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Barrenjoey mandated to find capital partner for Clearlake, AFR reports

Barrenjoey mandated to find capital partner for Clearlake, AFR reports

AFR says Sydney brokerage is seeking a minority PE partner as GWP nears $250 million

Daniel Wood Aug 05, 2026
How broker pain points helped drive Allianz's farm pack overhaul

How broker pain points helped drive Allianz's farm pack overhaul

Insurer says broker feedback helped drive the shake-up of its rural insurance offering

NSW brokers face a premium gap that policy – not risk – created

NSW brokers face a premium gap that policy – not risk – created

A narrowing political window may be the best chance yet to close it

Record AFCA complaints mask a worse story in insurer compliance data

Record AFCA complaints mask a worse story in insurer compliance data

Claims handling failures were accumulating well before policyholders reached the ombudsman

Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert

Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert

News comes as claims threat to crude flows now at the worst point of the entire crisis so far

A second ATE insurer has entered Australia, ending a single-provider market

A second ATE insurer has entered Australia, ending a single-provider market

Ignite Specialty Risk's Sydney launch breaks Litica's run as the only locally licensed after-the-event insurer, in a market regulators and courts have just made considerably more workable

Brokers face exposure as home sum insured gaps widen

Brokers face exposure as home sum insured gaps widen

Construction cost inflation and a landmark APRA stress test are reframing the risk

CTP schemes diverge as rural road toll defies vehicle safety gains

CTP schemes diverge as rural road toll defies vehicle safety gains

The gap between where Australians die on roads and where risk is priced is widening

Benign US weather drags on Crawford even as overseas margins jump

Benign US weather drags on Crawford even as overseas margins jump

Crawford's international margin hit 7.9% in Q2, but its US business is still feeling the claims drought

IB TALK

Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore

How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape

Underwriters under the microscope

Do they really deliver on speed, flexibility and claims service?

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