Explore the key differences between holding your own AFSL and operating as an Authorised Representative (AR) in Australia’s insurance broking industry. Learn how compliance costs, technology, governance, market access, and business support influence the right structure for modern brokerages — and why more experienced brokers are choosing the AR model through Community Broker Network (CBN).

Community Broker Network enters New Zealand with acquisition of Folio’s broking operations.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned southern QLD and northern NSW residents about potential “widespread severe impacts” of a category two cyclone tracking towards the QLD coast. Locals have been advised to stock up on supplies in advance of the weather system, expected to make landfall on Thursday night or early Friday morning.