JLT Australia NZ keeps Thistle despite UK sale
21 November 2016
JLT Australia and New Zealand will continue to operate its Thistle underwriting arm following the sale of most of the Thistle UK operation…
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Aon teams up with innovation hub
21 November 2016
Aon is pursuing new opportunities with the start-up community through a three-year partnership with the York Butter Factory innovation hub in Melbourne…
LMI products go global
21 November 2016
Melbourne-based LMI Group says its products such as online risk management tool RiskCoach are proving increasingly successful in global markets…
Vero video points out brokers’ claims expertise
21 November 2016
Vero has produced a video that explains to brokers’ clients the value of having an insurance expert in their corner during the claims process…
Cover-More finalises US takeover
21 November 2016
Cover-More has completed its $US105 million acquisition of Travelex Insurance Services, the third-largest retail travel cover specialist in the US…
IAG happy with repair quality
21 November 2016
IAG says it will not rest on its laurels after an internal report gave its repair programs for property and motor near-perfect scores in 2015/16…
BHSI, Cover-More close on underwriting deal
14 November 2016
Berkshire Hathaway Speciality Insurance is close to replacing Great Lakes Australia as primary underwriter for travel insurer Cover-More in Australia and New Zealand…
Youi flags Australian ‘sales breaches’
14 November 2016
Youi’s Australian arm has engaged in “sales breaches” similar to those its New Zealand business recently admitted, parent company Outsurance Holdings says…
AAMI rejects Wye River underquoting criticism
14 November 2016
Suncorp subsidiary AAMI has rejected criticism that it is underquoting rebuilding costs and delaying construction for properties destroyed in the Wye River bushfires last December…
Talbot’s new MD takes over
14 November 2016
Former Catlin Australia chief Andrew Case started his new role as Talbot Underwriting Australia MD today…
Sportscover platform helps brokers pick up pace
14 November 2016
Specialist sports underwriting agency Sportscover has introduced a digital platform that lets brokers obtain instant quotes, bind risks and download policy documentation online – marking a first for Australiam sports insurance…
Cover-More remodels as earnings slump
14 November 2016
Travel insurer Cover-More has outlined changes to its operating model in a bid to reverse its fortunes following a 27.5% drop in net profit to $18.7 million last financial year…
iSelect defends comparator model
07 November 2016
iSelect has defended its business model after insurance comparators came under fire from industry heavyweights who refuse to work with them…
AIG brings environmental response to Australia
07 November 2016
Global insurance giant AIG has expanded its Pollution Incident and Environmental Response (PIER) 24-hour support service to clients in Australia…
Ace fades away as Chubb merger complete
07 November 2016
Chubb has started operating as a single insurance company in Australia following the merger with Ace…
ICPS recruits as consultancy grows
07 November 2016
Brisbane-based insurance claims building and engineering consultant ICPS Australia has appointed five new employees…
Mining state mortgage defaults hit Genworth earnings
07 November 2016
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia says net profit dropped 28.7% to $46.7 million in the third quarter, as loan delinquencies in mining states hit performance…
Liberty Financial names ex-IAG strategy head as director
07 November 2016
Specialty finance company Liberty Financial has appointed Leona Murphy as an independent non-executive director…
Steadfast on budget and waiting for cycle to turn
31 October 2016
Steadfast says its first quarter was in line with budget and the company is well placed to seize on improved market conditions next year…
QBE board welcomes former IAG boss
31 October 2016
QBE has appointed former IAG MD and CEO Mike Wilkins as a non-executive director, effective tomorrow…