Centrepoint names new CFO
28 October 2013
Glenn Toohey will become CFO at Centrepoint Alliance from November 1…
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Reinsurance keeps Western Pacific moving
28 October 2013
Liquidators of Western Pacific Insurance have used the failed New Zealand company’s first reinsurance payout to fund loss adjusters and pay fees, so assessments can continue…
Steadfast finalises first brokerage hub
21 October 2013
Steadfast is close to announcing its first brokerage hub with the formation of IRS Steadfast in NSW…
Australian Unity prepares for broking launch
21 October 2013
Australian Unity is in talks with a number of brokers as it prepares to start offering general insurance advice…
QBE’s Drabsch stays as his successor withdraws
21 October 2013
QBE Group CFO Neil Drabsch is to delay his retirement because his intended successor, Steven Burns, has decided to leave full-time work…
Ansvar chief recovering
21 October 2013
Ansvar Insurance CEO Andrew Moon will be on leave until January as he recovers from an operation…
Insurance House wins physios’ PI business
21 October 2013
Insurance House Group has won a contract to provide professional indemnity cover for the Australian Physiotherapy Association, taking the endorsement from Guild Insurance…
Australis halts new marine business
21 October 2013
Australis Group Underwriting has stopped writing new marine business with immediate effect, so it can focus on developing other sectors…
Six of the best aid Guy Carpenter expansion
21 October 2013
Marsh reinsurance broking subsidiary Guy Carpenter has added six people to its Australian operations in Sydney, as it looks to expand its advisory service…
Dual appoints new claims manager
21 October 2013
Dual Australia has appointed Bernadette Casey as National Claims Manager, as the company continues its recovery from a $17 million claims fraud…
Lloyd’s aims to match Australian GDP growth
21 October 2013
Lloyd’s strategy in Australia is to grow in line with the country’s gross domestic product, General Representative Adrian Humphreys told the National Insurance Brokers Association convention in Melbourne…
Crawford & Company expands brand in NZ
21 October 2013
International loss adjuster Crawford & Company is to re-establish its brand in New Zealand through an associate arrangement with Cerno NZ…
QBE launches in-car ‘black box’
21 October 2013
Safe drivers can earn lower premiums by using QBE’s Insurance Box product, Australia’s first insurance use of telematics technology for cars…
Postal service sells 50,000 travel policies
21 October 2013
Australia Post sold more than 50,000 travel insurance policies in the year to June 30…
Calliden pulls out of Victorian BWI market
14 October 2013
Calliden will cease writing builders’ warranty insurance for licensed builders in Victoria from the end of the year…
iSelect chief quits as revenue forecast is cut
14 October 2013
iSelect says CEO Matt McCann has resigned and revenue will fall short of a prospectus forecast released before the comparator’s June stock exchange debut…
Zurich names new claims chief
14 October 2013
Zurich has appointed Daniel Franzetti as Chief Claims Officer, covering general insurance in Australia and New Zealand…
AIMS unveils branding revamp
14 October 2013
A&I Member Services has undergone a facelift, launching a new logo and brand identity at the National Insurance Brokers Association conference yesterday…
AM Best downgrades local government insurer
14 October 2013
AM Best has downgraded the financial strength and issuer credit ratings of New Zealand local government insurer Civic Assurance, moving them to B+ good from B++ good…
NZX again suspends Insured Group over late report
14 October 2013
The New Zealand Stock Exchange has suspended Insured Group for failing to lodge its annual report on time – for the third consecutive year…