{
  "id": 477486,
  "title": "Car owners should challenge insurers on steep price hikes and ‘call their bluff’, Asic says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/car-owners-should-challenge-insurers-on-steep-price-hikes-and-call-477486",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-10T14:01:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/11/car-insurance-prices-asic"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Car owners should challenge insurers on steep price hikes and ‘call their bluff’, Asic says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/car-owners-should-challenge-insurers-on-steep-price-hikes-and-call",
        "published": "2026-08-10T14:01:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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