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QBE's Houghton exits ICA board as Groves takes her seat
The retiring Australia Pacific chief has stepped off the industry body's board after almost nine years, and the insurer's new divisional boss has slotted straight into her chair
By Stephen Owens 04 Nov 2026
QBE's Houghton exits ICA board as Groves takes her seat
Queensland’s land release is building flood risk into the next decade
Insurers handled 214,000 Queensland catastrophe claims since 2022 and the state is now unlocking land in catchments that are still changing
By Daniel Wood 04 Nov 2026
Queensland’s land release is building flood risk into the next decade
Bushfire claims surged 20-fold at major Victorian insurer
Rising uninsurance rates and constrained capacity in fire-prone areas sharpen the pressure on renewal conversations
By Roxanne San Jose 04 Nov 2026
Bushfire claims surged 20-fold at major Victorian insurer
Insurance Business Awards 2027: two weeks left to nominate
Nominations close on November 20 across 22 categories recognising brokers, underwriters, insurers, claims teams and insurtechs
By Daniel Wood 04 Nov 2026
Insurance Business Awards 2027: two weeks left to nominate
Cyber costs surge as Australian businesses lag on crisis readiness
Brokers face a market where clients acknowledge the risk but consistently decline to buy cover against it
By Roxanne San Jose 04 Nov 2026
Cyber costs surge as Australian businesses lag on crisis readiness
Binance’s US$6.3bn hack began with a fake job offer, and it had no cyber cover
The exchange’s incident report traces a five-month North Korean campaign built on bogus recruiters and tampered developer tools, leaving its own reserves to absorb a record loss
By Matthew Sellers 04 Nov 2026
Binance’s US$6.3bn hack began with a fake job offer, and it had no cyber cover

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QBE's Houghton exits ICA board as Groves takes her seat
QBE's Houghton exits ICA board as Groves takes her seat Insurance News
Queensland’s land release is building flood risk into the next decade
Queensland’s land release is building flood risk into the next decade Property
Bushfire claims surged 20-fold at major Victorian insurer
Bushfire claims surged 20-fold at major Victorian insurer Catastrophe & Flood
Insurance Business Awards 2027: two weeks left to nominate
Insurance Business Awards 2027: two weeks left to nominate Insurance News
Cyber costs surge as Australian businesses lag on crisis readiness
Cyber costs surge as Australian businesses lag on crisis readiness Cyber
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