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Women have changed insurance. Now we need to change the conversation
We may have come a long way, but leadership still feels imbalanced
By Anita Lane 09 Oct 2026
Women have changed insurance. Now we need to change the conversation
A Code built on evidence, not instinct
Richard Klipin sets out the evidence behind the draft Insurance Brokers Code of Practice, from complaint volumes to strata breach findings
By Richard Klipin 29 Sep 2026
A Code built on evidence, not instinct
The new shape of insurance complaints
When complaint numbers rise, the instinct is often to ask the simple question: what’s driving it? In today’s insurance environment, however, the answer is rarely straightforward, says Katrina Shanks, CEO of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF)
By Katrina Shanks 25 Jun 2026
The new shape of insurance complaints
From intermediary to indispensable
In his latest IB column, NIBA CEO Richard Klipin makes the definitive case for the insurance broker as Australia's trusted risk adviser
By Richard Klipin 08 Jun 2026
From intermediary to indispensable
Future skills are the foundation of trust
In her first column for IB as ANZIIF CEO, Katrina Shanks argues that insurers can write all the rules they like but without the right skills, trust is still on shaky ground
By Katrina Shanks 01 Apr 2026
Future skills are the foundation of trust
Building the next generation of underwriting leaders
How UAC's new Leadership Academy is bridging the post-pandemic skills gap and future-proofing Australia’s underwriting talent pipeline
By Jenny Bax 13 Nov 2025
Building the next generation of underwriting leaders
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