Corporate
20 February 2023
Lockton has launched an affinity schemes business in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, offering customised insurance for franchises, associations, sports, trade groups, non-profits and professional organisations...
20 February 2023
Steadfast has dialled up its earnings outlook after reviewing its preliminary trading results in the first seven months of the 2022/23 financial year...
20 February 2023
AUB Group will this week report a stronger-than-expected first-half result boosted by the landmark Tysers’ acquisition and robust trading in November and December...
20 February 2023
Tower estimates claims related to floods in Auckland that began January 27 will cost it $NZ95-125 million, and says it has also received almost 1000 claims so far for damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle last week...
20 February 2023
TravelCard says former CFO Daniel Taback has returned ahead of the insurer’s resumption of business in the second quarter...
20 February 2023
Johns Lyng Group is trimming the size of its board and changing its weighting toward independents, with company executives Lindsay Barber and Philippa Turnbull resigning as directors effective from the start of next month...
13 February 2023
IAG has forecast a stronger second half as it puts through double-digit pricing increases in response to an inflation rate that accelerated faster than expected in the first six months...
13 February 2023
Suncorp says strong premium growth is set to continue following gains put through in the first half in response to accelerating inflation and amid impacts from continuing natural disasters...
13 February 2023
ASM Insurance Brokers, which has offices in Cohuna in northern Victoria and Barham on the Murray River in NSW, has become part of Insurance House following a deal completed last week...
13 February 2023
Former JLT executive Leo Demer commences today in the newly created role of Lockton Pacific President, with responsibility for accelerating identified areas of growth for the business, including the attraction of talent...
13 February 2023
Marsh McLennan’s newly appointed Pacific CEO David Bryant has committed to driving a cross-company collaborative approach that draws on the group’s four businesses to assist clients...
13 February 2023
CHU has set up a building inspection service for the strata industry, where it is one of the major insurance providers...
06 February 2023
IAG has raised its natural perils forecast due to the Auckland floods and has cut its full-year insurance margin guidance as a result of catastrophe and inflation impacts...
06 February 2023
Giant UK independent broker, Ardonagh Group, has completed its acquisition of Australian insurance investment and distribution business Envest...
06 February 2023
Honan Insurance Group says recently acquired Ardrossan Insurance Brokers will continue to operate under its own name and Nick Harvey, who founded the business in 2013, will stay on to lead it...
06 February 2023
Crash repairer AMA Group has reported “continued positive engagement” with insurers over pricing, with a number of new or extended contracts entered into with a subset of partners...
06 February 2023
IAG has backed the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance’s Target-Setting Protocol that will allow members to individually set and report net-zero targets relating to specific greenhouse emissions...
30 January 2023
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Geoff Summerhayes as Chairman, a year after the former Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Executive Board Member joined as a director...
30 January 2023
PSC Insurance Group says its business in the December half performed “ahead of budget” from strong organic growth and contributions from recent acquisitions...
30 January 2023
Everest Insurance, the primary insurance division of New York-listed Everest Re Group, says Christian Colombera will assume the role of Australia MD & Head of the Pacific Region, pending regulatory approval...