Helia GWP, profit rises in third quarter
04 November 2024
Lenders’ mortgage insurance provider Helia Group says gross written premium totalled $50.4 million in the third quarter, up from $44.8 million a year earlier...
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Aon joins Monash-led weather research centre
04 November 2024
Aon is participating in a Monash University-based consortium researching how the region’s weather is being reshaped by climate change...
IAG overhauls employee benefits
04 November 2024
IAG Australia has changed its staff benefits offer under a new three-year enterprise agreement...
FM offers more hazard resilience incentives
04 November 2024
Commercial property insurer FM has announced a third resilience credit of $US400 million ($608.76 million), to be applied as a 5% premium offset against eligible policies...
Ebix Australia names new MD
28 October 2024
Philip Fourie has been promoted to Ebix Australia MD after the death of Leon d'Apice last month...
Suncorp ‘wasting no time’ in move to pure-play insurer
28 October 2024
Suncorp says it has started strengthening its insurance offering after the $4.9 billion sale of its bank to ANZ in July...
IAG outlines affordability steps at shareholder meeting
28 October 2024
IAG CEO and MD Nick Hawkins says the insurer will “focus on building customer and community resilience” to address rising costs...
Australian operations drive Gallagher to ‘great’ Q3
28 October 2024
Gallagher says its Australian business “led the way” in the third quarter as the global broker reported strong results...
Envest moves PSC leaders into top roles
21 October 2024
Envest has appointed PSC Insurance Group executives to key roles in the expanded company following parent Ardonagh’s acquisition of the Melbourne-based distribution business...
Tower added to NZX 50 indices
21 October 2024
New Zealand insurer Tower will join two NZX 50 S&P Dow Jones indices...
NRMA Insurance joins discount scheme for Indigenous SMEs
21 October 2024
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned companies will be offered discounted premiums by NRMA Insurance under a partnership with Indigenous Business Australia...
QBE rebrands charity partnerships
21 October 2024
The QBE Foundation will group its collaborations with Red Cross and Save the Children under a new Community Ready partnership banner...
Ardonagh, Envest eye 'best of both our worlds' as PSC deal closes
14 October 2024
PSC Insurance Group’s removal from the Australian Securities Exchange official list is expected from today’s close, after Ardonagh on Friday officially completed its $2.3 billion acquisition...
QBE merges workers' comp, A&H for ‘total people risk’ approach
14 October 2024
QBE Australia Pacific has created a new people risk unit, aiming to give brokers and clients a “unified” offering of underwriting and risk management solutions...
Tower lifts profit guidance
14 October 2024
New Zealand insurer Tower now expects underlying net profit of about $NZ83 million ($75 million) for the year ending September...
HDI joins flight safety group for risk insights
14 October 2024
HDI Global has become a member of the Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard to bolster risk management among its aviation clients...
IAG cuts 'more than 200' jobs under restructure
07 October 2024
IAG says changes to its operating structure will lead to redundancies and it is helping affected staff find “redeployment opportunities”...
AAMC ‘raises the bar’ with Land + Road suite
07 October 2024
Repair management group AAMC has launched Land + Road, a suite of services for heavy transport, agricultural machinery, plant and equipment...
IAG board member to retire
07 October 2024
IAG director Jon Nicholson will retire from the board on Wednesday after nearly a decade...
Green farmers in line for WFI premium discounts
07 October 2024
WFI Insurance will provide pricing benefits to farming customers who gain a sustainability certification, with potential premium reductions ranging from a few hundred to thousands of dollars depending on property size and policy coverage...