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AR Market Movement Dashboard

31 Aug 2026 → 30 Sep 2026 · September 2026
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Headline insights
A whole office moved from Insurance Advisernet to a new licence.Seven individual ARs and their corporate AR in Loganholme, Queensland left Insurance Advisernet on 7 September and were registered the next day at Business Insurance Group Australia, a licence issued in May at the same address. It’s the largest group to move onto a licence issued since January 2025.
McLardy McShane passed 600 ARs + CARs.It added 13 in September (587 → 600), including nine new individual ARs, six of them new to the register, and has added 79 since December. Ausure added 5 to reach 640, so the gap for third is now 40.
SMS Insurance (repX) is now in the top 10.It had 45 registered reps in December and has 73 today, joint tenth. Eight of the nine it added in September are new to the register, and 21 of its reps sit in a single Ballarat postcode.
Fewer people left the register: 33 individual ARs, down from 46 in August and 73 in July.Only 8 of them had ten or more years on the register, against 27 in July. With new entrants steady at about 60 a month, the individual AR count rose by 33, after +17 in August and −8 in July.
Total Individual ARs
3,815
▲ +33 (+0.9%)
Stayed at Same AFSL
3,730
99% retention
19 ARs switched AFSL
New Individual ARs
62
▲ new ARs in window
43 new · 18 re-entering · 1 from other AFSLs · +4 transferred in (re-papering), shown separately
Ceased / Left
33
▼ ARs ceased in window
Population Bridge · Individual ARs only
+62 ARs entered, +4 transferred in, −33 ceased or left
3,782
31 Aug 2026
Baseline
+62
New
Entrants
+4
Transferred
In
Ceased /
Left
−33
3,815
30 Sep 2026
Result

Market Stickiness

99% stayed at same AFSL 0.5% switched AFSL
AFSL Performance

Biggest Growers

Absolute net change
AFSLChange
McLardy McShane Partners+10
Aviso Group Partners+8
Business Insurance Group Australia NEW+7
SMS Insurance (repX)+7
The Gardian Group+5

Biggest Shrinkers

Absolute net change
AFSLChange
Insurance Advisernet Australia-8
Community Broker Network-6
Icf Insurance Brokers (australia)-5
Apollo Risk Services-2
Sphere Insurance Group-2

Fastest Growing

Percentage change (min 5 ARs)
AFSL%
The Gardian Group 9→14+56%
Gravitas Insurance Brokers 7→9+29%
Needcover Group 11→14+27%
BMIA Broker Network 18→21+17%
SMS Insurance (repX) 45→52+16%

Fastest Shrinking

Percentage change (min 5 ARs)
AFSL%
Icf Insurance Brokers (australia) 6→1-83%
Fermer Insurance Brokers 6→4-33%
McKenzie Ross & Co. 7→6-14%
Sphere Insurance Group 16→14-12%
Apollo Risk Services 43→41-5%
Movement Flows

AFSL Transfers · Individual ARs only

23 ARs moved between AFSLs within the GI-primary set (19 in-window switches + 4 boundary re-papering)
7
Insurance Advisernet Australia
→
Business Insurance Group Australia
transfer
3
Community Broker Network
→
McLardy McShane Partners
transfer
2
Community Broker Network
→
Sirius Insurance
transfer
1
Community Broker Network
→
Australian Broker Network
transfer
1
Brookvale Insurance Brokers
→
Community Broker Network
transfer
1
Apollo Risk Services
→
Metrix Connect
transfer
1
Community Broker Network
→
Finstead Risk Solutions
transfer
1
Community Broker Network
→
BMIA Broker Network
transfer

Top Net Importers (from moves)

Business Insurance Group Australia+7
McLardy McShane Partners+3
Sirius Insurance+2

Top Net Exporters (from moves)

Insurance Advisernet Australia-7
Community Broker Network-7
Fermer Insurance Brokers-2
Total Registered ARs + CARs
5,668
▲ +41 (+0.7%)
Stayed at Same AFSL
5,555
99% retention
28 ARs + CARs switched AFSL
New Entrants
81
▲ new ARs + CARs in window
62 new · 18 re-entering · 1 from other AFSLs · +4 transferred in (re-papering), shown separately
Ceased / Left
44
▼ ARs + CARs ceased in window
Population Bridge · Individual ARs + CARs
+81 ARs + CARs entered, +4 transferred in, −44 ceased or left
5,627
31 Aug 2026
Baseline
+81
New
Entrants
+4
Transferred
In
Ceased /
Left
−44
5,668
30 Sep 2026
Result

