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Australia's new merger regime faces its first insurance test in three weeks

Australia's new merger regime faces its first insurance test in three weeks

Motor trades body rejects IAG's proposed fix for its $1.35 billion RAC Insurance deal, warning the ACCC it leaves repairers and consumers unprotected

Jhoanna Hines Aug 08, 2026
Cancer is reshaping Australia's life insurance claims – and insurers are investing accordingly

Cancer is reshaping Australia's life insurance claims – and insurers are investing accordingly

Zurich replaces its AFL logo for a third year as claims data reshapes how Australian life insurers invest in community health

Insurance moves: Bupa, Barry Nilsson and Moray & Agnew

Insurance moves: Bupa, Barry Nilsson and Moray & Agnew

A Bupa promotion, a Perth legal raid, and a pro bono partnership - three moves with more insurance market significance than they first appear

AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on

AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on

S-RM served AXA XL's rivals too - brokers running multi-carrier programs need to find out fast whether that continues

AIG's Q2 looks solid. International brokers should read the detail

AIG's Q2 looks solid. International brokers should read the detail

The numbers underneath AIG's solid Q2 combined ratio matter more to international brokers than the headline figure

Allianz's record result and a new travel deal - what Australian brokers should take from both

Allianz's record result and a new travel deal - what Australian brokers should take from both

Underwriting discipline in commercial lines, the nib portfolio acquisition, and a CEO who just named the affordability problem

Canopius grows profit while cutting Bermuda contracts on price

Canopius grows profit while cutting Bermuda contracts on price

Casualty, cyber and financial lines are where this carrier is still chasing business - property and reinsurance are a different story

Final countdown for Insurance Brokers Code of Practice

Final countdown for Insurance Brokers Code of Practice

Submissions on the revised Code close Friday, with NIBA holding its ground on fee disclosure and conflicts of interest

Critical minerals risk is physical, not just geopolitical

Critical minerals risk is physical, not just geopolitical

A seismic shutdown at the world’s largest underground copper mine shows what business interruption really costs a critical minerals project

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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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