Zurich is top life risk provider
21 February 2006
A major survey of life risk advisers in the Australian market has ranked Zurich Australia as the top life risk provider…
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IAG is China’s big spender
14 February 2006
IAG is continuing on its Asian acquisition splurge, signing a deal with Shanghai-based China Pacific Property Insurance which sets out the key terms of proposed investment…
Tower chief retires
14 February 2006
Tower Chairman Olaf O’Duill has announced he will retire by June 30…
Aon acquires Freeman McMurrick
14 February 2006
International broker Aon has acquired Melbourne-based brokerage Freeman McMurrick…
Tower Australia grooms itself for takeovers
07 February 2006
Is life insurer Tower Australia setting itself up for takeover by its larger Australian competitors..?
Jackson stays as journos hunt IAG heads
07 February 2006
Following the NSW Parliamentary StaySafe Committee’s publication of a highly critical report on IAG’s latest smash repairer system, the media has been having a good time speculating…
A new face in Australian underwriting
07 February 2006
New underwriting agency London Australia Underwriting has opened its doors for business in Sydney, specialising in professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’…
Nautilus moves west
07 February 2006
Newly founded private pleasurecraft insurance agency Nautilus has expanded its reach, opening an office in WA yesterday…
QBE expands its Asian presence
31 January 2006
In keeping with its plans to expand its Asian operations, QBE has purchased Allianz General Insurance (Vietnam) to boost its presence in the Vietnamese market…
IAG in Asian flurry
31 January 2006
The increasingly heated race to acquire Asian businesses hasn’t been limited to QBE, with IAG making some bold steps into the neighbourhood…
Austbrokers integrates Sydney businesses
31 January 2006
Three Sydney Austbrokers’ businesses have been brought together to operate under one licence and share resources…
Dexta acquires four Aon businesses
31 January 2006
Major underwriting agency Dexta Corporation has become Australia’s largest independent insurance agency with premium income of almost $200 million a year after acquiring…
Tower acquires PrefSure
31 January 2006
Tower Australia has agreed to acquire PrefSure Holdings and Life Limited from South African insurance group Liberty for $145 million…
Australian Unity ponders next move
31 January 2006
Australian Unity has distributed a report to its members on the merits of remaining as a mutual or de-mutualising…
IAG continues Asian expansion
13 December 2005
It’s no industry secret that IAG wants to boost its Asian acquisition portfolio, and yesterday the group announced it had taken a step towards achieving its goal by agreeing to acquire…
OAMPS looks outside general insurance
06 December 2005
OAMPS Insurance Brokers has announced the acquisition of the client portfolios of Sydney-based Information Technology Insurance Services and its associated enterprise…
Woolworths sets its sights at insurance
06 December 2005
Giant retailer Woolworths may be set to follow the example of UK and European supermarket chains by offering customers insurance products alongside their groceries…
QBE moves into medical indemnity market
06 December 2005
QBE’s decision to partner with underwriting start-up Invivo Medical has been greeted with enthusiasm by the medical community as a sign that commercial competition is returning…
Tower’s rising, but not quite enough
29 November 2005
Trans-Tasman life insurer and fund manager Tower has reported a net profit of $NZ42.7 million, a figure that doesn’t include the sale of its Australian wealth management business…
Speculation over TIO sale
29 November 2005
In the wake of the Northern Territory Government’s Economic Development Summit last week, and the suggestion that Territory Insurance Office may be put up for sale…