Ex-KPMG director joins Allianz Global Assistance
22 September 2014
Allianz Global Assistance has appointed Craig Dalzell as CFO, based in Brisbane…
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Sportscover looks stateside
15 September 2014
Sportscover wants to grow in the US and will pursue its plans more aggressively following the sale of its Lloyd’s syndicate to Bermuda-based insurer Hamilton…
Arthur J Gallagher buys Queensland brokerage
15 September 2014
Arthur J Gallagher has bought regional broker Parmia Insurance…
Premium Funding targets big business
15 September 2014
Premium Funding is targeting large corporate business after brokers warned of banks going direct with low-cost funding options for such clients…
QUS seals AIG underwriting deal
15 September 2014
Strata insurer QUS will increase its risk capacity and look to expand its geographic reach after striking a new underwriting deal with AIG…
Crawford launches agriculture division
15 September 2014
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has established an agriculture division after teaming up with specialist adjuster Ken Bullen…
LMI opens Hobart office, with more to follow
15 September 2014
LMI Group has opened an office in Hobart, expanding the loss and risk manager’s national presence to nine branches…
Oxley strikes AR deal with branch manager
15 September 2014
Oxley Insurance Brokers has entered a corporate authorised representative agreement with its Coffs Harbour branch managing shareholder Ken Phillips, who is setting up his own business…
Stream moves closer to Cerno merger
15 September 2014
Claims service provider Stream Group is preparing an offer for shareholders of loss adjuster Cerno, as it pushes forward with merger plans…
Youi profits jump
15 September 2014
Youi has significantly increased profit for its South African parent OUTsurance Holdings…
Atradius MD looks to raise awareness
15 September 2014
Mark Hoppe has been appointed MD of trade credit insurance company Atradius Australia…
Australian to lead local arm of Berkshire’s new insurer
08 September 2014
RSA Asia CEO Chris Colahan is moving to Sydney to head up the local arm of a new global insurance company being formed by investment and insurance giant Berkshire Hathaway…
Sportscover Lloyd’s deal may be close
08 September 2014
Sportscover has declined to comment on UK media speculation it may be close to selling its Lloyd’s syndicate…
Calliden chairman makes the case for Steadfast takeover
08 September 2014
Calliden Group Chairman Richard Hill has written to shareholders urging support for the proposed takeover by Steadfast Group, telling them: “As a listed company our progress…
Ansvar reverses centralisation
08 September 2014
Faith and community care specialist Ansvar is to decentralise its operations and give more authority to relationship managers working with brokers…
SUA grows plant and equipment
08 September 2014
Specialist Underwriting Agencies is rolling out mobile plant and equipment insurance after a gradual introduction to brokers…
Tasmania’s Scope joins IBNA
08 September 2014
Launceston-based Scope Insurance Brokers has joined Insurance Brokers Network Australia…
Austbrokers dips but lifts underlying profit
01 September 2014
Austbrokers has forecast profit growth of 5-10% for this financial year, after posting a 16% drop in statutory profit to $34.7 million for the year to June 30…
Steadfast to start underwriting agencies after Calliden deal
01 September 2014
Steadfast aims to launch two more underwriting agencies after last week’s announcement that it will acquire Calliden’s eight agency businesses…
Calliden profit rises as takeover decision looms
01 September 2014
Calliden says net profit grew 37% to $2.8 million in the first half, ahead of a shareholder vote on a takeover bid from Steadfast…