Advantage over poor handling of a motor policy renewal...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:48:03 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/intermediary-jailed-over-wide-ranging-payments-fraudhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/intermediary-jailed-over-wide-ranging-payments-fraud<p>A UK broker has been sentenced to five years in prison after police found he diverted more than &pound;133,000 ($269,700) into his personal bank account...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:47:52 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-convention-to-return-to-gold-coasthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-convention-to-return-to-gold-coast<p>Next year&rsquo;s National Insurance Brokers Association Convention will once again be held at RACV Royal Pines on the Gold Coast...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:47:29 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/transport-clients-navigate-tricky-conditionshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/transport-clients-navigate-tricky-conditions<p>Marsh says the Australian transport and logistics market remains challenging for insureds as rates continue to rise, driven by higher accident frequency and increased repairs costs...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:47:03 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/bite-sized-sme-cyber-risk-reports-cut-to-the-chasehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/bite-sized-sme-cyber-risk-reports-cut-to-the-chase<p>CFC is adding cyber threat reviews to quotes to provide personalised rundowns of the risks SMEs face and help brokers encourage take-up of the cover...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:46:48 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/arteva-launches-payment-behaviour-guidehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/arteva-launches-payment-behaviour-guide<p>Arteva Funding has prepared a report for brokers offering strategies and insights around debtor management...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:46:25 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-welcomes-young-professionals-different-perspectivehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-welcomes-young-professionals-different-perspective<p>Steadfast says it will expand its Young Insurance Professionals Group after a successful first year...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:46:14 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-agency-offers-bespoke-capital-efficient-treaty-solutionshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-agency-offers-bespoke-capital-efficient-treaty-solutions<p>The Fidelis Partnership&rsquo;s Pine Walk platform has launched an underwriting agency offering excess-of-loss solutions across treaty, captive and direct lines...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:45:08 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/peak-bodies-industry-leaders-pedal-350km-for-fundraiserhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/peak-bodies-industry-leaders-pedal-350km-for-fundraiser<p>Industry figures hit the road earlier this week for the Tour de Cure&rsquo;s four-day Victoria Discovery Tour to raise funds for cancer research...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:44:23 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/premier-hits-out-as-nsw-passes-scaled-back-workers-comp-reformhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/premier-hits-out-as-nsw-passes-scaled-back-workers-comp-reform<p>The NSW government has warned workers&rsquo; compensation premiums must rise after parliament passed modified reforms that do not include doubling the impairment threshold for psychological injury payouts...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:58:55 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/time-to-step-up-coverage-as-softening-continues-aonhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/time-to-step-up-coverage-as-softening-continues-aon<p>Pricing continues to soften, with double-digit rate reductions on property cover in key markets including Australia, Aon says in a third-quarter report...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:50:56 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/shop-loses-compensation-clash-with-broking-gianthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/shop-loses-compensation-clash-with-broking-giant<p>A supermarket has failed to win $230,000 compensation from Gallagher, which it accused of causing a blowout in its liability insurance premiums and forecast &ldquo;elevated pricing for seven to 10 years&rdquo;...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:50:49 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/claimo-slams-afca-decision-to-close-coverforce-complaintshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/claimo-slams-afca-decision-to-close-coverforce-complaints<p>Add-on refund specialist Claimo says consumers have been left &ldquo;without any avenue for redress&rdquo; after the Australian Financial Complaints Authority closed hundreds of disputes &ndash; despite having accepted similar cases in the past...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:50:34 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/insurance-news-conference-promises-intermediary-insightshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/insurance-news-conference-promises-intermediary-insights<p>Tickets are now available for the third Insurance News Outlook conference, which aims to &ldquo;future-proof your brokerage in one focused day&rdquo;...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:50:09 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-surety-bond-underwriter-openshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-surety-bond-underwriter-opens<p>Rhodian Group has created an underwriting agency called Amparo, specialising in surety bonds and backed by Munich Re via Great Lakes Australia...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:49:52 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/international-skipper-cover-launches-in-time-for-top-yacht-racehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/international-skipper-cover-launches-in-time-for-top-yacht-race<p>Marine Skippers Insurance has begun offering protection for captains moving boats internationally to and from Australia...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:49:43 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-revamps-website-to-create-door-to-the-futurehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-revamps-website-to-create-door-to-the-future<p>The National Insurance Brokers Association has unveiled a new look for its website as part of a push to modernise and improve access for members...</p>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:48:09 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/simply-bewildering-niba-criticised-over-pace-transparency-of-code-reviewhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/simply-bewildering-niba-criticised-over-pace-transparency-of-code-review<p>A consumer group says the National Insurance Brokers Association is taking too long to progress its code review and should urgently prioritise publication of a key report to dispel growing transparency concerns...</p>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:20:17 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/commission-disclosure-calls-ramp-up-as-consultation-continueshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/commission-disclosure-calls-ramp-up-as-consultation-continues<p>The National Insurance Brokers Association will carry out further code review consultation with members, including on the critical issue of remuneration disclosure...</p>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:20:04 GMT