Connect to Newline
27 September 2010
Underwriting agency Connect Liability Solutions has today been renamed Newline Australia Insurance to align it with the global brand…
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AIA predicts good growth ahead of float
27 September 2010
Giant US insurer AIG is predicting 12% growth in new premiums for its Asian operations during the third quarter of this year…
IAG looks at Asia for future growth
27 September 2010
IAG intends to continue its push into Asia, focusing on Thailand, Malaysia, India and China…
Tower and Virgin form new direct life business
27 September 2010
Tower Australia has joined with Virgin Money Australia to establish a new direct life insurance business…
Ace leverages off its global skills
27 September 2010
Ace Australia will use its global expertise with a new offering aimed squarely at multinational companies…
ARGIS upgrades farm product, rebrands
27 September 2010
Calliden has begun rebranding its rural underwriting agency ARGIS, which it bought out in 2008…
Insurer scoops call centre award
27 September 2010
A&G Insurance Services, part of the Budget Insurance group and formerly known as Insurers Hotline, has collected the ATA National Call Centre of the Year award for the second year…
Zurich brand makes top 100
20 September 2010
The inclusion of the Zurich Financial Services brand in the top 100 global brands for the first time is proof that the company’s “basic values” are impacting on the recognition of the business…
Dual adds another Lloyd’s syndicate
20 September 2010
Underwriting agency Dual Australia has expanded its Lloyd’s capacity with the introduction of Hiscox Syndicate 3624 as a 25% co-insurer…
Senior IAG man moves to Lumley
20 September 2010
Lumley has appointed Stuart Blake as COO of its Corporate Partners business…
Law firms split, but it’s amicable
20 September 2010
The separation of national law firm DLA Phillips Fox and its Adelaide office has been finalised, but it won’t affect the company’s ability to handle insurance cases…
Insured Group moves to reduce debt levels
13 September 2010
Perth-based Insured Group – formerly Australian Consolidated Insurance Ltd – is selling its Classic Cover Insurance and Tasman Insurance Consultants businesses to New Zealand’s…
AEI Transport expands focus
13 September 2010
Transport broking specialist Austbrokers AEI Transport has widened its business focus entering into a joint venture with Chegwyn Corporate Services to form Austbrokers AEI Pty Ltd…
Aon seals deal with Xchanging
13 September 2010
Major broker Aon has expanded its business relationship with claims processor Xchanging by entering into a new agreement covering its Australian operations…
AIA’s Australian operations not for sale
13 September 2010
AIG subsidiary AIA has denied its Australian operation is for sale, although the Hong Kong-based insurer continues to move towards an Asian float…
CEO succession report false: QBE
06 September 2010
QBE has denied that former Aon UK CEO Peter Harmer is being lined up to succeed Frank O’Halloran as Group CEO…
OAMPS gets Magnetic
06 September 2010
Wesfarmers subsidiary OAMPS Insurance Brokers has acquired Townsville-based Magnetic Insurance Solutions…
QBE buys Seattle Specialty
06 September 2010
QBE Insurance has acquired mortgage insurer Seattle Specialty Insurance Services through its subsidiary, Sterling National…
Ex-Aon chief ‘lining up to run QBE’
30 August 2010
A UK media report says QBE is “lining up former Aon UK CEO Peter Harmer to succeed Frank O’Halloran as group CEO”…
Disasters and UK hit IAG’s bottom line
30 August 2010
IAG has reported a $493 million profit for the 2010 financial year despite a blowout in natural disaster claims in Australia and problems in its UK operations…