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Mallee Hail Is a Sharp Reminder About Harvest-Time Insurance Gaps
Mallee Hail Is a Sharp Reminder About Harvest-Time Insurance Gaps
10 Nov 2026: Paige Estritori
A damaging hailstorm across Victoria’s Mallee has turned a promising harvest into a difficult insurance and cash-flow test for affected grain growers. ABC Rural reported on 6 November 2026 that hail swept through districts including Birchip, Wycheproof and Quambatook, damaging thousands of hectares of wheat, barley, lentils, canola and other crops just as many paddocks were ready to harvest. - read more
Strata Storm Claim Ruling Puts Defect Exclusions in Focus
Strata Storm Claim Ruling Puts Defect Exclusions in Focus
10 Nov 2026: Paige Estritori
A recent Australian Financial Complaints Authority decision has highlighted a difficult but common issue for strata communities: damage that happens during a storm is not always insured storm damage. The dispute, reported on 5 November 2026, involved an owners corporation claim for a collapsed parapet wall, with the insurer declining cover on the basis that defective design, materials or workmanship were the dominant cause rather than the weather event itself. - read more
Healthcare liability pressure puts clinic renewal evidence in focus
Healthcare liability pressure puts clinic renewal evidence in focus
10 Nov 2026: Paige Estritori
A new Australian healthcare professional liability market update points to a sharper divide between general insurance market conditions and the experience of healthcare organisations arranging malpractice and professional liability cover. Lockton’s 1 November 2026 update says established insurers remain selective, claims inflation is affecting attachment points and underwriters are looking more closely at how clinical governance works in practice, not merely whether accreditation exists. - read more
WA Child Safety Changes Put Fitness Compliance in the Spotlight
WA Child Safety Changes Put Fitness Compliance in the Spotlight
10 Nov 2026: Paige Estritori
Western Australia’s updated Working With Children Check laws are a timely reminder that fitness business risk is not limited to physical injury, equipment damage or venue incidents. The changes, in effect from 17 September 2026 and highlighted by AUSactive in October, mean certain adverse Working With Children outcomes from other Australian jurisdictions can now affect a person’s ability to work with children in WA. - read more
APRA AI remarks put risk data under the spotlight
APRA AI remarks put risk data under the spotlight
10 Nov 2026: Paige Estritori
APRA’s latest comments on artificial intelligence in insurance have shifted attention from future technology to a practical issue for today’s small operators: the quality of the information insurers use to understand risk. For domestic and home service businesses, sharper underwriting could eventually mean more tailored pricing, but it may also make incomplete records, unclear operations or higher-risk work harder to overlook. - read more

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