Zurich loses claims chief
21 May 2013
Zurich Australia Executive GM Claims Stephen Brooks resigned from the company today…
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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…
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…
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…