RACQ deal looks a good move for IAG: analysts
02 December 2024
IAG’s proposed $855 million RACQ insurance acquisition should be positive for the company if it gains clearance from the competition regulator, analysts say...
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QBE fills compliance chief role
02 December 2024
QBE has appointed Jamie Kelly as group chief compliance officer...
360 launches construction products on web portal
02 December 2024
Underwriting group 360 has put its suite of construction solutions on its broker-focused online platform...
Tower profit climbs thanks to ‘unusually benign weather’
02 December 2024
New Zealand insurer Tower’s annual profit jumped to $NZ83.5 million ($76.82 million) in the year to September from $NZ7.1 million ($6.53 million) a year earlier...
Gilchrist Connell appoints new head
02 December 2024
Insurance law firm Gilchrist Connell has announced a “changing of the guard”, with Belinda Cohen to replace managing principal Richard Wood...
IAG company secretary departs
02 December 2024
IAG says Jane Bowd stepped down as group company secretary and corporate counsel last week...
McLardy McShane reshapes top team amid growth push
25 November 2024
McLardy McShane has restructured its management team, making key appointments...
Resilium broking GM departs
25 November 2024
Resilium Insurance Broking’s Angela O’Neil has left the business and will soon take up a new role...
Tego brings claims in-house
25 November 2024
Sydney-based medical malpractice underwriter Tego Insurance has launched an in-house claims management team...
FM promotes pair to senior positions
25 November 2024
FM has made Lyndon Broad its new executive VP of staff insurance operations, replacing Randy Hodge, who has become COO...
Suncorp joins corporate campaign to tackle domestic violence
25 November 2024
Suncorp has joined other major companies to form a national business alliance against domestic and family violence...
Australian profit, lower cat losses lift Allianz global result
18 November 2024
Allianz’s third-quarter property and casualty earnings increased as natural catastrophe claims fell and performance improved in countries including Australia, the UK and France...
Agile builds team for new property offer
18 November 2024
Agile Underwriting Services has launched a property offer and appointed Sydney-based underwriter Ellie Chen...
Vero outlines ambition for specialty unit
18 November 2024
Suncorp’s Vero says it aims to deliver 10 new products to the broker-distributed market by the end of 2028 in a phased specialty lines expansion...
Argyle, Mitsui form SME capacity pact
18 November 2024
Digital underwriting agency Argyle Insurance has struck a multi-year capacity agreement with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance...
AMA Group sees ‘room for improvement’ after Q1
18 November 2024
Crash repairer AMA Group says its first-quarter result was in line with expectations as it targets improvements in underperforming areas and grows its workforce...
Suncorp ‘scans market’ for reinsurance options
11 November 2024
Suncorp says it is considering innovative reinsurance structures for managing risk exposures...
Steadfast picks up London broker in $46 million deal
11 November 2024
Steadfast is eyeing further international growth after buying Lloyd’s broker HW Wood for £23.5 million ($46 million)...
New Gallagher claims leader sets growth goals
11 November 2024
Gallagher’s new head of claims for Australia and Asia says his team will need to keep pace with the brokerage’s “aggressive” growth trajectory...
Maple moves to cover influencers
11 November 2024
Insurance Advisernet authorised representative Maple Insurance has partnered with the Australian Influencer Marketing Council on an industry-first group offering for members...