QBE unveils senior management shake-up

11 April 2018

QBE says Group CFO Michael Ford is leaving the company and the top finance role will be filled by Inder Singh, currently Australian and New Zealand CFO, as part of wider senior management changes…

Axa seals $19.7 billion takeover

05 March 2018

Bermuda-based global insurer XL Group is to be acquired by French insurer Axa to create what it says will be the leading global property & casualty commercial insurer…

QBE sells Latin American operations to Zurich

26 February 2018

QBE will sell its Latin American business to Zurich Insurance Group for $US409 million, the company said today…

CBL enters interim liquidation

26 February 2018

Troubled New Zealand-based global insurer CBL has been placed into interim liquidation by the High Court of New Zealand…

Ex-QBE chiefs launch agency

13 February 2018

Former QBE senior executives Colin Fagen and Blair Nicholls have teamed up to launch a new underwriting agency they say will bring brokers back into the personal lines market…

Aon names a new CEO for Australia

12 February 2018

Aon Risk Solutions Australia announced this afternoon that its next CEO will be James Baum, who is currently its Commercial MD and Aon Broking Pacific Chairman…

QBE revamps intermediary team

07 February 2018

QBE has appointed two GMs to its intermediary distribution leadership team, and created two new portfolios…

QBE expects $US1.2 billion loss for 2017

23 January 2018

QBE expects an after-tax loss of $US1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) for 2017 after writedowns on its North American business and the impact of fourth-quarter catastrophes, and new CEO Pat Regan has flagged an overhaul…

ASIC crackdown costs insurers more than $120 million

17 January 2018

Two more insurers have been ordered by ASIC to repay customers money for deficient add-on cover sold through car dealers, bringing the total so far to more than $120 million…

QBE recruits icare chief

10 January 2018

QBE has recruited Insurance & Care NSW (icare) MD and CEO Vivek Bhatia as its CEO Australian and New Zealand Operations…

Industry mourns insurance figures

08 January 2018

Members of the insurance community are mourning the deaths of three well-known professionals…

Government backs mitigation in premium taskforce response

19 December 2017

The Federal Government says it will pursue reforms to place downward pressure on premiums through accountability and transparency, outlining the plans in a formal response to the Northern Australia Insurance Premiums Taskforce and this year’s Senate inquiry…

Chubb announces new Australia head

14 December 2017

Chubb Country President for Australia and New Zealand John French will move to a regional role next year, the insurer has announced…

IAG announces quota share deal

08 December 2017

IAG has entered into quota share agreements with three reinsurers to improve capital efficiency and reduce earnings volatility…

Steadfast to buy Whitbread Insurance Group

04 December 2017

Steadfast says it will buy Whitbread Insurance Group for $95 million and complete an equity raising to fund the deal and provide proceeds for future growth…

Insurers caught up in banking royal commission

30 November 2017

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a royal commission into the alleged misconduct of Australia’s banks and other financial services entities, including insurers…

Allianz makes key broker management appointments

23 November 2017

Allianz has appointed Michelle Hay as GM Consumer, SME and Platform Solutions, while Alison Brough will move into the role of National Manager Strategy and Key Partnerships…

JLT announces new CEO

02 November 2017

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Australia and New Zealand CEO Leo Demer will take up a new global advisory role within the group in January and be replaced by his deputy, Nick Harris…

QBE names interim Australia-NZ chief

27 October 2017

QBE Insurance has appointed Inder Singh, who is currently CFO of its Australian and New Zealand Operations, as the division’s interim CEO…

Suncorp announces leadership shake-up

12 October 2017

Suncorp has “streamlined” its leadership team, which includes the departure of CEO Insurance Anthony Day…