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The flood cover gap a broker witnessed is now a Suncorp research priority

The flood cover gap a broker witnessed is now a Suncorp research priority

What went wrong in Bloomfield points directly to the problem Suncorp’s program is designed to solve

Roxanne Libatique Aug 06, 2026
Swiss Re P&C hits 76.7% combined ratio but pricing gap widens

Swiss Re P&C hits 76.7% combined ratio but pricing gap widens

A benign loss environment drove Swiss Re's P&C combined ratio to 76.7%, even as nominal and risk-adjusted renewal pricing diverged at mid-year

Zurich posts 13% BOP growth and US$3.5bn net income in H1 2026 as ClearView approaches close

Zurich posts 13% BOP growth and US$3.5bn net income in H1 2026 as ClearView approaches close

Asia-Pacific P&C delivers 12% BOP growth and a 94.0% combined ratio while Zurich prepares to add ClearView's wealth and life platform to its Australian business

ACCC rejects insurers' plan to standardise wear and tear terms

ACCC rejects insurers' plan to standardise wear and tear terms

Consumer lobby says the Insurance Council has lost the credibility to write definitions that decide home claims

Why ANZIIF has built a summit no other ANZ insurance event delivers

Why ANZIIF has built a summit no other ANZ insurance event delivers

Katrina Shanks explains why the profession needed one room for its entire ecosystem, not another conference

AI has changed the cyber threat. Has your clients’ cover kept up?

AI has changed the cyber threat. Has your clients’ cover kept up?

Regulators say existing risk assumptions may no longer hold

Brokers gain street-level crash data on Australia’s worst road jurisdiction

Brokers gain street-level crash data on Australia’s worst road jurisdiction

The NT’s fatality rate dwarfs every other state – and a new report maps exactly where

Samoa dengue: the coverage question brokers cannot leave to claims time

Samoa dengue: the coverage question brokers cannot leave to claims time

An active Ministry of Health outbreak declaration and an insurer epidemic exclusion are not the same problem – and both apply

WA broker market gains local Market Lane presence for the first time

WA broker market gains local Market Lane presence for the first time

Complex resource-sector risks have long demanded specialist capacity – now brokers have a closer option

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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