As Australia's property downturn deepens, brokers warn falling sale prices won't ease rising rebuild and construction costs
Daniel Wood Jul 28, 2026
Resilience Insurance says the gap between what state governments want and insurers can provide is a myth but rival underwriters suggest approvals are anything but imminent
Developers and insurers under pressure from escalating risk "megatrends"
Lloyd’s-backed paper can look identical on any slip but ARTes Specialty CEO Chris Thomas argues that for cranes, forestry and heavy plant, the real test is whether anyone competent answers the phone when a loss lands
When a single crane operation is split across separate policies, the real danger isn’t only the loss - it’s the fight over which insurer pays
On project-financed builds, appointment timing is becoming a commercial necessity
As hyperscale projects balloon in scale and value, Aon's Terence Williams says brokers must rethink concentration and catastrophe risk
A specialty MGA is on a mission to fill that breach in Australia for cranes, forestry and mobile plant
Tight financing structures leave little room for project overruns
How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape
