Munich Re steps up Great Lakes sale bid: report
11 July 2016
Munich Re has contracted Willis Capital Markets & Advisory to help find a buyer for Great Lakes Australia, according to a media report citing unnamed sources…
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Ansvar launches tailored business products
11 July 2016
Ansvar has released a new range of business insurance products, tailored for its market sectors…
Guild Group moves to more fashionable surrounds
11 July 2016
Guild Group Holdings has relocated its head office from the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn to the city’s so-called Paris end – home to investment banks, fashion labels and luxury hotels…
‘Business as usual’ after Zurich picks CEO
04 July 2016
The appointment of Tim Bailey, the CEO of Zurich’s local Life and Investments division, as CEO of Zurich Australia will have no impact on the company’s general insurance operations…
Westcourt boss sells and warns of rationalisation
04 July 2016
The authorised representative sector of broking is going through rationalisation, says Westcourt founder Jeff Hollands, who last week sold the company to IAG…
RACQ Insurance chief to step down
04 July 2016
RACQ Insurance CEO Bradley Heath has announced his resignation, and will leave at the end of September…
AUB Group moves into Sydney HQ
04 July 2016
AUB Group has moved into Sydney’s CBD, bringing together staff from three different office buildings…
Consultancy rebuilds after Stream collapse
04 July 2016
Censeo Engineering CEO Kate Middleton believes the business has a bright future after being salvaged from the collapse of claims service provider Stream Group Australia…
Allianz names Tailored Underwriting Solutions line-up
04 July 2016
The head of Allianz’s new Tailored Underwriting Solutions business has announced his team…
NZI rolls out truck driver tiredness monitor
04 July 2016
IAG New Zealand subsidiary NZI is promoting a real-time tracking device that detects fatigue in truck drivers…
Western Pacific saga nears end
04 July 2016
Western Pacific Insurance’s liquidator says the last eight claims arising from the Canterbury earthquakes were expected to be completed by the end of last month, covering $NZ5.6 million…
CGU, Willis join forces on start-up offering
04 July 2016
CGU and Willis Towers Watson have introduced StartUpCover, a suite of tailored solutions for entrepreneurial businesses in Australia…
Lockton chief joins Aboriginal-owned broker Origin
04 July 2016
Lockton Companies Australia CEO Adam Rhodes has stepped down to become MD of Aboriginal-owned Origin Insurance Brokers…
Ace makes change to Chubb in NZ
04 July 2016
Ace Insurance in New Zealand has changed its name to as Chubb Insurance New Zealand, as the insurer prepares to introduce new products…
Centrepoint hails new NAB facility
04 July 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has completed the refinancing of its premium funding bank facility with NAB…
QBE flags post-Brexit change to EU sourcing
27 June 2016
QBE may need to alter the way it sources £500 million of insurance and reinsurance premium from the European Union after the UK voted last week to leave the bloc…
Hollard backs Huddle formation as fintech launch nears
27 June 2016
Fintech start-up Huddle Money goes live next month after receiving $6 million in backing, led by Hollard Insurance MD Richard Enthoven…
AIG Australia names new CFO
27 June 2016
AIG New Zealand CFO Debbie Wilson has been promoted to CFO for Australia and Head of Finance for Greater China and Australasia, effective from Friday…
Suncorp risk chief departs
27 June 2016
Suncorp Chief Risk and Legal Officer Anna Lenahan is leaving the group to take a senior role at Commonwealth Bank…
Zurich launches cyber response package
27 June 2016
Zurich has launched an incident response service to help businesses in the Asia-Pacific region mitigate and recover from cyber attacks…