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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’ 

As the market cycle turns, some ‘undisciplined underwriters’ are already making reckless moves 

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

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  • 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