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General Insurance AFSL Licence Search
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AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool using public register data. It is not the official ASIC register.
About General Insurance AFSL Licence Search
Search ASIC's general insurance AFSL register — look up AFSL holders authorised for general insurance and broking, and check a licence's status.
Use this general insurance AFSL search to find AFSL holders authorised for general insurance activities. Look up a general insurance licensee by company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to each general insurance AFSL.
Every record in the general insurance register below is drawn from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. For high-stakes verification, also confirm details on ASIC Connect.
What is a general insurance AFSL?
A general insurance AFSL is an Australian Financial Services Licence that ASIC has authorised to provide financial services in relation to general insurance products covering property, motor, liability, travel, business and other non-life risks. The general insurance register listed here shows every AFSL holder authorised for general insurance activities, with the AFSL number, registered state, status and licence conditions visible on each record.
What a general insurance licence covers
A general insurance AFSL typically covers issuing general insurance products, dealing in general insurance, advising on general insurance cover or arranging policies. The exact authorisations on any specific general insurance licence are set out in the AFSL conditions — open a record to review them in full.
Who typically holds a general insurance AFSL
general insurance brokers, underwriting agencies, AFSL-authorised distributors and authorised representatives are the most common general insurance AFSL holders. Authorised representatives operating under those licensees also appear in the AFS Representatives register and can be looked up alongside their licensee.
Who needs a general insurance AFSL
A general insurance broker or any business that issues, deals in or advises on general insurance products in Australia generally needs a general insurance AFSL with the relevant authorisations.
How to use this general insurance AFSL search
Every row in the general insurance register below is a clickable general insurance AFSL record. You can refine the general insurance AFSL search by state, paginate through the results, or open a licensee detail page to see the full general insurance licence record.
Search by general insurance licensee name
Type the business name into the global AFSL search box to run a general insurance licensee lookup across the AFSL register and any matching credit, DCE or remittance records held by the same entity.
Search by AFSL number, ABN or ACN
If you already have a general insurance licensee's AFSL number, ABN or ACN, the global search box accepts all four identifiers and resolves to the matching general insurance AFSL record. Useful for verifying a general insurance AFSL by its unique number.
Filter the general insurance register by state
Use the state filter above the table to narrow the general insurance AFSL register to a specific Australian jurisdiction — handy when you need a general insurance licensee that operates in a particular state or territory.
About the general insurance register data
This general insurance AFSL register is sourced from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. The footer of every page shows the latest data refresh date applied across the whole site.
Source and refresh of the general insurance register
General Insurance data is normalised from the public ASIC AFSL register. Licence status, conditions and authorisations are mirrored as ASIC publishes them — we do not edit or override regulator decisions on any general insurance AFSL.
Officially verifying a general insurance AFSL
For any high-stakes confirmation of a general insurance AFSL — onboarding, KYC, counterparty checks — always verify on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool and is not the official general insurance register.
Monitor a general insurance AFSL for changes
Subscribe to free monitoring to receive an email when a general insurance AFSL is granted, suspended, varied or cancelled. Useful for compliance teams, brokers and counterparties tracking general insurance licensees over time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check a general insurance AFSL?
Enter the company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN of the general insurance licensee into the search box, open the matching record, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to that general insurance AFSL.
Who needs a general insurance AFSL in Australia?
A general insurance broker or any business that issues, deals in or advises on general insurance products in Australia generally needs a general insurance AFSL with the relevant authorisations.
What activities does a general insurance AFSL cover?
A general insurance AFSL covers issuing general insurance products, dealing in general insurance, advising on general insurance cover or arranging policies. The exact authorisations vary by licensee — open a general insurance AFSL record to see the conditions specific to that licensee.
How often is the general insurance AFSL register updated?
The general insurance register data shown here is refreshed monthly from the public ASIC AFSL dataset. For real-time alerts on a general insurance AFSL status change, subscribe to free monitoring on this site.
Where can I officially verify a general insurance AFSL?
The official source is the ASIC AFSL register on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search mirrors that data for convenience and faster general insurance search, but is not the official regulator.