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Ransomware Reporting Adds a New Layer to Agency Risk Planning
Ransomware Reporting Adds a New Layer to Agency Risk Planning
16 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori
Australia's ransomware payment reporting regime is now a practical compliance issue for many businesses, and real estate agencies should not assume it sits outside their risk planning. The rules require certain organisations to report ransomware or cyber extortion payments within a short timeframe after payment is made. While not every small agency will fall within the reporting threshold, the change is a clear signal that cyber incidents are being treated as governance, legal and insurance events, not just technology failures. - read more
What the Latest Insurance Market Data Means for Agency Renewals
What the Latest Insurance Market Data Means for Agency Renewals
09 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori
APRA’s latest general insurance performance data is a useful reminder that insurance pricing is being shaped by more than one factor. While headline profitability across the sector has improved compared with the more volatile years of heavy natural catastrophe losses, insurers are still managing higher repair costs, reinsurance expenses, claims inflation and risk selection pressures. For real estate agencies, that means renewal conversations are unlikely to be only about last year’s premium versus this year’s premium. - read more
Broker Code Changes Keep Insurance Transparency in Focus
Broker Code Changes Keep Insurance Transparency in Focus
02 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori
Australia’s insurance broking sector is continuing to sharpen its focus on transparency, service standards and conflict management as work progresses on an updated Insurance Brokers Code of Practice. For real estate agencies, this is more than an industry governance issue. It goes directly to how agency owners understand their cover, compare options, assess exclusions and respond when a claim needs to be lodged quickly. - read more
Stronger Insurance Code Signals Better Claims Expectations
Stronger Insurance Code Signals Better Claims Expectations
26 Aug 2026: Paige Estritori
The latest stage of Australia’s general insurance code debate is not just a matter for insurers. For real estate agencies, it is an extension of an ongoing story about how policies are sold, explained and tested when something goes wrong. - read more
Emergency Services Levy Reform: What Agencies Should Watch
Emergency Services Levy Reform: What Agencies Should Watch
19 Aug 2026: Paige Estritori
New South Wales’ move to shift emergency services funding away from insurance premiums and towards a broader property-based model is more than a state tax story. For real estate agencies, it is a timely reminder that insurance pricing is influenced by several moving parts, some visible on a renewal notice and others buried in the background. - read more

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Knowledgebase
Insurance Deductible:
the amount that an insured is required to contribute toward an insurance claim as stipulated in an insurance policy. Otherwise known as the "policy excess".