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Insuring Indigenous communities: Broker lifts lid on limited markets

Insuring Indigenous communities: Broker lifts lid on limited markets

Veteran WA broker Peter Newbound says remote Indigenous organisations pay too much for cover in a market with too few insurers willing to look

Daniel Wood Jul 29, 2026
Australia's hobby farm boom forces insurers to rethink cover

Australia's hobby farm boom forces insurers to rethink cover

A five-year structural shift in hobby farming has pushed Allianz to redefine what counts as a farm

ICA flags risk-pricing warning as NSW levy inquiry heads toward final report

ICA flags risk-pricing warning as NSW levy inquiry heads toward final report

California’s FAIR Plan crisis looms as a cautionary reference point in the ESL debate

Death of Sandy Ross marks passing of a rare Australian Lloyd’s Name

Death of Sandy Ross marks passing of a rare Australian Lloyd’s Name

The JMD Ross director spent decades at the heart of a capital model the market has since wound down

Ben Savill to lead Swiss Re ANZ as Trent Thomson moves to global role

Ben Savill to lead Swiss Re ANZ as Trent Thomson moves to global role

The incoming CEO spent nearly 30 years on the underwriting side before joining Guy Carpenter as Pacific CEO in 2024

Melbourne’s crash concentration signals more than a road safety issue

Melbourne’s crash concentration signals more than a road safety issue

For insurers pricing Victorian motor risk, the AAMI index is one layer of a mounting exposure

Comparison sites and data brokers caught in ACCC’s unsolicited selling net

Comparison sites and data brokers caught in ACCC’s unsolicited selling net

The regulator wants lead generation explicitly named in consumer law – and insurers need to pay attention

Elders targets urban personal lines with new franchise ownership model

Elders targets urban personal lines with new franchise ownership model

QBE-backed agents will compete in a market direct insurers have dominated

Origin Energy confirms 900,000 customers hit in data breach

Origin Energy confirms 900,000 customers hit in data breach

Origin discloses the scale of its data security incident, well below the hacker's reported claim

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