Lloyd’s underwriter Talbot opens Australian operation
24 November 2014
Talbot Underwriting will look to replicate its specialty business when it opens an Australian office on January 28…
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IAG names NZI management line-up
24 November 2014
IAG has announced its New Zealand intermediated leadership team, after taking over Lumley through the Wesfarmers Insurance acquisition…
Gardian Insurance signs up with IBNA
24 November 2014
Gardian Insurance Services, based in Mackay, Queensland, will join Insurance Brokers Network Australia on December 8…
Sportscover targets growth after Hamilton deal
24 November 2014
Melbourne-based Sportscover is seeking acquisitions after agreeing to sell control of its Lloyd’s managing general agency Syndicate 3334 to Bermudian company Hamilton Insurance…
Ruralco insurance profit rises
24 November 2014
Ruralco says its insurance operations performed well in the year to September 30, helping to offset weakness in its financial services division…
CGU appoints state managers
17 November 2014
CGU has named state managers in its broker business and announced a number of national appointments as it reorganises following parent IAG’s Wesfarmers Insurance acquisition…
New leadership team moves up at EBM
17 November 2014
EBM Insurance Brokers has announced a new leadership team to take the company into its 40th anniversary next year…
Stream, Cerno announce joint branding
17 November 2014
Claims service provider Stream and loss adjuster Cerno will unite under a single brand after the expected completion of their financial merger…
Acquisition doubles Arch’s Australian presence
17 November 2014
Arch Insurance Europe has acquired Melbourne-based managing general agent Resource Underwriting Pacific…
Meerkat eyes north Queensland move
17 November 2014
Compare the Market says it can design a comparison website for north Queensland home and contents insurance within the Federal Government’s tight timeframe…
AIG expands D&O cover
17 November 2014
AIG has made its broadest directors’ and officers’ liability cover available to financial institution clients following three years of research into the claims environment…
QBE to meet European, Asian investors
17 November 2014
QBE will hold meetings with potential investors in Europe and Asia this week…
Vero opens up personal lines link
17 November 2014
Vero is offering brokers an online interface for home and motor policies using Sunrise Exchange…
JLT ‘cautious’ on growth, but Australia gets a tick
10 November 2014
JLT Australia and New Zealand CEO Leo Demer says there is “no question” about the importance of his division’s contribution to the global broker’s third-quarter result…
Partners keep mum on Steadfast Direct
10 November 2014
The local arm of US conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway is staying tight-lipped about its new partnership with Steadfast Group…
Stream names new CEO
10 November 2014
Paul Lynch has been named CEO of Stream Claims Services following approval of the merger with loss adjuster Cerno…
MGA buys 40% stake in regional broker
10 November 2014
MGA Insurance Brokers has taken a 40% stake in Austbrokers RWA as it continues its expansion program and looks to increase its regional presence…
Centrepoint rebrands mortgage unit
10 November 2014
Premium funder Centrepoint Alliance has renamed its mortgage broking division, as it looks to increase opportunities generated through the business…
QBE Re opens Bermuda branch
10 November 2014
QBE’s specialist reinsurance division is setting up an underwriting operation in Bermuda to write property and casualty treaty business…
Aon appoints growth MD
10 November 2014
Aon Risk Solutions Australia has appointed Giselle Walther as MD Growth Strategies…