A landmark NSW Supreme Court decision has drawn a hard line between damage and defect and brokers who don't get ahead of it risk leaving their construction clients dangerously exposed
Daniel Wood Apr 30, 2026
Capacity gaps drive new insurance structures
Gallagher flags shifting risks across project stages
The next opening for brokers is emerging in the classes where specialist agencies can do more than compete on price
Wording aligned with new panel and Lloyd’s backing
Current analysis underscores the need for stricter wordings and deeper risk engineering
In Western Australia’s mining supply chain, premiums still matter but brokers and insurers say the bigger renewal risk is a misalignment between contracts, operations and policy wordings
When a client drops a construction contract on your desk at 4:30pm and wants terms “today”, the fastest read isn’t the safest - unless you know exactly what to hunt for
For brokers across Australia and New Zealand, the most dangerous coverage dispute can start years earlier - inside a head contract that assumes insurance will pick up costs it was never designed to cover
A broker playbook for spotting water exposures
