16 November 2023
A complainant who accused his broker of arranging an unsuitable personal accident policy for him and later giving poor service during the claims experience, has failed to win any compensation for the alleged conduct...
16 November 2023
Ten people have been arrested across the UK during a two-week police operation to tackle commercial insurance fraud...
16 November 2023
Allianz has appointed Steven Thomas as its new National Relationship Manager for its commercial team...
09 November 2023
Steadfast CEO Robert Kelly says the network is a “forerunner” in driving transparency of remuneration, and that the previous version of the National Insurance Brokers Association code was “representative of consumer sentiment and government interpretation of the views expressed by the Hayne Royal Commission”...
09 November 2023
An insurer embroiled in a claim dispute with a business stock insurance policyholder, whose broker had provided inaccurate information about the roof of the building where the stock was held, has been ordered to indemnify the customer for losses suffered after a fire destroyed the premises...
09 November 2023
Arch Insurance Australia announced today the launch of a cyber practice that will offer excess and primary insurance products to brokers and clients in the mid-market and large corporate segments...
09 November 2023
Ausure, which has more than 240 authorised representatives across Australia, says Allianz has become an official key partner...
09 November 2023
Vero has been named Insurer of the Year and 360 the Underwriting Agency of the Year at this year’s Insurance Advisernet awards...
09 November 2023
Chubb plans to replicate Australian success with its Masterpiece insurance product in New Zealand, the insurer’s new Head of International Personal Lines for the two countries Angela Capponi says...
09 November 2023
The National Insurance Brokers Association and Underwriting Agencies Council will host an expo in Perth on Wednesday...
09 November 2023
Advisr, an independent website designed to connect brokers and clients, is accepting nominations for this year’s Insurance Broker Awards until November 21...
02 November 2023
Commercial rates in Australia crawled up 1% in the third quarter as a 5% contraction in financial and professional lines pricing continued to drive overall moderation, broker Marsh says in its latest Global Insurance Market Index...
02 November 2023
The Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee says subscribers need to improve the quality and efficiency of breach remediation activities, raising concerns about survey data showing a “concerning lack of detail” about actions taken...
02 November 2023
AUB Group’s strong momentum has continued in the first quarter with “particularly pleasing” performance in agencies and New Zealand, CEO Mike Emmett has told the annual general meeting...
02 November 2023
AUB’s Tysers Insurance Brokers has agreed to pay the US Department of Justice $US46.589 million following an investigation into the conduct of business in Ecuador...
02 November 2023
Markel has written some business with its broker partners since the launch of its Australian operations a few weeks ago and will ramp up its activities next year, having already filled most of the local leadership positions...
02 November 2023
A funeral service will be held in Melbourne tomorrow for broker Robert Di Pasquale, who died last week aged 64 from pancreatic cancer...
02 November 2023
Melbourne-based Ben Gair has been appointed Director at Bellrock as the risk advisory firm expands its presence in Victoria...
26 October 2023
Addressing the theme of the National Insurance Brokers Association Convention “Reimagine – Think Differently”, NIBA President Gary Okely highlighted potential limitations around perceptions of the term “broker”, arguing that the modern intermediary offers a much broader range of risk advisory services to clients...
26 October 2023
Honan has flagged dangers of using generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT to provide advice to customers, citing potential impact on insurance coverage...