Local

• Insurers respond to revised Gulf travel warning
• El Nino expected to persist through year
• Partner cleared to sue over 2005 crash death
• ‘Modest increase’ in contents replacement costs lags CPI

Corporate

• IAG takes stake in modular builder
• Bidders tipped to scrutinise Steadfast network structure
• Aviva’s Probitas 1492 syndicate rebrands
• Halliwell buys Melbourne polymers lab

Regulatory & Government

• Authority warns on readiness in a ‘volatile, unpredictable’ world
• ARPC appoints next underwriting chief
• State presses on with decennial insurance for defects
• Audit Office slams slow start to resilient homes scheme

Life Insurance

• Judges reject watchdog’s appeal over unfair contract term decision
• Company warned over 358 claims handling breaches
• Technology cutting claim times, TAL says
• Acenda disputes union attack on staff deal

The Professional

• GT recruits QBE manager as operations chief
• Using AI to cut costs an ineffective sugar hit: PwC
• APIG conference casts eye over present and future
• ANZIIF holds liability conference

Insurtech

• ‘Proud moment’ as Upcover wins top Finnie
• Lloyd’s Lab seeks more industry innovators
• Trust, old operating structures flagged as AI hurdles
• InsurPitch looks for next tech champion

International

• Operations chief takes Liberty International top job
• Chubb-led Lloyd’s facility adds capacity for Hormuz shipping
• Cyber insurers ‘covering claims’ as payouts top $1.4 billion
• Canadian industry group demands ‘decisive shift to adaptation’

Analysis

• Investing in broking’s deep bench of emerging talent
• What if complaints were a service, not a problem to manage?
• Breach breakdown: key findings from code report
• Three key innovation trends, according to ASIC