Market Stickiness

99% stayed at same AFSL 0.5% switched AFSL
AFSL Performance

Biggest Growers

Absolute net change
AFSLChange
McLardy McShane Partners+13
Aviso Group Partners+9
SMS Insurance (repX)+8
Business Insurance Group Australia NEW+8
Metrix Connect+6

Biggest Shrinkers

Absolute net change
AFSLChange
Community Broker Network-12
Insurance Advisernet Australia-9
Icf Insurance Brokers (australia)-5
Fermer Insurance Brokers-4
Sphere Insurance Group-4

Fastest Growing

Percentage change (min 5 ARs + CARs)
AFSL%
The Gardian Group 10→15+50%
Gravitas Insurance Brokers 7→9+29%
Needcover Group 17→21+24%
BMIA Broker Network 30→35+17%
Professional Services Corporation 16→18+12%

Fastest Shrinking

Percentage change (min 5 ARs + CARs)
AFSL%
Icf Insurance Brokers (australia) 7→2-71%
Fermer Insurance Brokers 9→5-44%
Savill Hicks Corp. 8→5-38%
Lavaro 6→5-17%
Bluewell 7→6-14%
Movement Flows

AFSL Transfers · Individual ARs + CARs

32 ARs + CARs moved between AFSLs within the GI-primary set (28 in-window switches + 4 boundary re-papering)
8
Insurance Advisernet Australia
→
Business Insurance Group Australia
transfer
5
Community Broker Network
→
McLardy McShane Partners
transfer
2
Community Broker Network
→
Australian Broker Network
transfer
2
Community Broker Network
→
BMIA Broker Network
transfer
2
Sureinsure
→
Oracle Group (australia)
transfer
2
Community Broker Network
→
Sirius Insurance
transfer
2
Apollo Risk Services
→
Metrix Connect
transfer
2
Fermer Insurance Brokers
→
McLardy McShane Partners
transfer

Top Net Importers (from moves)

Business Insurance Group Australia+8
McLardy McShane Partners+6
Metrix Connect+3

Top Net Exporters (from moves)

Community Broker Network-11
Insurance Advisernet Australia-8
Fermer Insurance Brokers-3
Total Corporate ARs
1,853
▲ +8 (+0.4%)
Stayed at Same AFSL
1,825
99% retention
9 CARs switched AFSL
New Corporate ARs
19
▲ new CARs in window
19 new · 0 re-entering · 0 from other AFSLs
Ceased / Left
11
▼ CARs ceased in window
Population Bridge · Corporate ARs only
+19 CARs entered, −11 ceased or left
1,845
31 Aug 2026
Baseline
+19
New
Entrants
Ceased /
Left
−11
1,853
30 Sep 2026
Result

Market Stickiness

99% stayed at same AFSL 0.5% switched AFSL
AFSL Performance

Biggest Growers

Absolute net change
AFSLChange
McLardy McShane Partners+3
Oracle Group (australia)+2
BMIA Broker Network+2
Metrix Connect+2
Sirius Insurance+2

Biggest Shrinkers

Absolute net change
AFSLChange
Community Broker Network-6
Savill Hicks Corp.-3
Fermer Insurance Brokers-2
Sphere Insurance Group-2
Markey Group-1

Fastest Growing

Percentage change (min 5 CARs)
AFSL%
Needcover Group 6→7+17%
BMIA Broker Network 12→14+17%
All Risk Protection 9→10+11%
Professional Services Corporation 12→13+8%
Regis Licensing 13→14+8%

Fastest Shrinking

Percentage change (min 5 CARs)
AFSL%
Savill Hicks Corp. 7→4-43%
McKenzie Ross & Co. 9→8-11%
Sphere Insurance Group 18→16-11%
Apollo Risk Services 18→17-6%
Sureinsure 25→24-4%
Movement Flows

AFSL Transfers · Corporate ARs only

9 CARs moved between AFSLs within the GI-primary set
2
Community Broker Network
→
McLardy McShane Partners
transfer
1
Apollo Risk Services
→
Metrix Connect
transfer
1
Community Broker Network
→
Australian Broker Network
transfer
1
Bluewell
→
Metrix Connect
transfer
1
Community Broker Network
→
BMIA Broker Network
transfer
1
Fermer Insurance Brokers
→
McLardy McShane Partners
transfer
1
Insurance Advisernet Australia
→
Business Insurance Group Australia
transfer
1
Sureinsure
→
Oracle Group (australia)
transfer

Top Net Importers (from moves)

McLardy McShane Partners+3
Metrix Connect+2
Australian Broker Network+1

Top Net Exporters (from moves)

Community Broker Network-4
Bluewell-1
Fermer Insurance Brokers-1

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