Daniel Wood

3 days ago | insurancebusinessmag.com | Daniel Wood

Insurance News By Jun 06, 2025 Share More Australians than ever are health and fitness conscious. Reports show that the fitness business, fuelled by this cultural change, has experienced strong growth over the last decade. One industry report says half of young Australians “regularly” visit a gym or health centre. After struggling through COVID-19 pandemic closures and a tough economy, the growth prospects for gyms and fitness centres are more positive.

4 days ago | insurancebusinessmag.com | Daniel Wood

Cyber By Jun 05, 2025 Share CFC Underwriting, a global agency with a focus on cyber insurance, recently wrapped its cyber roadshows in Australia. One aim of the Sydney and Melbourne events was to help brokers respond to the current cyber challenges facing SME clients. The Q&A sessions also offered insights into the top cyber concerns of local brokers.

5 days ago | insurancebusinessmag.com | Daniel Wood

Property By Jun 04, 2025 Share The organisers of a strata roundtable are expected to release their report today. According to a media release shared with IB, the Strata Futures Report has 64 recommendations based on interviews with industry stakeholders, including strata management firms and banks. The authors are calling for a task force co-funded by the government to lead a national strata industry reform effort.

5 days ago | insurancebusinessmag.com | Daniel Wood

Insurance News By Jun 03, 2025 Share The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is suing insurance comparison provider Choosi for allegedly misleading customers through its funeral and life insurance comparison services. In a media release, ASIC alleges that for more than 4,200 funeral and 9,400 life insurance policies, apart from a limited exception, Choosi only compared policies issued by a single insurer.

6 days ago | insurancebusinessmag.com | Daniel Wood

Travel By Jun 03, 2025 Share Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, different industry stakeholders have reported increasing broker opportunities in the corporate travel space. Some of those stakeholders say the SME market is a source of those opportunities, particularly when SMEs need travel covers that fall into a gap between the more basic offerings and the complex covers bought by big corporate firms.