Bond & Credit buys out NewSurety partner, announces expansion
20 June 2016
The Bond & Credit Company has bought out Austagencies, its former partner in the NewSurety underwriting agency…
Corporate
Suncorp makes GIO business change
20 June 2016
Suncorp will transfer some premium managed by a team of business insurance specialists within GIO to its Resilium group next financial year, as it makes a range of changes under a new strategy…
MGA acquires bank’s insurance portfolio
20 June 2016
MGA Insurance Brokers has purchased the business insurance portfolio of the Bank of South Australia…
CBL soothes investors’ Brexit fears
20 June 2016
New Zealand-based specialty insurer CBL Corporation says its European operations will run as normal regardless of the outcome from this week’s UK referendum on European Union membership…
Cover-More pursues US growth pipeline
20 June 2016
Travel insurer Cover-More says it could increase US sales by $50 million by the end of next financial year as the company pursues expansion opportunities…
Allianz and Fast Cover renew tie-up
20 June 2016
Allianz Global Assistance has renewed its travel insurance contract with Fast Cover for a further three years…
Zurich to merge general, life operations
14 June 2016
Zurich will bring its general and life insurance operations together under one leadership team as it moves to a “simpler” structure…
Canadian group takes stake in Greenstone
14 June 2016
Canadian institutional investor CDPQ will acquire a 44% stake in local insurance distributor Greenstone for an undisclosed sum…
Trucksure rebrands to flag wider fleet offering
14 June 2016
Commercial and Trucksure has rebranded as Fleetsure to better reflect its specialist fleet and heavy motor underwriting services…
WA broker acquires rival
14 June 2016
Perth-based Trident Insurance Group has acquired the insurance assets of LTM Risk Partners, in a joint venture with Steadfast…
CBL ratings boost opens doors across region
14 June 2016
CBL Insurance will pursue opportunities in Australia and southeast Asia following a ratings boost from AM Best…
Centrepoint Alliance rebranding gives brokers referral options
06 June 2016
Listed financial services group Centrepoint Alliance has restructured its operations into four business units which will create a “referral hub” for the company’s 450 general insurance broker partners…
Martin Senn’s passion for people, values remembered
06 June 2016
Insurance industry consultant Daniel Fogarty says Martin Senn, the former global CEO of Zurich Insurance who died on May 27, should be remembered as “a fine man with a passion for people and a commitment to values-based leadership”…
Ensurance takes on ‘disruptor’ mission
06 June 2016
Broker and insurance technology innovator Ensurance sees itself as an “industry disruptor” shaking up Australia’s general insurance market…
AGCS CEO starts new role
06 June 2016
Willem van Wyk begins his role as CEO of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Pacific today…
Lumley’s number is up
06 June 2016
Old Lumley phone numbers will be decommissioned from August, CGU has announced…
Suncorp strategy ‘about creating value’
30 May 2016
Suncorp is losing 125,000 customers a month to churn because it is competing on price alone and not offering enough “non-price value”, according to Group CEO Michael Cameron…
Former Pen underwriters open new agency
30 May 2016
Four former Pen Underwriting employees have banded together to start their own agency, which will begin commercial operations next month…
Sportscover diversifies with streaming, app
30 May 2016
Leading sports and leisure insurer Sportscover has unveiled two initiatives as it looks to diversify its offering beyond insurance…
Suncorp appoints new CIO
30 May 2016
Suncorp Group has appointed one of Australia’s most senior technology executives as its new Chief Information Officer.