Aon to merge with Willis Towers Watson
10 March 2020
Aon has announced it will acquire Willis Towers Watson to create an $US80 billion broking giant...
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AUB takes full ownership of MGA Whittles
17 February 2020
AUB Group will take full ownership of Adelaide-based MGA Whittles in a $140 million deal...
Ben Bessell to leave IAG
21 January 2020
Group Executive Ben Bessell will leave IAG at the end of March, the insurer announced today...
Underinsurance fears flagged as bushfire losses hit $1.34 billion
14 January 2020
Insurance industry sources have warned that significant numbers of bushfire-affected homeowners could be underinsured, and that the issue could develop into a political storm...
Zurich ends agreement with Blue Zebra
13 January 2020
Blue Zebra is exploring opportunities with South African owned insurer Youi, after Zurich announced it will cease providing security for the underwriting agency...
Gallagher brings in Katherine Simmonds as Head of Corporate
13 January 2020
Gallagher Australia has appointed Katherine Simmonds, most recently with Willis Towers Watson, as Head of Corporate...
Bushfire losses set to pass $1 billion
10 January 2020
Insured losses from the ongoing bushfire catastrophe which has devastated areas of NSW, Victoria, Queensland and SA have reached $939 million, and are still rising...
Bushfire crisis: insurers meet Treasurer as losses hit $700 million
07 January 2020
A general insurance industry delegation met Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg today to discuss the response to the ongoing bushfire catastrophe...
Townsend leaves AIG
07 January 2020
AIG’s International General Insurance CEO Chris Townsend has left the company to pursue other opportunities...
AUB drops Coverforce takeover plan
09 December 2019
AUB has abandoned its plan to acquire Coverforce Holdings after failing to gain access to key documents required to finalise the deal...
AIG names new Australia CEO
08 November 2019
AIG has appointed Fairfax Financial executive Nigel Fitzgerald as CEO Australia, taking over from Noel Condon who will leave the business...
Former Dual claims manager gets 9.5 years' jail
18 October 2019
Former Dual Australia claims manager Josie Gonzalez has been sentenced to 9.5 years in jail and her husband Alvaro to 7.5 years for defrauding the underwriting agency of $17.4 million...
Suncorp appoints Steve Johnston Group CEO
09 September 2019
Suncorp has named Steve Johnston as Group CEO following the departure of Michael Cameron in late May...
AUB says it’s buying Coverforce, but management says it’s not for sale
02 August 2019
AUB Group says it intends to acquire Coverforce Holdings after reaching agreement with the brokerage’s private equity investor Pemba Capital Partners…
AUB resets AIMS mission after IBNA exit
29 July 2019
AUB Group has announced a restructure of AIMS, its former joint venture between Austbrokers and independent broking group IBNA...
Allianz strikes gold at Mansfields
26 July 2019
Allianz Australia has won the Gold Mansfield Award for excellence in claims-handling for the second year in a row...
Chubb unveils new division, key appointments
25 July 2019
Chubb has set up a new small commercial and mid-market division, to be headed by former Calibre CEO Mike Hooton, as it reports rapid growth in SME business.
PSC buys Griffiths Goodall brokerage
09 July 2019
PSC Insurance Group will buy the broking business of Shepparton-based Griffiths Goodall, which was the target of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission raid earlier this year...
Jury finds Josie and Alvaro Gonzalez guilty of Dual fraud
04 July 2019
A jury today returned a guilty verdict in the $17.4 million Dual fraud trial involving the underwriting agency’s former national claims manager Josie Gonzalez and her husband Alvaro…
Allianz to exit Australia and NZ long-tail risks
03 July 2019
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty will cease underwriting long-tail financial risks in Australia and New Zealand from September following a strategic review of the business...