QBE calls share-trading halt
06 December 2013
QBE shares have gone into a trading halt pending an announcement on its North American operations…
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Insight names new CEO
06 December 2013
Broker cluster group Insight has appointed David McKinnis as its new Chief Executive…
Wesfarmers subsidiary linked to Zurich takeover talk
31 October 2013
Speculation that Zurich is set to buy the diversified Wesfarmers Insurance business has been discounted, with sources suggesting the alleged acquisition target is most likely to be…
Cerno NZ adjusters switch to Crawfords
18 October 2013
International loss adjuster Crawford & Company is set to re-establish its brand in New Zealand through an associate arrangement with Cerno NZ…
Zurich wins Insurer of the Year
14 October 2013
Zurich has been named the NIBA General Insurer of the Year, ending QBE’s 11-year stranglehold on the award…
Lambrou to replace Nevett at Aon
20 September 2013
Aon Australia has appointed Lambros Lambrou as CEO to replace Steve Nevett, who will step down from the role in January but continue as Chairman for the Pacific Region…
Terry Ibbotson returns
19 September 2013
Former QBE Global Head of Distribution Terry Ibbotson has returned to the local market as Group Commercial Director at Arthur J Gallagher Australia…
Code of practice review released
02 August 2013
The report of the General Insurance Code of Practice independent review conducted by lawyer Ian Enright was released by the Insurance Council of Australia today…
Gianotti confirmed in the top job at Wesfarmers Insurance
12 July 2013
Wesfarmers has today announced that Anthony Gianotti is the new MD of Wesfarmers Insurance, effective immediately…
Doyle moves up at Dual, Coates comes home
02 July 2013
Former Zurich Australia CEO Shane Doyle has been appointed CEO of London-based Dual International…
Dual confident $17 million fraud loss will be recovered
30 June 2013
Swift action by Dual Australia has ensured the company will recover most of the $17 million allegedly misappropriated in a complex fraud carried out in the company’s Melbourne office…
Austbrokers buys 77.1% of InterRISK
13 June 2013
Austbrokers has purchased a 77.1% shareholding in major corporate broker and Steadfast member InterRISK Australia Pty Ltd…
Zurich loses claims chief
21 May 2013
Zurich Australia Executive GM Claims Stephen Brooks resigned from the company today…
Steadfast buys Ingram’s Altiora
21 May 2013
Broker group Steadfast has bought underwriting agency Altiora Insurance Solutions from Brisbane broker and businessman David Ingram…
Steadfast stands behind McCullagh
10 May 2013
Steadfast COO Cameron McCullagh “has the full support of the company’s board” despite a critical article in a Sydney newspaper linking him to a $100,000 political donation…
Ebix cashes in with global sale
02 May 2013
Ebix Inc, the parent of major local insurance technology company Ebix Australia, has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of US investment bank Goldman Sachs…
New Zealand broker joins Steadfast
24 April 2013
Steadfast has acquired a 30% stake in New Zealand’s fourth-largest brokerage, Rothbury…
Bradley returns to Allianz
28 March 2013
OAMPS Head of Commercial Broking Mark Bradley is leaving the Wesfarmers-owned brokerage to return to Allianz Australia as GM Direct and Life Insurances…
QBE profit up as Neal reshapes his team and changes focus
26 February 2013
QBE CEO John Neal has reshaped the management of the group and devised a more “global” strategic focus in changes revealed this morning at the company’s 2012 results announcements…
Rob Scott moving to retailer
21 January 2013
Wesfarmers Insurance MD Rob Scott is to become the Finance Director of retailer Coles…