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Cyber underwriter blames insurers for stalled SME take-up

Cyber underwriter blames insurers for stalled SME take-up

The barrier isn't price - it's eight to 10 pages of proposal form questions SME clients can't answer

Daniel Wood Aug 29, 2026
Code redraft delay exposes rift over small-business protections

Code redraft delay exposes rift over small-business protections

The same redraft that creates new legal rights for policyholders removes existing conduct protections from the commercial lines where disputes are most financially consequential

Victorian wildlife write-offs signal a mispriced risk in suburban motor books

Victorian wildlife write-offs signal a mispriced risk in suburban motor books

Rising write-off rates and widening valuation gaps are converging in postcodes where financed, multi-vehicle households are growing fastest

MLS doubling bid reframes PHI rebate fight for brokers

MLS doubling bid reframes PHI rebate fight for brokers

Participation risk is no longer a long-term structural concern – it is a pricing variable that funds must resolve before the next premium round opens

Perth arrests reveal the supply chain blind spot in Australian cyber cover

Perth arrests reveal the supply chain blind spot in Australian cyber cover

The alleged attack raises questions over whether Australian cyber policies respond when a breach originates in third-party software or systems

Insurance moves: Bupa, DKG Insurance Brokers, AIA Australia

Insurance moves: Bupa, DKG Insurance Brokers, AIA Australia

AIA Australia has unified product, pricing, distribution and retention under a single retail chief hired from SCOR. DKG has added a life and people risk specialist. Two of today's three appointments have direct implications for advisers placing life and health risk

HDI International has given a strategist the CFO chair

HDI International has given a strategist the CFO chair

Weldi's background is M&A, investor relations and communications, not conventional finance. That choice signals something about the next phase of HDI International's development

Accident and health rates split by client size, says Arch

Accident and health rates split by client size, says Arch

Large accounts are winning double-digit reductions while smaller clients face small increases, leaving brokers with two very different renewal conversations

Nepal claims need no disaster upgrade, says Allianz Partners

Nepal claims need no disaster upgrade, says Allianz Partners

No natural disaster extension is required, which makes the client's purchase date the thing brokers should be recording now

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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