General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-not-approached-as-m-and-a-targethttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/steadfast-not-approached-as-m-and-a-target<p>Steadfast has not received a takeover approach, CEO Robert Kelly told an analysts&rsquo; briefing this morning following media speculation a private equity firm may be interested...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:14:26 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/a-loss-of-faith-landlord-pays-for-undeclared-religious-meetingshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/a-loss-of-faith-landlord-pays-for-undeclared-religious-meetings<p>AIG has won a dispute with a landlord that failed to disclose its building was no longer occupied by a restaurant and that a religious organisation met weekly on the upper floor...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:10:50 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-global-and-corporate-boss-in-place-at-aonhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/new-global-and-corporate-boss-in-place-at-aon<p>Aon has confirmed James Harmer has joined the company to lead a team of 170 people as head of global and corporate...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:10:43 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-brings-baum-on-boardhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-brings-baum-on-board<p>WTW Pacific region CEO James Baum has joined the National Insurance Brokers Association board...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:10:33 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/just-the-beginning-as-howden-expands-commercial-armhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/just-the-beginning-as-howden-expands-commercial-arm<p>Howden has added to its commercial team and launched an agricultural specialty unit, bringing in experienced broking professionals who will collaborate with its equine team and others...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:08:39 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/red-tape-pulls-brokers-away-from-clients-klipinhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/red-tape-pulls-brokers-away-from-clients-klipin<p>Compliance with &ldquo;layers and layers&rdquo; of regulation is forcing risk advisers to put off customer engagement, National Insurance Brokers Association CEO Richard Klipin warns...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:08:10 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/surf-star-to-address-steadfast-conferencehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/surf-star-to-address-steadfast-conference<p>Media personality Adam Spencer and para surfer Sam Bloom will be keynote speakers at next year&rsquo;s Steadfast Convention...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:59:42 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/underwriter-level-hails-progress-on-bpa-platformhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/underwriter-level-hails-progress-on-bpa-platform<p>New mobile plant and equipment specialist Level Underwriting says it has brought hundreds of brokers onto ChainThat&rsquo;s Beyond Policy Administration platform since going live in Australia last month...</p>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:59:13 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/no-red-flags-after-aub-buyout-bid-withdrawnhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/no-red-flags-after-aub-buyout-bid-withdrawn<p>AUB Group has a positive earnings outlook, and the fact private equity suitors are not proceeding with a takeover is no cause for alarm, a Morningstar research report says...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:24 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/everything-has-a-cost-industry-queries-card-surcharge-banhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/everything-has-a-cost-industry-queries-card-surcharge-ban<p>Banning card payment surcharges could have knock-on impacts for clients, insurance executives say...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:10:14 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/buyers-market-firmly-established-in-new-zealandhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/buyers-market-firmly-established-in-new-zealand<p>A &ldquo;very benign&rdquo; claims environment means soft market conditions persist in most insurance lines in New Zealand, Gallagher says in a market update...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:09:42 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/psc-rolls-threefold-musk-into-nz-businesshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/psc-rolls-threefold-musk-into-nz-business<p>PSC Insurance Brokers NZ has brought the Threefold and Musk businesses into its operations after moving earlier this year to wind up an authorised representative network...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:35:41 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/business-frozen-out-after-food-spoilage-claimhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/business-frozen-out-after-food-spoilage-claim<p>A Melbourne business owner has lost a dispute with his insurer after it denied a payout for food stock ruined by a broken freezer...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:35:31 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/code-committee-names-new-industry-rephttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/code-committee-names-new-industry-rep<p>Jeff Howells will next month start a three-year term as Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee industry representative...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:33:30 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/lockton-exec-runs-for-charity-after-son-s-diagnosishttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/lockton-exec-runs-for-charity-after-son-s-diagnosis<p>Adam Squire will compete in the Sydney Marathon next August to raise funds for Arrow Foundation, which helps bone marrow transplant patients...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:32:15 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/marsh-veteran-to-depart-after-three-decadeshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/marsh-veteran-to-depart-after-three-decades<p>Marsh Pacific client engagement leader AnnMarie Rodgers is leaving the broker after 31 years...</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:31:56 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/whitbread-sharpens-strata-focus-under-new-ceohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/whitbread-sharpens-strata-focus-under-new-ceo<p>Whitbread Insurance Brokers says Lia de Sousa has been appointed CEO, as the business hones its strata specialisation...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:48:12 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/broker-let-down-client-but-no-loss-means-no-compensationhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/broker-let-down-client-but-no-loss-means-no-compensation<p>A corporate trustee has failed to win compensation from Marsh Advantage over poor handling of a motor policy renewal...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:48:03 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/intermediary-jailed-over-wide-ranging-payments-fraudhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/intermediary-jailed-over-wide-ranging-payments-fraud<p>A UK broker has been sentenced to five years in prison after police found he diverted more than &pound;133,000 ($269,700) into his personal bank account...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:47:52 GMThttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-convention-to-return-to-gold-coasthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-broker/niba-convention-to-return-to-gold-coast<p>Next year&rsquo;s National Insurance Brokers Association Convention will once again be held at RACV Royal Pines on the Gold Coast...</p>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:47:29 GMT