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Measured floor heights will cut some flood premiums, not the risk
Measured floor heights will cut some flood premiums, not the risk
One in ten flood-prone properties may reprice sharply downward from 2027. The rest become easier to see
Drought is mispriced – and it’s making farm business harder to place
The risk sits in every rural portfolio. The data to price it doesn’t yet exist at property level
Drought is mispriced – and it’s making farm business harder to place
IAG joins global insurer push to cut the cost of repairing cars
The annual RCAR gathering is targeting vehicle design choices that insurers end up paying for
IAG joins global insurer push to cut the cost of repairing cars
Life sciences risk is shifting and coverage may not follow
A new Zurich report finds accountability gaps forming as AI and outcome-based models reshape the sector
Life sciences risk is shifting and coverage may not follow
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Spotlight
Marine insurance and the changing anatomy of trade risk Marine insurance and the changing anatomy of trade risk
As ripple effects impact global trade, marine insurers are rethinking how to assess and price exposure
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Monthly Features
Electric vehicle uptake is reshaping commercial motor risk Electric vehicle uptake is reshaping commercial motor risk
Supply chain complexity behind electrified fleets is reshaping what brokers ask at motor renewal
Claims costs are widening the gap between commercial fleets Claims costs are widening the gap between commercial fleets
Repair inflation has made evidence of fleet risk management a deciding factor in the pricing of commercial motor renewals
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Digital Transformation
Chinese AI models discussed bioweapons after safety controls failed
Moonshot stayed silent for six weeks after a jailbreak warning, raising questions about AI safety controls that cyber and tech E&O wordings have yet to answer
Insurers rate themselves AI leaders but none has rebuilt distribution around it - KPMG
Almost half of insurance executives put their firms in the top quartile for AI, yet no carrier surveyed has fully redesigned sales, distribution or underwriting
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Risk Management
Most risk leaders lack a framework to act on what they already know
A Willis Research Network report finds the gap between risk awareness and decision-making is where competitive advantage is won or lost
Why a clean incident history is a poor proxy for cyber readiness
A clean record may say more about monitoring quality than actual safety posture
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TV
State-backed cyberattacks, AI and proposal form challenges
State-backed cyberattacks, AI and proposal form challenges
Professional risks: AI wordings, legal costs and renewal traps Professional risks: AI wordings, legal costs and renewal traps
Cyber’s AI risks, new players and systemic threats Cyber’s AI risks, new players and systemic threats
Property market shifts and where brokers are innovating Property market shifts and where brokers are innovating
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IB Talk
Navigating Disruption: How Brokers Can Lead the Way on the Road and Sea
NTI's chief underwriter and platforms head share what brokers need to know to stay ahead of transport risk
Navigating Disruption: How Brokers Can Lead the Way on the Road and Sea
Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore
How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape
Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore
Underwriters under the microscope
Do they really deliver on speed, flexibility and claims service?
Underwriters under the microscope
AI, super charged brokers and a vanishing training ladder
Unpacking the next decade of broking
AI, super charged brokers and a vanishing training ladder
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Best insurance companies to work for in Australia and New Zealand 2026
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Speciality News
Cleared of faking it - but five points short of a payout
By Elaine Abasta
Oct 03, 2026
Insurance News
Panel cleared the malingering claim - then cut the number that mattered most
Cleared of faking it - but five points short of a payout
No memory, no peace: NRMA loses PTSD threshold fight
By Elaine Abasta
Oct 03, 2026
Insurance News
He can’t remember the crash. His insurer says that’s the point
No memory, no peace: NRMA loses PTSD threshold fight
Your clients’ credit card travel insurance may have quietly disappeared
By Roxanne Libatique
Oct 02, 2026
Travel
The big four banks have cut or stripped complimentary travel cover from a range of cards. Most cardholders won’t know until a claim is in front of them
Your clients’ credit card travel insurance may have quietly disappeared
Zurich completes Beazley deal as Adrian Cox steps down as CEO
By Mark Rosanes
Oct 02, 2026
Mergers & Acquisitions
Zurich's Kristof Terryn will lead the combined specialty business as the group claims the title of world's largest specialty insurer
Zurich completes Beazley deal as Adrian Cox steps down as CEO
NSW's tougher workers comp treatment test takes effect as commutation widens
By Roxanne Libatique
Oct 02, 2026
Workers Compensation
Employers renewing face two significant changes at once: a harder approval bar on treatment claims and a wider door out of long-tail liabilities
NSW's tougher workers comp treatment test takes effect as commutation widens
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