QBE promotes regional CFO amid wider revamp
16 April 2018
QBE has appointed Inder Singh as Group CFO and announced other senior management changes as it accelerates plans designed to deliver improved performance…
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Marsh client chief steps down
16 April 2018
Marsh Chief Client Officer David Duffield has announced his retirement after 45 years with the broker…
Oracle snaps up Victorian brokerage
16 April 2018
Oracle Group Australia has bought Professional Insurance Brokers from Martin Hastings, who started the business in 1979, as it expands in Victoria…
Vero extends equipment coverage
16 April 2018
Vero has expanded its equipment breakdown cover and removed some exclusions…
Cover-More widens travel benefits
16 April 2018
Zurich-owned Cover-More has expanded the range of benefits available through its agency travel policies, and for the first time is offering “cancel for any reason” as an insurance option…
AM&T overhauls branding
16 April 2018
Allianz Marine & Transit has unveiled a new logo and website as part of a rebrand.
Lloyd’s hails success in Australia
09 April 2018
Lloyd’s wrote $2.3 billion of premium in Australia last year, making it the fifth-largest player in the local market, according to General Representative Chris Mackinnon…
AUB names second CFO appointee
09 April 2018
AUB Group has appointed Mark Shanahan as CFO after its previous pick, Susan Mitchell, withdrew…
Genworth director joins Steadfast board
09 April 2018
Steadfast has announced Gai McGrath will take up a directorship from June…
Suncorp names new director
09 April 2018
Suncorp has appointed Sylvia Falzon as a non-executive director, effective from September 1…
Tech unit trading profitably, Stream says
09 April 2018
Claims service provider Stream Group says its Qusol technology business traded profitably in the March quarter, in line with directors’ expectations…
Ansvar expands risk management offering
09 April 2018
Church and heritage insurer Ansvar has introduced a broader range of risk management services to complement its insurance offering…
CHUiSaver adds optional strata covers
09 April 2018
Digital underwriting agency CHUiSaver has expanded optional covers under its residential strata insurance to include legal expenses and lot owners’ fixtures and fittings…
QBE flags tech push to ‘work smarter’
26 March 2018
QBE intends to broaden its use of technology as part of a group-wide overhaul, CEO Pat Regan says…
CBL creditors to hold ‘watershed meeting’
26 March 2018
Creditors of New Zealand-based CBL will meet in May to decide on the insurer’s future after it entered voluntary administration and court-ordered interim liquidation…
QBE broker head seconded to Asia
26 March 2018
QBE Australia GM Broker Distribution Jason Hammond has accepted a temporary role with the company’s Asia-Pacific operations in Hong Kong…
IAG prices $350 million debt issue
26 March 2018
IAG has priced its $350 million subordinated debt issue, paying investors interest quarterly at a floating rate equal to the three-month bank bill swap rate plus a margin of 2.1% a year…
Latevo re-enters crop market
26 March 2018
Latevo has re-entered the Australian crop insurance market with a more “cost-effective” product…
Underwriter, broker team up on trademark cover
26 March 2018
Specialist insurance provider CFC and broker BMS have developed a new set of trademark insurance products for business owners…
QBE revamps Australia and NZ division roles
19 March 2018
QBE’s Australian and New Zealand Operations division will bring its technology and transformation teams together within what’s to be called a “chief operations office” and will also create a new strategy team…