'Loyalty doesn't pay': Car insurers asked to explain soaring premiums
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- ABC News (Australia)seen 10 Aug, 21:44description edited
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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.
- 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’
The headline, as it mutated - 3 wordings
- 10 Aug, 13:58'Loyalty doesn't pay': Car insurers asked to explain soaring premiums1 outlet
- 10 Aug, 19:01Car insurance customers in the dark about fee hikes2 outlets
- 12 Aug, 03:37Premiums rising at double inflation rate, insurer says8 outlets
- and 2 one-off wordings
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How it spread - 5 original reports, 8 reprints
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
- camdencourier.com.au10 Aug, 19:01their copy
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- afr.com03:30edited after publishing
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Car insurance premiums are rising and ASIC warns insurers are failing to explain price increases to customers
Wed, 12 August 2026
1 report- theleader.com.au03:37
The cost of insurance is surging at nearly double the rate of inflation, Australia's biggest insurer says, after...
7 reprints
- edenmagnet.com.au12 Aug, 03:37their copy
- thecourier.com.au12 Aug, 03:37their copy
- sconeadvocate.com.au12 Aug, 03:37their copy
- lithgowmercury.com.au12 Aug, 03:37their copy
- muswellbrookchronicle.com.au12 Aug, 03:37their copy
- portnews.com.au12 Aug, 03:37their copy
- dailyadvertiser.com.au12 Aug, 03:37their copy