Corporate
HDI ‘very confident’ as local operations raise game
30 March 2026
HDI Global’s contribution to the net income of owner Talanx Group grew by 10% last year to €551 million ($909 million)...
Tower appoints interim finance chief
30 March 2026
Simon Hoole will join Tower as interim chief financial officer on May 1, replacing Angus Shelton, who also held the role on a temporary basis...
QBE director to step down
30 March 2026
QBE says board member Kathy Lisson will retire after its annual general meeting in May...
Achmea opens stud animal insurance portal
30 March 2026
Achmea Farm Insurance has launched an online portal for stud stock owners to buy cover for their animals...
Court undertakings given in Aviso hires row
30 March 2026
The NSW Supreme Court has made orders on legal action taken by Lockton against two managers that joined rival broking company Aviso Specialty...
Steadfast Convention: Kelly highlights potential of Asian market
23 March 2026
Steadfast CEO and co-founder Robert Kelly looked back at three decades of leadership and forward to future challenges during a candid interview at the group’s annual convention on the Gold Coast...
Hollard ‘sets standard’ on family violence response
23 March 2026
Hollard has changed its product disclosure statements to help customers affected by family and domestic violence or financial abuse...
Fast-growing Aviso Specialty overhauls leadership
23 March 2026
Aviso Specialty says new CEO Josh Roach will focus on deepening client relationships, investing in talent and strengthening insurer collaboration...
Liberty M&A cover helps future-proof buyers
23 March 2026
Liberty Global Transaction Solutions has launched a product designed to improve protection for buyers in merger and acquisition deals across the Asia-Pacific region...
ABC appeals for rethink on lawyers’ PI decision
16 March 2026
Liberty Mutual-backed ABC Insurance has requested an urgent review of the NSW Attorney-General’s decision stopping it from providing professional indemnity cover for solicitors...
Mecon boosts construction risk capacity
16 March 2026
Construction specialist Mecon has more than doubled its construction capacity, underpinned by new underwriting arrangements...
Market Lane shakes up leadership roles
16 March 2026
Market Lane Insurance Group MD David Porteous will become group CEO as the leadership structure is tweaked to better align with operations in Australia and New Zealand...
Cohabit platform adds strata cover
16 March 2026
Insurtech Cohabit has launched a digital strata insurance product...
Steadfast moves seven agencies under Miramar brand
09 March 2026
Steadfast-owned Miramar Group has launched, bringing together seven of the listed parent’s underwriting agencies under one brand...
QBE to take ownership of India business
09 March 2026
QBE will take full control of a joint venture in India following the proposed acquisition of a majority stake held by Prism Johnson...
RAC backs new underwriting buyout application
09 March 2026
WA-based RAC says it is aligned with IAG on the decision to submit a new application seeking regulatory approval for the sale of its underwriting business...
QBE funds financial abuse advice clinics
09 March 2026
The QBE Foundation has partnered with the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety to expand advice about economic abuse for women, non-binary and gender-diverse people...
Barings sees investment opportunities in volatile markets
09 March 2026
Asset manager Barings says it has about $22 billion of funds under management from Australian investors including insurer clients after launching here in 2008...
Local 360Globalnet unit not part of UK administration
09 March 2026
The Australian arm of technology company 360Globalnet says its operations are not affected by the appointment of administrators to its UK parent...
‘The shackles are off’: Guild targets growth after EML deal
02 March 2026
Niche underwriter Guild Insurance says it will fast-track growth after EML acquired a majority stake in the business...