Regulatory & Consumer Protections (Australia): The Insurance Council of Australia says its updated general insurance code will move to contract enforceability, with a 24-month transition and new rules including automatic acceptance of home and motor claims left undecided after 12 months, plus expanded vulnerability protections. Claims & Pricing Transparency (Australia): An insurer was ordered to pay $2,000 after a two-year dispute over a sharp premium jump, with the regulator saying the explanation was too thin and didn’t show whether the error hit other years. Affordability & Funding Pressure (Australia): Queensland warns proposed Disaster Recovery Funding changes could cost it about $500m a year, while NSW forecasts over $3b annually from insurance levies and duties—prompting renewed calls to reform the system. AI in Insurance (Global): CFC is updating policy wording to make AI coverage treatment explicit, aiming to remove “silent” ambiguity around AI-generated content and model drift. Market Moves (Pakistan): EFU Life is considering acquiring insurtech Waada Digital, as it seeks to expand digital, Shariah-compliant insurance access. M&A & Broking (Israel/Australia): Migdal plans to buy the Gindi family’s stake in Kenyon Hazahav, and Australia’s ACCC cleared PSC’s acquisition of MA Insurance Brokers as unlikely to materially reduce competition. Health Insurance Costs (US): A Medicare reimbursement shift is driving Medipyxis to launch an AI business operating system for wound care providers to cut admin drag tied to authorizations and documentation.