The Broker
Hostel suffers setback as premium row heads to final judgment
18 December 2025
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...
Ombudsman puts brake on servo’s theft payout
18 December 2025
The owner of a service station seeking a $69,000 theft payout has lost a claim dispute with Suncorp...
Javln buys Australian business after $6 million capital raise
18 December 2025
Insurance software group Javln has acquired organiseit, an Australian document management system provider...
Claims specialists join forces for national reach
18 December 2025
Martin Minett Claims Preparation says its new alliance with Southern MSM will “strengthen its national coverage and technical expertise”...
Future of broking features at Outlook conference
18 December 2025
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...
‘Fast turnarounds, vacant premises’: SME warned on holiday risks
18 December 2025
The trades, hospitality and retail industries are the leading sources of insurance claims over the Christmas and new year period, analysis by BizCover shows...
CHU expands capacity for ‘considerably larger buildings’
18 December 2025
Strata underwriter CHU has increased its coverage cap for residential and commercial buildings to cater for larger risks...
Perth broker joins Ausure AR network
18 December 2025
Ausure says InsuranceTek, led by principal broker Mark Adams, has become an authorised representative of the Steadfast-backed network...
Steadfast ‘not approached’ as M&A target
11 December 2025
Steadfast has not received a takeover approach, CEO Robert Kelly told an analysts’ briefing this morning following media speculation a private equity firm may be interested...
A loss of faith: landlord pays for undeclared religious meetings
11 December 2025
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...
New global and corporate boss in place at Aon
11 December 2025
Aon has confirmed James Harmer has joined the company to lead a team of 170 people as head of global and corporate...
NIBA brings Baum on board
11 December 2025
WTW Pacific region CEO James Baum has joined the National Insurance Brokers Association board...
‘Just the beginning’ as Howden expands commercial arm
11 December 2025
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...
Red tape pulls brokers away from clients: Klipin
11 December 2025
Compliance with “layers and layers” of regulation is forcing risk advisers to put off customer engagement, National Insurance Brokers Association CEO Richard Klipin warns...
Surf star to address Steadfast conference
11 December 2025
Media personality Adam Spencer and para surfer Sam Bloom will be keynote speakers at next year’s Steadfast Convention...
Underwriter Level hails progress on BPA platform
11 December 2025
New mobile plant and equipment specialist Level Underwriting says it has brought hundreds of brokers onto ChainThat’s Beyond Policy Administration platform since going live in Australia last month...
‘No red flags’ after AUB buyout bid withdrawn
04 December 2025
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...
‘Everything has a cost’: industry queries card surcharge ban
04 December 2025
Banning card payment surcharges could have knock-on impacts for clients, insurance executives say...
Buyers’ market ‘firmly established’ in New Zealand
04 December 2025
A “very benign” claims environment means soft market conditions persist in most insurance lines in New Zealand, Gallagher says in a market update...
PSC rolls Threefold, Musk into NZ business
04 December 2025
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...