CGU reassures staff on offshoring
11 March 2013
CGU chief Peter Harmer has told staff the company will not offshore jobs during his tenure as CEO…
11 March 2013
CGU chief Peter Harmer has told staff the company will not offshore jobs during his tenure as CEO…
11 March 2013
Around 100 workers in QBE’s Melbourne office were expected to be notified last week they would be affected by the company’s offshoring plans, insuranceNEWS.com.au understands…
11 March 2013
Rates are unlikely to increase in the immediate future, JLT Group CEO Dominic Burke has told shareholders in London…
11 March 2013
Underwriting agency Dual remains committed to the management liability market, despite a rise in claims causing “significant loss ratios” in the past three years…
11 March 2013
Wesfarmers-owned OAMPS Insurance Brokers has made a number of senior appointments at its North Sydney Corporate and Specialty branch…
11 March 2013
Aon has appointed Robyn Perkins to the role of MD, People Risk Solutions…
04 March 2013
Up to 150 staff from QBE’s Sydney operations have been notified that they won’t have jobs “within six months” a source has told insuranceNEWS.com.au, while the company will this week advise its Melbourne…
04 March 2013
QBE CEO John Neal moved quickly last week to begin a massive operation designed to turn around the group’s lagging performance…
04 March 2013
Niche insurer Calliden has returned to profitability, driven by a new business model and fewer claims from natural disasters…
04 March 2013
Virgin Money is confident of cracking the $6.1 billion home insurance market, according to new MD David Curneen…
04 March 2013
Centrepoint Alliance has posted a pre-tax profit from premium funding of $1.91 million for the six months to December 31, a rise of 44%…
04 March 2013
Genworth Australia’s mortgage insurance operating profit grew to $US62 million ($60.36 million) in the fourth quarter of last year, up 15.5% from $US54 million ($52.57 million)…
04 March 2013
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has appointed Tony Gallagher as Pacific Region CEO, based in Sydney…
04 March 2013
Darryl Cowan is the new CEO of Cunningham Lindsey New Zealand, replacing Martyn Norrie, who retired last week…
04 March 2013
New Zealand insurer Tower has offloaded funds management business Tower Investments to Fisher Funds for $NZ79 million ($63.78 million)…
04 March 2013
Insured Group has approved the replacement of its auditor Grant Thornton…
25 February 2013
Acquisitions enabled Austbrokers to more than double its profit to $24.5 million in the six months to December 31…
25 February 2013
Allianz has reported a 95.8% rise in net profits to €5.49 billion ($7 billion) for the year to December, with operating (pre-tax) profits up 20.8% to €9.5 billion ($12.18 billion) – its best result since before the…
25 February 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Macquarie Premium Funding’s acquisition of Pacific Premium Funding from GE Capital, having decided the deal will not substantially…
25 February 2013
IAG has reported net profit after tax of $461 million for the six months to December 31, up from $144 million in the previous corresponding period…