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06 April 2009
Former Club Marine CEO Paul Wilson has been appointed Associated Marine’s National Manager Pleasurecraft Insurance...
06 April 2009
Former Club Marine CEO Paul Wilson has been appointed Associated Marine’s National Manager Pleasurecraft Insurance...
06 April 2009
A decision by Aviva UK subsidiary Norwich Union to axe 1100 jobs within its life insurance operations has no bearing on Aviva Australia’s life operations, the company says...
06 April 2009
Premium funder Centrepoint Alliance has renewed its long-standing joint venture agreement with insurance broker cluster IBNA...
30 March 2009
AIG Australia CEO Chris Townsend is touring the country to reassure brokers and their clients that the local operation of the battered US insurance giant is in good shape and eagerly awaiting rebranding...
30 March 2009
Ecclesiastical, the UK-based owner of Australian insurer Ansvar Insurance, has reported a £22.5 million ($46.4 million) loss as a result of poorly performing investments...
30 March 2009
Five years after CGU last hit the airwaves with its advertising jingle, it’s back with a quirky take on the importance of insurance for small and medium businesses...
23 March 2009
Vivek Bhatia has formally adopted the title of Lumley General Insurance CEO ahead of predecessor David Matcham’s retirement in June...
23 March 2009
International insurance software and online exchange provider Ebix has more than doubled annual net profit, earning a record $US27.3 million ($40.4 million) last year...
23 March 2009
Vero has consolidated online systems used to quote and bind products within the Vero Corporate Portfolio in a bid to make life a little easier for brokers...
23 March 2009
Willis Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri has asked staff of the global broker to take unpaid leave as the latest in a range of cost-cutting measures...
16 March 2009
Commercial underwriter Assetinsure says the appointment of administrators to Babcock & Brown will not affect the sale of the investment bank’s 50% stake...
16 March 2009
Macquarie Bank is so pleased with its Steadfast premium funding joint venture that it’s now looking at similar opportunities around the world...
16 March 2009
A nervous marketplace has prompted Aon Risk Services to launch a corporate product protecting against insurer insolvency...
16 March 2009
NT Government-owned insurer TIO is sacking 20 people and closing two branches to deal with economic challenges...
16 March 2009
QBE has decided to cut its ties with dictator-led Burma’s insurance market...
09 March 2009
Suncorp is the subject of renewed curiosity following spirited trading in its shares late last week and a rating downgrade by Moody’s...
09 March 2009
Two direct offshore foreign insurers have been granted authority by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to conduct new or renewal insurance business in Australia...
09 March 2009
Zurich Financial Services claims the credit crisis highlights the need for greatly improved risk management, and says firms must better prepare for extreme events...
09 March 2009
The Australasian retail businesses of international broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson have shown a rise of 13.6% to achieve a profit of $40.7 million...
09 March 2009
Finance company Centrepoint Alliance intends to concentrate on premium funding after blaming an interim loss of $565,000 on unprofitable commercial finance units dragging the overall result...