WA broker joins IBNA
06 July 2015
New Perth-based broker Woods & Associates has joined broker group IBNA…
Corporate
Beazley brings business travel cover to Australia
06 July 2015
Global specialist insurer Beazley has introduced its first business travel product to the Australian market…
IAG wants to underwrite jilted Steadfast Direct
29 June 2015
IAG is negotiating with Steadfast to underwrite the diversified broker group’s personal lines business after Berkshire Hathaway withdrew from the arrangement…
Smeaton to lead Vero NZ
29 June 2015
Paul Smeaton will take over as CEO of Vero New Zealand following the departure of Gary Dransfield…
MGA adds Cranston book to growing portfolio
29 June 2015
MGA Insurance Brokers has acquired fellow Adelaide-based brokerage Cranston Australia…
PSC keeps expanding with ACT acquisition
29 June 2015
Sydney-based PSC Insurance Group has increased its presence in Canberra by acquiring Hamilton Insurance Brokers…
Austbrokers axes national manager’s position
29 June 2015
Austbrokers Holdings has made National Manager Group Services and Support Frank Gualtieri redundant, following structural changes…
Gen Re announces new Australia MD
29 June 2015
Gen Re has appointed Andrew Flitcroft as MD for Australia and Regional Treaty Manager for the Asia-Pacific region, effective from July 31…
IAG appoints Deputy Chairman
29 June 2015
Prominent company director Elizabeth Bryan has been appointed Deputy Chairman of IAG…
IAG and Berkshire eye Asian expansion after surprise deal
22 June 2015
IAG expects its new “partner”, US investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, will give it “significant capital flexibility” as it considers further expansion in Asia…
Steadfast outlines growth priorities
22 June 2015
Steadfast’s priorities include increasing shareholder value, building relationships with partners and growth through acquisition, MD and CEO Robert Kelly told last week’s investor days in Melbourne and Sydney…
Trans-West leaves Steadfast for IBNA
22 June 2015
Sydney-based Trans-West Insurance Brokers is to join broker group IBNA, marking the end of a 19-year partnership with Steadfast…
Chubb names new Australia chief
22 June 2015
Matthew Doquile will become CEO of Chubb Australia on July 1…
Zurich picks bank executive as COO, General Insurance
22 June 2015
Senior ANZ banking and wealth specialist Raelene Seales has been appointed COO General Insurance at Zurich Australia …
Australian Unity acquires first insurance brokerage
22 June 2015
Australian Unity has acquired Waratah Insurance Brokers in Sydney in its first step of an ambitious plan to be a significant player in the SME space…
Former Suncorp EGM to head BT’s GI expansion
22 June 2015
Suncorp’s EGM distribution of personal insurance Gerard McDermott has left Suncorp to join BT Financial Group as head of its expanding general insurance division…
Lloyd’s goes live with ACORD standard
22 June 2015
Lloyd’s is using the Association for Co-operative Operations Research and Development’s Messaging Library standard to receive property data from Australia…
RACQ in dispute with axed agents
22 June 2015
RACQ is facing court action from a number of business agents over the way they were removed from its network…
Fund managers reject Greenstone float price
15 June 2015
Hollard Insurance will retain ownership of pet, life, health and funeral insurance distributor Greenstone after last week shelving an initial public offering for the company…
Gen Re Australia MD to make London switch
15 June 2015
Pietro Toffanello, MD of Gen Re Australia, and Property/Casualty Regional Manager Asia-Pacific, will leave Australia for London in August when he joins the Gen Re Lloyd’s syndicate Faraday…