Insurance News
IAG offers NRMA's WA renewal rights in bid to save RAC deal
Insurer offers to divest its Western Australian home and motor book as the competition regulator weighs the RAC alliance
By Daniel Wood 14 Oct 2026
IAG offers NRMA's WA renewal rights in bid to save RAC deal
Draft Code would make insurer promises enforceable in court as ASIC lodgement slips twice
Home and motor claims left undecided for 12 months would be automatically accepted, and brokers managing claims for insurers could be treated as service suppliers
By Camille Joyce Lisay 14 Oct 2026
Draft Code would make insurer promises enforceable in court as ASIC lodgement slips twice
Dengue risk is rising in Australia, but travel is still where most cases start
Monash researchers warn dengue could spread south, yet more than 94% of Australian cases are caught overseas, and most travel policies exclude outbreaks
By Camille Joyce Lisay 14 Oct 2026
Dengue risk is rising in Australia, but travel is still where most cases start
Hail and bushfire risk collide this spring as IAG warns of a stormy fortnight
After storms hit Adelaide and the Northern Territory, IAG expects more frequent thunderstorms in the east while El Niño keeps bushfire risk high
By Camille Joyce Lisay  14 Oct 2026
Hail and bushfire risk collide this spring as IAG warns of a stormy fortnight
Insurance moves: Acenda Life, Arch, PPS
Arch promotes its northern casualty manager to lead the book, Acenda swaps its commercial and people chiefs, and PPS Mutual adds an NSW adviser-facing manager
By Camille Joyce Lisay 14 Oct 2026
Insurance moves: Acenda Life, Arch, PPS
PPS Mutual’s profit-share pool hits $19.6m, but only 489 of 18,000 members hold more than $5,000
The premium-linked rate fell and the balance-linked rate rose, with access capped at 5% a year and a lapse rate of 6.4% against 5.1% a year ago
By Camille Joyce Lisay 14 Oct 2026
PPS Mutual’s profit-share pool hits $19.6m, but only 489 of 18,000 members hold more than $5,000
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