Wed, 13th May 2026

In this week's Financial Services Online podcast, Paige Estritori discusses ASIC's call for enhanced cyber resilience among Australian Financial Services licensees due to a rise in AI-driven threats to the insurance industry; a response to incidents like last year's Qantas data breach. Hostplus extends its partnership with MetLife Australia until 2028, continuing to provide cost-effective insurance solutions to over 865,000 members with further improvements set for August next year. Estritori also highlights the increase in disability-related life insurance disputes, emphasizing the need for more transparency between policyholders and insurers. She ends with a look at the challenges dairy farmers face due to increased input costs, recommending disciplined cost management and effective milk pricing as potential solutions.n