Rates, volume growth drive stronger Steadfast first quarter
30 October 2023
Steadfast says its first quarter underlying results are significantly higher than a year earlier and the group has reaffirmed its full-year guidance...
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Lockton New Zealand appoints CEO
30 October 2023
Lockton has appointed Craig Buckle as CEO New Zealand, effective from January...
CCI policyholders to vote on payments scheme of arrangement
30 October 2023
Catholic Church Insurance policyholders will vote tomorrow on an arrangement to pay out a percentage of claims if the financial position of the organisation deteriorates and it risks becoming insolvent...
Stella launches travel insurance
30 October 2023
Stella Insurance and battleface have partnered to launch travel insurance in Australia...
NRMA Insurance begins home loan sales in Tic:Toc partnership
30 October 2023
NRMA Insurance has started offering home loans in partnership with digital lending platform Tic:Toc, in which parent company IAG first invested five years ago through its venture capital arm...
Zurich to provide capacity for EBM RentCover
23 October 2023
Zurich will underwrite EBM’s RentCover landlord insurance products from December under a new agency agreement...
AMA Group first quarter earnings ‘tracking ahead of expectations’
23 October 2023
Collision repairer AMA Group says its first quarter earnings tracked ahead of expectations during a seasonally strong trading period, reflecting new pricing arrangements and improved repair mix...
Sedgwick appoints COO Australia
23 October 2023
Loss adjuster Sedgwick has named Derek Roberts as Chief Operating Officer for its Australia business, replacing Tracey Harris...
RAA Insurance hit by record claim payouts after flooding, storms
23 October 2023
RAA Insurance posted a $53.9 million net loss for the year to June 30 despite revenue of $807 million...
Deposit Power gains agreement with HDI Global Specialty
23 October 2023
Deposit Power, a provider of deposit bonds for home purchases, says it has secured an agency agreement with HDI Global Specialty amid rising demand for the product...
IAG ‘on track’ amid inflation, reinsurance headwinds
16 October 2023
IAG has affirmed its full-year earnings guidance despite ongoing inflation pressures and a reinsurance cost impact following the natural disasters in New Zealand...
Tower lifts profit guidance
16 October 2023
Tower says underlying net profit for the financial year just ended came in between $NZ7 million-to-10 million, including large events costs estimated at $NZ38 million...
Former WTW exec returns to lead NZ business
16 October 2023
Incoming WTW New Zealand head Jill Comley-Forbes will start in January, taking over from Michael Brown who is moving to a newly created client-facing leadership role...
AMA opens large Gold Coast repair site
16 October 2023
AMA Group has opened a new site on the Gold Coast, bringing together three repair centres under a new AMA Collision brand...
Steadfast positions for US growth with ISU acquisition
09 October 2023
Steadfast has expanded into the US insurance market with the $US55 million acquisition of independent insurance broker network ISU Group...
Envest acquires majority stake in fleet underwriter
09 October 2023
Envest Group has announced it has purchased a majority stake in Queensland-based motor underwriter Insuret...
IAG names London-based executive as CFO
09 October 2023
London-based William McDonnell will move to Sydney and take up the role of IAG CFO later this year...
Marsh swoops to hire AIG’s NZ chief
09 October 2023
Marsh McLennan has appointed AIG CEO Toni Ferrier to take over responsibility for the business in New Zealand from January 1...
QBE appoints non-executive director to group board
09 October 2023
QBE has announced Steve Ferguson will join its group board as an Independent Non-executive Director from November 1...
Youi eyes talent pool in Brisbane move
09 October 2023
Youi has announced it will open a new office in Brisbane’s CBD in December as it continues to expand its operations in Australia...