IAG lifts guidance after strong claims experience
03 July 2017
IAG has raised its reported margin guidance for the past financial year after a better than expected claims experience on long-tail classes…
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Insurance House acquisitions extend regional reach
03 July 2017
Insurance House has purchased two NSW brokerages as it strives to build its presence in regional markets…
Guy Carpenter starts Asia-Pacific retrocession unit
03 July 2017
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has established a new unit offering retrocession services to clients in the Asia-Pacific region…
Suncorp appoints ‘program excellence’ boss
03 July 2017
Suncorp EGM Insurance Operations Lisa Harrison has taken up a new role as Chief Program Excellence Officer…
New role gives QBE a stronger customer focus
03 July 2017
QBE has promoted EGM Marketing Bettina Pidcock to the new Chief Customer Officer role, under organisational changes designed to make the insurer more customer-focused…
AB Phillips acquires Victorian brokerage
03 July 2017
AUB Group-backed AB Phillips has paid an undisclosed amount to acquire fellow Victorian brokerage Fergusons Insurance Brokers…
AJG to deliver insurance for Sydney rail project
03 July 2017
Transport for NSW has appointed Arthur J Gallagher to deliver an insurance program for the Sydney Metro City and Southwest rail project’s second stage of development…
RACQ expands pet cover to WA
03 July 2017
RACQ Insurance is to underwrite pet cover for RAC WA, crossing state borders for the first time in its 112-year history…
Cover-More offers pre-travel GP consultation
03 July 2017
Travel insurer Cover-More has introduced free pre-travel phone consultations with GPs to help policyholders plan healthy holidays…
Suncorp raises Tower takeover bid
26 June 2017
Suncorp has increased its takeover offer for Tower to $NZ1.40 per share, valuing the New Zealand insurer at about $NZ236 million…
QBE flags earnings drag from emerging markets
26 June 2017
QBE says higher-than-expected claims in the emerging markets business will hit its half-year earnings, which are due to be announced on August 17…
New Epsilon Chairman relishes industry return
26 June 2017
Paul Lynam says underwriting agency Epsilon will look to expand following his appointment as Chairman…
Moody’s acts on LMI ratings as housing market feels strain
26 June 2017
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the insurance financial strength rating of Westpac Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance to A1 from Aa3, while revising the outlook to stable from negative…
Marsh partners with Indigenous broker
26 June 2017
Aboriginal-owned insurance broker Origin has become an authorised representative of Marsh Australia…
iSelect hatches tech plan with Nest
26 June 2017
iSelect has signed a multi-year agreement with US tech company Nest Labs to be the exclusive partner for a suite of its connected home devices in Australia…
Insurance Made Easy seals small business link-up
26 June 2017
Steadfast member Insurance Made Easy has become the sole preferred insurance broker for Small Business Association of Australia members…
Atradius unveils ‘time-saver’ credit portal
26 June 2017
European trade credit insurer Atradius has introduced the Atrium credit management online portal, giving customers instant access to information on buyers’ creditworthiness and, in most cases, immediate credit limit decisions…
Steadfast considers holdings in German network’s brokers
19 June 2017
Steadfast says its acquisition of a minority stake in Hamburg-based unisonBrokers may pave the way for equity holdings in suitable brokers in the network…
Latevo lines up overseas insurer for 2018 crop season
19 June 2017
Latevo is finalising a deal with an overseas insurer to underwrite its multi-peril crop insurance for next year’s growing season, CEO Andrew Trotter has told insuranceNEWS.com.au exclusively…
Dual enhances cyber offering
19 June 2017
Underwriting agency Dual has introduced a $250,000 sub-limit for social engineering, phishing and cyber fraud under its cyber product…