Suncorp broadens health suite through Nib alliance
05 December 2016
Suncorp has begun offering a wider range of health covers under an expanded alliance with Nib, which will underwrite, handle claims and provide administrative support…
Corporate
QUS brings claims handling in-house
05 December 2016
From today strata insurer QUS will handle all its claims in-house, rather than using a third-party administrator…
Ensurance welcomes more white-label partners
05 December 2016
Broker and insurance technology group Ensurance’s online platform signed up 35 white-label partners last month, raising the total number to 84…
HIA-Aon joint venture names new CEO
05 December 2016
Tim Olive will replace David Turner as CEO of Housing Industry Association Insurance Services from January 30…
GB unveils online claims solution for workers’ comp
05 December 2016
Claims administrator Gallagher Bassett has introduced an online reporting solution for workers’ compensation professionals…
AUB teams up with Suncorp on direct life
28 November 2016
AUB Group has announced it will work in partnership with Suncorp to introduce a direct life insurance offering…
Elders raises stake in aligned agency
28 November 2016
Elders has acquired another 10% stake in Elders Insurance Underwriting Agency from QBE, raising its holding to 20%…
iSelect attacks insurers over comparison site refusal
28 November 2016
Customers are missing out because major insurers refuse to participate in comparison websites, according to online comparator iSelect…
Suncorp offloads NZ motor cover
28 November 2016
Suncorp will sell most of its Autosure motor insurance business in New Zealand to Turners, a listed integrated financial services group and major used vehicle retailer…
Allianz exec to take reins at RACQ Insurance
28 November 2016
Brisbane-based RACQ Insurance has confirmed the appointment of Allianz executive John Myler as CEO…
S&P affirms Allianz Australia ratings
28 November 2016
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Allianz Australia’s AA- financial strength and issuer credit ratings due to its strategic importance to the German parent…
IAG considers further offshoring
21 November 2016
IAG has confirmed it may move more jobs offshore under a drive to increase efficiency…
Ausure announces Ruralco merger
21 November 2016
Agribusiness Ruralco has agreed to acquire a 50% joint-venture interest in Ausure Consolidated Brokers…
IAG warns of catastrophe impacts
21 November 2016
IAG says this month’s New Zealand earthquake and trans-Tasman storm may result in a net cost to the group of $200 million…
Australia ripe for Friendsurance model, country boss says
21 November 2016
The CEO of Friendsurance Australia says he does not consider the peer-to-peer insurance company a disruptor, but rather a “new dimension” to the industry…
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…
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…