Professionals Risks

D&O insurance is more profitable than its reputation suggests

D&O insurance is more profitable than its reputation suggests

APRA data shows the directors and officers line has turned a profit every quarter since 2023, including a $171 million result in December 2025

Daniel Wood Jun 30, 2026
Cyber exclusions in management liability left small firms exposed

Cyber exclusions in management liability left small firms exposed

How traditional policies quietly ring-fenced silent cyber out of cover and why one underwriting firm took the opposite approach

Delta Insurance enters Sunrise Exchange with two financial lines products

Delta Insurance enters Sunrise Exchange with two financial lines products

The addition pairs defensive cover with the ability to pursue legal action

Why Australian directors face their toughest liability year yet

Why Australian directors face their toughest liability year yet

Regulators, psychosocial laws and now AI redundancies are reshaping cover for SME directors

Management liability was broken, here's what brokers say needed fixing

Management liability was broken, here's what brokers say needed fixing

Slow claims, outdated wordings and paperwork overload

The exclusion that could strip a director’s defence at the worst possible moment

The exclusion that could strip a director’s defence at the worst possible moment

Australia’s first mining industrial manslaughter conviction is forcing a hard look at the hidden traps in D&O and statutory policies

Broker governance challenge: When the board gets the reports but the frontline is another world

Broker governance challenge: When the board gets the reports but the frontline is another world

Australia’s first mining industrial manslaughter conviction has laid bare the most dangerous gap in corporate governance and brokers are uniquely placed to find it

D&O challenge: When the policy runs out before the court verdict

D&O challenge: When the policy runs out before the court verdict

The landmark Crinum industrial manslaughter conviction has exposed a critical gap in how brokers are stress-testing D&O and statutory limits

Australian commercial insurance market remains soft through H1 2026

Australian commercial insurance market remains soft through H1 2026

Soft conditions are set to continue, though global pressures could change the picture

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