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Allianz, Strata Community Insurance extend exclusive strata partnership to 2036 amid broker scrutiny

Allianz, Strata Community Insurance extend exclusive strata partnership to 2036 amid broker scrutiny

A decade-long capacity lock-in concentrates market access at the moment broker conduct rules tighten most sharply

Roxanne Libatique Sep 02, 2026
Moody's sees record ILS capital funding riskier, harder-to-place perils

Moody's sees record ILS capital funding riskier, harder-to-place perils

Record ILS capital and the steepest reinsurance pricing decline in a decade are not contradictory. They are symptoms of the same abundant-capital environment - and the question for the January 2027 renewal is how long that environment holds

Cash settlement data contradicts insurers' stated repair preference

Cash settlement data contradicts insurers' stated repair preference

Two of five insurers reviewed by the corporate regulator cash settled more than 80% of Cyclone Jasper home claims

Strata brokers face a recognition problem at the committee table

Strata brokers face a recognition problem at the committee table

Half of strata owners are unclear on what an insurance broker actually does and the disengaged are voting on cover

Help spotlight Australia's best underwriting agencies

Help spotlight Australia's best underwriting agencies

Broker feedback will determine which agencies earn recognition in this year's report

Why the same insurance risk can now produce very different prices

Why the same insurance risk can now produce very different prices

The data behind insurance prices is expanding - but so is the scrutiny of whether it can be explained

APRA questions smaller super funds as group risk market consolidates

APRA questions smaller super funds as group risk market consolidates

Three insurers already control 79% of group risk inflows

Court says father's PTSD claim arguably fits an aviation policy

Court says father's PTSD claim arguably fits an aviation policy

QBE argued the policy could not reach a father's grief - the court left the door open

Builder collapses test home warranty and surety cover limits

Builder collapses test home warranty and surety cover limits

Subcontractors chase unpaid invoices as construction leads Australia's insolvency wave

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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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