Talbot chiefs to brief brokers
13 April 2015
Key executives from market newcomer UK-based Talbot Underwriting will host a briefing for brokers in Sydney on Friday…
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AMI contribution exceeds IAG’s expectations
13 April 2015
IAG’s takeover of New Zealand insurer AMI Insurance has delivered more than expected, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, which has given AMI an AA- financial strength rating…
Slater & Gordon to take top spot in UK with $1.23 billion acquisition
13 April 2015
Melbourne-based personal injury law specialist Slater & Gordon will pay $1.23 billion for the Professional Services Division of UK software and technology services company Quindell…
InterRISK appoints ex-Wallabies skipper as MD
30 March 2015
InterRISK has hired former Centric Wealth CEO and Wallabies rugby union captain Phil Kearns as MD…
Insurance House names new MD
30 March 2015
Macquarie Group executive Jason Fereday will become the new MD and CEO of Insurance House Group…
Xchanging takes majority stake in BrokersIT
30 March 2015
Insurance Brokers Network Australia has sold its broker management system to a company owned 90% by insurance technology and business process outsourcing group Xchanging and 10% by IBNA…
IAG will raise stake in Indian JV
30 March 2015
IAG will increase its stake in Indian joint venture SBI General Insurance from 26% to 49%, according to a regulatory filing last week by its partner State Bank of India…
Underwriting agency sets up with a roar
30 March 2015
Underwriter Kurt Nilsen has started his own business, Lion Underwriting, based in Sydney…
Youi to build $100 million global HQ on Sunshine Coast
30 March 2015
Seven years after establishing its Australian business on the Sunshine Coast, Youi has announced plans to open its “global headquarters” in Queensland…
HDI-Gerling reports profit, name change
30 March 2015
HDI-Gerling Australia has enjoyed a strong year, with premium growth in the double digits, according to MD Stefan Feldmann…
Lower costs drive Ansvar profits
30 March 2015
Ansvar Australia recorded a significant increase in profit last year thanks to lower operating expenses and strong investments, according to CEO Warren Hutcheon…
BJS opens Perth office
30 March 2015
Melbourne-based BJS Insurance Brokers has expanded to WA with the opening of a new office…
Freeman McMurrick gets new Aon underwriting role
30 March 2015
Aon’s managing general agency Aon Underwriting Managers has appointed Aon’s wholesale underwriting management company Freeman McMurrick as distributor of AUM products in Australia and New Zealand…
FMG consolidates insurance businesses
30 March 2015
New Zealand mutual insurer FMG has consolidated its insurance operations to reduce compliance and legal costs…
Hollard, Steadfast back emerging risks agency
23 March 2015
Steadfast and Hollard have joined forces to back a new specialist underwriting agency focusing on emerging risks…
Allianz Australia GWP tops $4 billion
23 March 2015
Allianz Australia recorded gross written premium of $4.06 billion last year, up 3.7% on 2013…
Aon’s long-distance region Chairman is ‘fully integrated’
23 March 2015
Aon Risk Solutions’ new Pacific Region chairman is London-based John Cullen, who has retained his other roles as CFO…
Zurich names commercial distribution chief
23 March 2015
Zurich General Insurance has appointed Anthony Cooper as Head of Commercial Distribution…
Steadfast installs former Zurich exec at CHU
23 March 2015
Steadfast has appointed former Zurich executive Bobby Lehane as CEO of Corporate Home Underwriting Agencies, based in Sydney…
Sportscover adds muscle to UK weight-lifting
23 March 2015
Leading sports and leisure insurer Sportscover has snatched the opportunity to partner with British Weight Lifting…