Lloyd’s opens doors to Sydney hub
26 April 2016
Lloyd’s new co-tenancy hub was opened in Sydney last week by British Consul-General Nick McInnes…
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Premium Funding, Ebix offer ‘game-changing’ payment facility
26 April 2016
Premium Funding and Ebix have teamed up to provide a payment facility for brokers that eliminates the need for manual contract preparation…
PSC buys Lloyd’s broker to boost UK footprint
26 April 2016
PSC Insurance Group has acquired Lloyd’s broker John Holman & Sons for £2.5 million plus net assets, a purchase that the Sydney-based company says will bolster its UK business…
CGU raises SME cyber shield
26 April 2016
CGU has produced a cyber cover to protect Australian SMEs from threats including privacy breaches, system damage, extortion, computer viruses, crime and hacking…
App to help homeowners reduce cyclone threat
26 April 2016
A new smartphone app from Suncorp and James Cook University will show Queenslanders how to cyclone-proof their homes…
Ex-CGU director joins Ansvar board
26 April 2016
Ansvar Insurance has appointed former CGU Australia director Michael Grantham as a non-executive director…
Crawford sends in the drones
26 April 2016
Crawford & Company has established Crawford Drones, a national service that aims to improve catastrophe and operational claims management…
Steadfast showcases ‘the Google of broking systems’
18 April 2016
Steadfast has unveiled a new independent broking system at its annual convention in Brisbane…
Allianz sets up mid-corporate unit
18 April 2016
Allianz has formed a new business unit within its broker and agency division to focus on the mid-corporate segment of the commercial insurance market…
Stream sells UK operation
18 April 2016
Claims service provider Stream Group has announced the sale of its UK business as it attempts to clear debts…
Chubb regional chairman retires
18 April 2016
Chubb has announced the retirement of its Asia-Pacific Chairman Damien Sullivan…
Zurich offers 24-hour heavy motor assistance
18 April 2016
Zurich has unveiled Heavy Motor Accident Assist, a round-the-clock service for owners of vehicles exceeding five tonnes…
QBE prepares for NSW levy changes
18 April 2016
QBE has outlined its preparations for the forthcoming abolition of the NSW emergency services levy…
Zurich appoints new CFO
18 April 2016
Stuart Farquharson has been named as the new CFO General Insurance at Zurich Financial Services…
Whitbread CEO resigns
18 April 2016
Whitbread Insurance Brokers CEO Stephen Jones has resigned after two years “to pursue other opportunities”…
AHI takes virtual doctor app to corporate market
18 April 2016
A new app launched by Accident and Health International links corporate clients to an “online hospital”, according to GM Kevin Kinsella…
AGCS region chief takes over at Euler Hermes
18 April 2016
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Pacific CEO Holger Schaefer will become Asia-Pacific CEO of trade insurer Euler Hermes, an Allianz Group company…
Tower appoints executives
18 April 2016
New Zealand insurer Tower has appointed David Callanan to the newly created role of Chief Risk Officer…
Talbot lifts lid on catastrophe claims data
18 April 2016
Talbot Underwriting Australia has compiled a national database detailing more than $800 million of commercial property losses last year, which will be made publicly available online from June…
Winners and losers as TIO prices to individual risk
11 April 2016
Homeowners in high-risk areas of the NT can expect premium rises of more than $500 as the Territory Insurance Office rolls out its first risk-based pricing model…