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Why insurance brokers should ignore falling house prices

Why insurance brokers should ignore falling house prices

As Australia's property downturn deepens in 2026, brokers say premiums are set by rebuild cost, not market swings

Daniel Wood Jul 25, 2026
Battery fire risk falls as insurers warm to solar storage tech

Battery fire risk falls as insurers warm to solar storage tech

​​​​​​​Rapid battery design improvements are easing insurer concerns even as more solar and wind projects add storage

Europe is burning. Should carriers be worried?

Europe is burning. Should carriers be worried?

Spain declared its first-ever wildfire emergency today. A major French tourist region has been evacuated. Is catastrophe diversification starting to break down?

General Insurance Code consultation closes as reform pressure builds

General Insurance Code consultation closes as reform pressure builds

Submissions from a widening field of stakeholders land as breach data and regulatory scrutiny intensify

MTAA urges ACCC to block IAG's RAC Insurance remedy offer

MTAA urges ACCC to block IAG's RAC Insurance remedy offer

One motoring club insurer may soon be all that remains in Australia

Origin silent on settlement as alleged fired employee breach detail emerges

Origin silent on settlement as alleged fired employee breach detail emerges

The alleged access method puts identity management controls squarely in scope for insurers

SA/NT broker awards go to Guardian and Astute in Adelaide

SA/NT broker awards go to Guardian and Astute in Adelaide

The results arrive weeks after NIBA data showed the profession’s youngest and oldest cohorts drawing level in size

Casualty is the one line bucking the soft market – but only in one country

Casualty is the one line bucking the soft market – but only in one country

The world of insurance premiums seems pretty much in directional lockstep apart from in the US – and here's why

Care navigation or claims processing – private health faces a defining choice

Care navigation or claims processing – private health faces a defining choice

Industry leaders are converging on the same question, but the regulatory framework hasn’t caught up

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