Local

• ICA chair calls on stakeholders to ‘lock in behind’ new code
• NSW dominates bushfire hotspot rankings
• Beefy premium: Achmea covers Australia’s most expensive bull
• Claims inflation ‘at odds’ with soft pricing

Corporate

• EML takes on Catholic Church Insurance workers’ comp business
• QBE names next Pacific chief
• Aon national leader to join Allianz as distribution head
• Munich Re Specialty launches in Australia

Regulatory & Government

• Disaster Ready Fund reveals NSW, ACT cash recipients
• Small business cyber cover now cheaper and easier to buy, MPs hear
• Tax-free ACT takes top spot in duty ranking
• Worker sentenced over ‘serious’ compo scam

Life Insurance

• Claims handling review finds communication failings
• Ex-Youpla chief and director breached duties
• Insurer mis-sold funeral cover and harassed customer, AFCA finds
• New directors add ‘diverse skills’ to adviser body

The Professional

• Special INsight podcast looks to the future with NIBA
• ‘Irreplaceable presence’: colleagues pay tribute to Chubb underwriter
• Wellbeing study draws calls for ‘investment in people’
• Steadfast backs women’s networking event

Insurtech

• ‘Preparation and practice’ key to attack response
• Coalition’s large business cyber product reaches Australia
• Guidewire buys AI underwriting platform for $2.4b
• Business survey reveals AI breach threat, and gaps in security

International

• APAC reinsurers face ‘sustained price pressure’
• Inflationary pressures weigh on global economy: Coface
• Miners enjoy ‘saturated market’ for cover
• Higher expenses rein in Aon profit

Analysis

• ‘We feel like we're drowning’: what needs to change for insurance professionals
• Cyber conundrum: the risk is rising, but coverage stays low
• Our greatest fears in a ‘world of polycrisis’
• Why are customers paying for help to secure a fair insurance claim?