Daniel Wood

Daniel Wood

Danny is the news editor of Insurance Business Australia, and also contributes to the Insurance Business platforms globally. He’s worked as a radio and television news journalist and anchor in Sydney, London, Madrid and San Francisco. His reports have aired on numerous ABC Radio and BBC News programs including Saturday Extra and Newshour. He’s also written for local newspapers, online publications and US based WineMaker Magazine.

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RACQ defends "misleading" renewal notices in court — months after public apology

RACQ defends "misleading" renewal notices in court — months after public apology

The Queensland mutual is fighting ASIC's Federal Court case over comparison pricing it once admitted "was not in keeping with our high standards"

Qantas capacity cuts hand travel insurers a fresh wave of awkward conversations

Qantas capacity cuts hand travel insurers a fresh wave of awkward conversations

Extended schedule changes through August will test policy wordings, claims teams and the limits of airline-led remediation

Cyber's reckoning year: Zurich joins the SME race as rates wobble and ransoms climb

Cyber's reckoning year: Zurich joins the SME race as rates wobble and ransoms climb

As ransomware claims climb and global tensions spill into Australian inboxes, the broker conversation has shifted from risk transfer to resilience

No safety net: Why the Star v Buildcorp ruling just rewrote the broker playbook on cladding

No safety net: Why the Star v Buildcorp ruling just rewrote the broker playbook on cladding

A landmark NSW Supreme Court decision has drawn a hard line between damage and defect and brokers who don't get ahead of it risk leaving their construction clients dangerously exposed

Insurers throw weight behind national plan to slash premiums for resilient homes

Insurers throw weight behind national plan to slash premiums for resilient homes

IAG and the ICA have backed a blueprint that would directly link cheaper home insurance to disaster-proofing upgrades, as affordability stress engulfs 1.6 million Australian households

Australia flying blind on workplace AI, new report warns

Australia flying blind on workplace AI, new report warns

John Curtin Research Centre study says Australia risks repeating its social media regulatory failures unless Canberra moves quickly to put guardrails around AI in the workplace

Vroom with a view: Maserati crashes the Insurance Business Awards 2026

Vroom with a view: Maserati crashes the Insurance Business Awards 2026

The big awards event on Friday shifts up a gear thanks to one of Italy's legendary names in luxury motoring

Aussie ice cream giant hit by hackers

Aussie ice cream giant hit by hackers

According to a report in Information Age, the ransomware collective Dragonforce claims to have stolen more than 350GB of sensitive employee data from gelato franchiser Gelatissimo, with a ransom deadline ticking down

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