Advisernet merges underwriting agencies
19 December 2012
The Advisernet Group has restructured its underwriting agency operations to bring the businesses under one brand to be managed by former Chubb Australia executive Paul Baldacchino…
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Macquarie-Pacific premium funders’ acquisition finalised
19 December 2012
Macquarie Premium Funding has finalised the purchase of GE-owned Pacific Premium Funding…
Premium funders to merge, Steadfast delays IPO
17 December 2012
Broker group Steadfast and Macquarie Bank are to jointly purchase Pacific Premium Funding from GE in a deal expected to be finalised sometime in the next week…
Gallagher buys leading Lloyd’s coverholder SRS
21 November 2012
Brisbane-based SRS Underwriting, the largest independent Lloyd’s underwriting agency in Australia, has been acquired by global risk management services firm Arthur J Gallagher & Co…
Next Austbrokers CEO revealed
22 October 2012
CGU’s Mark Searles is to succeed Lach McKeough as CEO of the Austbrokers group…
O’Halloran to become Steadfast Chairman
05 October 2012
Former QBE Group CEO Frank O’Halloran is to become Chairman of broker group Steadfast…
Willis loses CEO as new boss arrives
03 October 2012
Willis Australasia CEO Pieter Lindhout has left the company suddenly…
Peiris to succeed Towell at Allianz
02 October 2012
Niran Peiris has been appointed as the next MD of Allianz Australia to succeed long-serving MD Terry Towell…
Gatto drops Aon, sticks with Willis
15 August 2012
Well-known broker Maurice Gatto, who resigned from Willis in February to move to Aon, has decided to remain at Willis in Melbourne…
McIvor quits OAMPS
26 July 2012
Keith McIvor, the CEO of major local brokerage OAMPS, has resigned from the company…
Fogarty takes top job at Zurich
18 May 2012
Daniel Fogarty has been named the new CEO of Zurich General Insurance for Australia and New Zealand…
QBE makes changes at the top
02 May 2012
QBE today announced immediate changes to its Group Executive structure as it makes the transition from Frank O’Halloran as Group CEO to John Neal…
Doyle quits as Zurich CEO
20 April 2012
Zurich CEO Shane Doyle today announced his resignation from the company…
CGU to slash 600 jobs
09 March 2012
CGU will cut 600 jobs over the next three years under a $75 million restructure of its business…
O’Halloran to retire from QBE
28 February 2012
Legendary QBE Group CEO Frank O’Halloran will retire on August 17…
Steve Lardner set to retire
01 February 2012
Popular broker Steve Lardner will retire from Aon Risk Solutions on July 6…
IAG to acquire New Zealand’s AMI
16 December 2011
IAG announced this morning it has entered into an agreement to buy troubled New Zealand insurer AMI for $NZ380 million ($288 million)…
Natural Disaster Insurance Review recommendations released
14 November 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten this afternoon released the recommendations of the Natural Disaster Insurance Review, which encompass flood risk management, insurers’ claims-handling…
Bhatia goes as Wesfarmers Insurance restructures
27 October 2011
Wesfarmers Australian Underwriting CEO Vivek Bhatia will leave the Wesfarmers Insurance operation as part of a management restructure…
Smith goes as Zurich splits operations
08 March 2011
Zurich Australia is to split its local operations into two separate businesses as part of a global strategy…