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The insurance market cycle is dead: Long live the "micro-rating" era

The insurance market cycle is dead: Long live the "micro-rating" era

Aon's Asia-Pacific commercial risk head says soft and hard markets now run line by line and country by country - and brokers must adapt

Daniel Wood Jul 03, 2026
AFCA issues ICA 29 EDR response guides for insurers

AFCA issues ICA 29 EDR response guides for insurers

Two guides outline expectations for complaint handling standards

ASIC strengthens focus on regulatory register accuracy

ASIC strengthens focus on regulatory register accuracy

RegistryConnect and adviser review signal broader supervision shift

APRA reshapes leadership as prudential reforms gather pace

APRA reshapes leadership as prudential reforms gather pace

Two deputy chair appointments coincide with a new phase of insurance supervision

Cyber preparedness gap widens for Australian independent school boards

Cyber preparedness gap widens for Australian independent school boards

Directors’ confidence outpaces capability, creating governance risks with insurance implications

Insurer margins tighten as government targets specialist fees

Insurer margins tighten as government targets specialist fees

The reform agenda pulling health funds two ways

Economic losses from Venezuelan earthquakes projected to exceed US$10 billion – Verisk

Economic losses from Venezuelan earthquakes projected to exceed US$10 billion – Verisk

Verisk's Catastrophe and Risk Solutions group flags unusual uncertainty in translating economic losses into insured claims

Zurich enters home insurance market through Honey partnership

Zurich enters home insurance market through Honey partnership

The Australian operation of the Swiss-headquartered global insurer will underwrite Honey's home, landlord and motor from October 2026, scaling its local general insurance footprint

Tribunal backs public access to NSW home building premium calculations

Tribunal backs public access to NSW home building premium calculations

The regulator wanted it all kept secret. The tribunal decided how far that could go

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