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Two in three homeowners unwilling to subsidise flood-prone premiums
Cross-subsidisation resistance reshapes the affordability conversation brokers are having with clients in high-risk areas
By Roxanne San Jose 05 Nov 2026
Two in three homeowners unwilling to subsidise flood-prone premiums
Is this Australia's worst insurance product?
Petcover's Economy policy wins a Shonky, and its PDS shows why
By Matthew Sellers 04 Nov 2026
Is this Australia's worst insurance product?
Early storm season claims hit western Sydney as brokers brace for repeat
Brokers managing geographically spread portfolios face a fresh test of deductible structures and sum-insured adequacy
By Roxanne San Jose 04 Nov 2026
Early storm season claims hit western Sydney as brokers brace for repeat
Data breaches hit record scale as cyber cover gap persists
Sectors brokers insure most frequently now account for the bulk of incidents reported to the privacy regulator
By Roxanne San Jose 04 Nov 2026
Data breaches hit record scale as cyber cover gap persists
Men’s therapy dropout rate linked to mental health claims surge
Treatment disengagement is extending claim durations and compounding return-to-work challenges across group cover portfolios
By Roxanne San Jose 04 Nov 2026
Men’s therapy dropout rate linked to mental health claims surge
The Binance heist took 30 minutes. The groundwork took days
The record US$6.3bn raid was largely over before most of Sydney had finished breakfast. For cyber underwriters, the speed is the story
By Matthew Sellers and Daniel Wood 04 Nov 2026
The Binance heist took 30 minutes. The groundwork took days
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