A plain reference to how insurance is sold in Australia: who actually underwrites each brand, which businesses are licensed to arrange general insurance in your town, and what the jargon means.
Check a licence or find a business
Who underwrites which brand
Many Australian insurance brands are issued by a handful of underwriters. Look up who stands behind a brand.
- AAMI
- GIO
- Suncorp Insurance
- Apia
- Shannons
- Bingle
- Terri Scheer
- NRMA Insurance
- CGU
- SGIO
- SGIC
- WFI
- ROLLiN'
- RACV Insurance
- RACQ Insurance
- RAC Insurance (WA)
- RAA Insurance
- RACT Insurance
- Youi
- Budget Direct
- Allianz Australia
- QBE Australia
- Hollard
- Coles Insurance
- Everyday Insurance (Woolworths)
- Real Insurance
- Kogan Insurance
- CommBank home and car insurance
- Westpac home and car insurance
- St.George home and car insurance
- ING Insurance
- Australia Post Insurance
- Australian Seniors
- Honey Insurance
- Huddle Insurance
- Qantas Insurance (home and car)
All brands, grouped by underwriter
Insurance brokers and agents by city
3,426 licensed general insurance businesses, taken from the ASIC register and refreshed weekly.
- Sydney (1006)
- Melbourne (689)
- Brisbane (381)
- Perth (243)
- Adelaide (148)
- Gold Coast (105)
- Sunshine Coast (69)
- Newcastle (57)
- Canberra (27)
- Central Coast (26)
- Bendigo (18)
- Cairns (17)
- Rockhampton (15)
- Townsville (15)
- Bunbury (15)
- Hobart (15)
- Darwin (15)
- Geelong (14)
- Ballarat (13)
- Toowoomba (13)
- Wollongong (13)
- Mildura (11)
- Coffs Harbour (11)
- Bundaberg (10)
- Shepparton (9)
- Port Macquarie (9)
- Wagga Wagga (9)
- Launceston (8)
- Mackay (7)
- Hervey Bay (6)
- Albury (6)
- Tamworth (5)
- Orange (5)
- Dubbo (5)
- Gladstone (4)
- Lismore (3)
- Alice Springs (2)
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Australian Capital Territory
- Northern Territory
Guides
- Public liability insurance for tradies: a plain guide
- Professional indemnity insurance: who needs it and why
- Truck and heavy vehicle insurance: a plain guide
- Farm insurance: what it covers and who arranges it
- Workers compensation insurance: state-by-state basics
- Home insurance in flood and cyclone areas: your options
High-risk regions
- Home and strata insurance in North Queensland
- Home and strata insurance in the Pilbara and Kimberley
- Home and strata insurance in the Northern Territory
- Home and strata insurance in the Northern Rivers of NSW
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