General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-backs-wide-consultation-on-nsw-workers-comp-shake-uphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-backs-wide-consultation-on-nsw-workers-comp-shake-up<p>Brokers have called for a &ldquo;broad, consultative approach&rdquo; to reforming the NSW workers&rsquo; compensation scheme ahead of another inquiry into the government&rsquo;s overhaul of workplace mental injury laws...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:55:58 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/restaurant-arson-covered-despite-director-s-criminal-pasthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/restaurant-arson-covered-despite-director-s-criminal-past<p>An insurer has been ordered to pay an arson claim that it denied due to the affected restaurant&rsquo;s sole director failing to disclose his criminal history when the policy was incepted by his broker...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:55:42 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/lyons-moves-on-after-unforgettable-gallagher-australia-spellhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/lyons-moves-on-after-unforgettable-gallagher-australia-spell<p>Gallagher Australia and Asia CEO Sarah Lyons has returned to the UK after more than a decade down under to head the broking giant&rsquo;s specialty division in London...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:54:58 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/ex-lockton-exec-named-howden-re-s-local-mdhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/ex-lockton-exec-named-howden-re-s-local-md<p>Howden Re has recruited Lockton Advisory Australia CEO John Philipsz to be its Australia and New Zealand MD...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:54:26 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/plumbers-tap-mga-for-coverage-advicehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/plumbers-tap-mga-for-coverage-advice<p>Master Plumbers NSW has appointed MGA Insurance Brokers to help members tackle rising premiums and restrictive conditions driven by risks including flexi-hose failures...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:54:15 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/cybersecurity-group-lands-in-compelling-australian-markethttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/cybersecurity-group-lands-in-compelling-australian-market<p>Digital security specialist Digimune has officially launched in Australia via a strategic partnership with Lloyd&rsquo;s coverholder AWN Insurance...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:53:46 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/bhsi-unveils-life-sciences-liability-coverhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/bhsi-unveils-life-sciences-liability-cover<p>Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has launched a management liability product for life sciences, biotech and pharmaceutical companies in Australia...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:53:25 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/cqib-hands-out-annual-awardshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/cqib-hands-out-annual-awards<p>The Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers named 12 award winners at an event attended by 280 people in Brisbane...</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:53:10 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/more-work-to-do-on-expert-reports-cash-settlements-asichttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/more-work-to-do-on-expert-reports-cash-settlements-asic<p>The industry is still not doing enough to improve claims handling after the 2022 catastrophic floods, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission says...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:24:16 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/rental-property-fires-cause-double-troublehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/rental-property-fires-cause-double-trouble<p>A landlord who suffered two fires at a property within five months has failed to have the second event assessed as a total loss but has been awarded maximum compensation for poor claims handling...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:22:45 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/british-broker-group-hails-ai-era-launches-ad-campaignhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/british-broker-group-hails-ai-era-launches-ad-campaign<p>The British Insurance Brokers&rsquo; Association says the sector is entering a &ldquo;new era&rdquo;, in part due to fundamental changes in technology...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:54:20 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/aspire-leadership-program-open-for-applicationshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/aspire-leadership-program-open-for-applications<p>The Aspire Women Leaders Program, aimed at Steadfast broking sector participants, is inviting applications for its third intake...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:54:11 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/coalition-doubles-standard-cybercrime-limithttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/coalition-doubles-standard-cybercrime-limit<p>Underwriting agency Coalition now offers a standard limit of $500,000 on cybercrime cover for eligible occupations in Australia...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:54:01 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/there-for-a-mate-broker-seeks-backing-for-marathon-fundraiserhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/there-for-a-mate-broker-seeks-backing-for-marathon-fundraiser<p>GSA Insurance Brokers EGM of operations Rocco Pirrello will run the Phuket Marathon this month to help a friend raise funds for Gotcha4Life...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:53:41 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/arch-staffs-up-for-next-phase-of-digital-journeyhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/arch-staffs-up-for-next-phase-of-digital-journey<p>Ed Short has been promoted to head of digital at Arch Insurance International...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:53:31 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/gallagher-pitches-in-with-nz-rugbyhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/gallagher-pitches-in-with-nz-rugby<p>Gallagher has become the official insurance broker for New Zealand Rugby, and its branding will appear on the training and match day shorts of teams including the All Blacks, Black Ferns, Maori All Blacks and rugby sevens sides...</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:53:25 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/people-aren-t-insured-brokers-in-flood-hit-nsw-warn-of-coverage-gapshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/people-aren-t-insured-brokers-in-flood-hit-nsw-warn-of-coverage-gaps<p>Brokers say farm properties and many homeowners in flood-hit NSW are uninsured for the damage, and businesses are threatening to abandon town centres such as Taree after the record rain and destruction...</p>Thu, 29 May 2025 02:19:11 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/consumer-groups-demand-code-action-on-conflictshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/consumer-groups-demand-code-action-on-conflicts<p>Broking code of practice arrangements for addressing conflicts of interest are &ldquo;wholly insufficient&rdquo;, the Consumers&rsquo; Federation of Australia says...</p>Thu, 29 May 2025 02:19:00 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/we-ve-listened-iag-portal-promises-easier-connection-faster-turnaroundhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/we-ve-listened-iag-portal-promises-easier-connection-faster-turnaround<p>IAG says its new quote and bind system was developed based on feedback from brokers...</p>Thu, 29 May 2025 01:52:31 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/insurer-told-to-pay-up-after-caravan-s-third-write-offhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/insurer-told-to-pay-up-after-caravan-s-third-write-off<p>An elderly caravan owner has won a claim dispute after her insurer said she misrepresented pre-existing damage...</p>Thu, 29 May 2025 01:34:39 GMT