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Harry's £9.5m costs bill: what the Daily Mail ruling really means for litigation insurers

Harry's £9.5m costs bill: what the Daily Mail ruling really means for litigation insurers

Prince Harry has been given a week to pay his share of an interim ruling

Matthew Sellers Aug 22, 2026
Zurich sets a date for folding ClearChoice into its platform

Zurich sets a date for folding ClearChoice into its platform

Business as usual for now, but three adviser-distributed life brands are heading for a single Zurich tech stack by 2027

Two in three AU/NZ workers are financially unwell - and employers are absorbing the cost

Two in three AU/NZ workers are financially unwell - and employers are absorbing the cost

63% of AU/NZ workers are financially unwell, new Gallagher data reveals

NRMA opens second round of climate resilience grants as mitigation spending draws wider scrutiny

NRMA opens second round of climate resilience grants as mitigation spending draws wider scrutiny

$500,000 in new grants builds on round one - but with ACCC cyclone pool oversight now closed, whether insurer resilience investment translates to premium relief falls to the market to demonstrate

Steadfast signs binding deal with US consortium

Steadfast signs binding deal with US consortium

Amwins, Dragoneer and KKR seal $6.00-a-share deal at a 51.9% premium - the culmination of a process that drew three separate bids across two months

APRA sharpens insurer scrutiny on AI, cyber and climate risk

APRA sharpens insurer scrutiny on AI, cyber and climate risk

APRA will require AI governance, quantum computing preparedness and CPS 230 reviews - while committing to keep regulatory burden broadly flat by cutting duplicate reporting elsewhere

TAL creates chief customer and health officer role as mental health claims double in five years

TAL creates chief customer and health officer role as mental health claims double in five years

The Code Compliance Committee has flagged that some insurers still default to broad mental health exclusions rather than individual assessment. Denby's prevention and recovery mandate is part of the sector's response

Record El Niño arrives as reinsurance pricing hits cycle lows

Record El Niño arrives as reinsurance pricing hits cycle lows

The Met Office's strongest-ever El Niño signal is building into a market that has never been softer

Broker referral pathways in focus as hawking rules tighten

Broker referral pathways in focus as hawking rules tighten

Brokers face new lead generation oversight duties as the government narrows its superannuation cold-contact ban to where harm occurred

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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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