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Insurer trials AI voices for disaster response
Mortgage offset failures cost Australians millions
Australian family fortunes don’t make it to the next generation
Migration to Australia falls despite what most people think

New Zealand News

Partners Life re-aligns underwriting process around advisors
Insurers welcome climate adaption bill, warn funding still needed
Travel insurers revisit coverage gap scrutiny as Gulf advisories shift
Digital risk law firm reveals threat actors target NZ insurers

Asia News

Southeast Asian youth struggle with online gambling
New Chinese sea-rail line enables direct transfer from ships
Hong Kong reforms tests and permits for ride hailing drivers
Singapore begins its first climate scenario analysis

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Mental health conversations on AI increase, but mostly fail
European wildfirelosses creep towards 2025 record
Trump replaces old duty with new tariff on imports from 60 jurisdictions
Risks spiral but capacity oversupply keeps cyber market soft

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Thursday Thought-Leaders: The 7 Behaviours Defining the Future of Insurance

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Thursday Thought-Leaders: AI Fundamentals | From Theory to Practice

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Reinsurance International Study Course

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22nd Australian Insurance Industry Awards

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Thursday, 13 August 2026

ICC Sydney, New South Wales

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14th New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards

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10 November 2026

New Zealand International Convention Centre | NZICC

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Claims, General Insurance, Insurance Broking, Life and Retirement Income, Reinsurance, Risk Management

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Cyber risk: What insurance professionals need to know

Claims, General Insurance, Insurance Broking, Life and Retirement Income, Reinsurance, Risk Management

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