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Features, analysis and opinion from the June/July 2025 edition of Insurance News magazine
Tropical punch
Cyclone Alfred may have fallen short of the worst predictions, but experts warn southeast Queensland may not be so ‘lucky’ next time around
The cutting edge of risk
FM Global’s Michael Hunneyball explains how to stay ahead of the game in a dangerous world
‘Let’s go nuts’
DO YOUR BEST: Expensive or inadequate insurance threatens the future of outdoor experiences for young people, the Scouts warn
HOUSE OF CARDS: Expansion of the home loan guarantee scheme poses a danger to the financial system, the government has been told
TRIGGER HAPPY: How Australia’s place on the front line of the climate crisis could lead to deployment of more parametric covers
The young guns
Quizzes, role-playing, but no coffee runs. Interlink’s trainee program is producing the next generation of leaders
Marine merchants
NM Insurance chief executive Lyndon Turner reflects on a two-decade journey across land and sea
Giving back
Insurance professionals extol the virtues of charitable work – both to the industry and the communities it serves
peopleNEWS
- Brokerage bowled over by fundraising efforts
- GSA touch footy event raises thousands
- Hundreds attend ‘inspiring’ Envest PD days
- UAC hails ‘electric atmosphere’ at Melbourne exchange
- ICA celebrates 50th anniversary at annual dinner
- ACT Gala Ball brings in more than $20,000
A CONVERSATION WITH INSUREBUILD: The newly rebranded group is ‘growing, learning and proud to be leading from the front’
INSIDE INFORMATION: UAC’s 2025 Member Survey results are in, revealing a sector bracing for a softer market and a host of other challenges






