2023 Insurance Business Global 100 Winners
The Insurance Business Global 100 winners for 2023 have been announced and we would like to congratulate the [...]
New CEO Announced
UAC is excited to announce the appointment of Jenny Bax, in the role of Chief Executive Officer. Jenny [...]
New directors join UAC board
The Underwriting Agencies Council has four new directors. The new directors, who will each serve for two years, [...]
CAT 221 Weekly Update
SE 224 Daily Tally 24 November There has been a 5.7% increase in SE 224 claims overnight [...]
Agencies offer tailored home-based business insurance
The debate about whether domestic insurance policies should cover home-based businesses lacks an understanding of how the insurance [...]
Do you know your employer obligations when it comes to Parental Leave?
Do you know your employer obligations when it comes to Parental Leave? With Mother’s Day happening this week, [...]
Updated data shows 2022 flood was Australia’s costliest
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) today provided updated data on the storms and floods that impacted South-East [...]
We have moved
UAC has moved office, Level 40, 161 Castlereagh Street (ANZ Tower) Sydney. PO Box remains unchanged.
UAC Board 2021 – 2023
Following the AGM today, the newly elected board and positions are: Chair - Kurt Nilsen Deputy Chair - [...]
Victorian Earthquake… appears to have caused manageable insurance damage despite some graphic pictures
This article from JP Morgan Securities Australia shared with permission. Victoria was struck by an earthquake that caused [...]
Congratulations to UAC Young Guns
UAC members’ future leaders feature heavily in Insurance Business magazine’s 2021 Young Guns list. General insurance’s rising superstars [...]
ProRisk wins ANZIIF’s Most Valuable Team for 2021 award
ProRisk’s claims team has been awarded Most Valuable Team for 2021 by ANZIIF. Chloe Thomas, Group Claims Manager [...]
SMEs cautiously optimistic despite further staff cuts as JobKeeper ends
The latest wave of the COVID-19 SME Research Tracker shows that cautious optimism continues to underpin SME sentiment, [...]
Future of insurance report available
In late May, UAC asked agency member principals to complete a survey for Business Service member Clyde & [...]
JobKeeper 2.0 starts after Sept
The second tranche of the JobKeeper scheme changes the eligibility test for employers and the amounts paid to [...]
Portal assists small business recovery
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) is ready to help SMEs emerging from hibernation and [...]
WLM insights, Covid-19 updates
As the 2019-20 financial year closes, UAC accountant and business service member WLM Financial has provided useful information [...]
Tax relief for Covid-19
Want to know what tax relief measures are available in your state or territory for Covid-19 pandemic support? [...]
Personal lines insurers’ responses
Business service member Finity has summarised personal lines insurers’ Covid-19 responses so far in a new article. It [...]
Maintain security to avoid cyber attacks
With thanks to member Emergence Insurance, UAC recommends the following strategies to assist in maintaining cyber security while [...]
Reform program stalled
Regulators have shifted their priorities to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. That means delays to reforms and legislative [...]