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'Loyalty doesn't pay': Car insurers asked to explain soaring premiums

Rising5 outlets reported this in 13 reports over 3 days - a further 8 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 description edited2 changes
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 10 Aug, 21:44description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    The corporate regulator ASIC has taken aim at major car insurers, finding that the companies are not explaining why customers' premiums are rising faster than inflation.

    The corporate regulator ASIC has taken aim at major car insurers, finding the companies are not explaining why customers' premiums are rising faster than inflation.

  2. afr.comseen 13 Aug, 04:27headline rewritten

    Car insurance premiums are rising and ASIC warns insurers are failing to explain price increases to customersASIC warns opaque car insurers slugging customers ‘for loyalty’

  1. 10 Aug, 13:58'Loyalty doesn't pay': Car insurers asked to explain soaring premiums1 outlet
  2. 10 Aug, 19:01Car insurance customers in the dark about fee hikes2 outlets
  3. 12 Aug, 03:37Premiums rising at double inflation rate, insurer says8 outlets
  4. and 2 one-off wordings
original reportingcopies
Mon, 10 August 2026peak 8 reports on Wed, 12 August 2026Wed, 12 August 2026

What it is about

Car insurersASICCar ownersAsicAustralian Securities and Investments CommissionAlan KirklandAustralian AssociatedInsurance Council Of AustraliaAustraliaAustralianInvestments CommissionVioleta Jahnel BrosigDaniel MulinoSteve JohnsonSuncorp GroupAustraliansNew ZealandNational News

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
wellingtontimes.com.au1 original report
camdencourier.com.au1 copy echoing wellingtontimes.com.au
afr.com1 original report - edited after publishing
edenmagnet.com.au1 copy echoing theleader.com.au
thecourier.com.au1 copy echoing theleader.com.au
sconeadvocate.com.au1 copy echoing theleader.com.au
lithgowmercury.com.au1 copy echoing theleader.com.au
theleader.com.au1 original report
muswellbrookchronicle.com.au1 copy echoing theleader.com.au
portnews.com.au1 copy echoing theleader.com.au
dailyadvertiser.com.au1 copy echoing theleader.com.au
10 Aug, 19:01over 33 hours12 Aug, 03:37

2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 5 original reports, 8 reprints

  1. Mon, 10 August 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)13:58edited after publishing

      The corporate regulator ASIC has taken aim at major car insurers, finding the companies are not explaining why customers' premiums are rising faster than inflation.

    • The Guardian World14:01

      Regulator finds many insurers raising premiums faster than inflation and advises customers to ask for better deals Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Car owners should challenge motor insurers over steep premium hikes, the corporate regulator advises, after finding many companies were raising prices faster than inflation. In a report released on Tuesday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) found that none of the eight insurers it reviewed...

    • wellingtontimes.com.au19:01first to report

      Car insurance premiums surged eight per cent while the broader consumer price index rose three per cent, in...

      1 reprint
  2. Tue, 11 August 2026

    1 report
  3. Wed, 12 August 2026

    1 report

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