Gallagher completes MIM acquisition
06 June 2022
Gallagher has announced its latest acquisition with Canberra-based general insurance brokerage Mitchell Insurance Management agreeing to join its ACT team...
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Resilium says more acquisitions in the pipeline
06 June 2022
Resilium Partners expects to wheel out more acquisitions in the coming months, after closing deals for two authorised representative (AR) businesses and moving closer to sealing a third one...
TravelCard working on Australia comeback
06 June 2022
TravelCard says its Australian business, placed in “hibernation” since October 2020 due to the pandemic, will offer “superior products” and “better user experience” when it resumes operations...
IAG renews commitment to assist Indigenous communities
06 June 2022
Insurance Australia Group has released its latest Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan, outlining initiatives to tackle ongoing issues in Indigenous communities...
Community advocates championed at Suncorp event
06 June 2022
Suncorp praised its partnership with community service organisations Uniting and Scope and says it provides the insurer with vital feedback in achieving better customer outcomes...
PSC completes AWIB deal
06 June 2022
PSC Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of regional Victorian brokerage Alan Wilson Insurance Brokers..
Hollard signs cloud upgrade partnership deal
06 June 2022
Hollard Insurance will be upgrading its core policy, billing and rating systems from on-premises to cloud-based software as a service, under its latest partnership with Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of core system solutions to the general insurance industry...
Tower acquires TSB-branded portfolio
06 June 2022
New Zealand’s Tower will acquire a TSB-branded portfolio that is already underwritten by the insurer in a $NZ5.2 million transaction...
Vero survey shows underinsurance risks
30 May 2022
Suncorp insurer Vero has released survey data showing more than half of SMEs say they aren’t completely covered for all business risks and a high number of those have no plan for what they would do if they experienced a major negative event...
Tower hit by doubling of large event costs
30 May 2022
New Zealand’s Tower says its gross written premium jumped 11% in the first half, though its large event costs almost doubled after the January eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano, February’s Cyclone Dovi and March rains in the North Island...
RACQ forms team to boost resilience advocacy
30 May 2022
RACQ has formed a new Advocacy department as it seeks a stronger voice on issues including resilience and sustainability...
IAG appoints EGM Investor Relations
30 May 2022
IAG has announced the appointment of Mark Ley as EGM Investor Relations...
AMA to install defibrillators across group sites
30 May 2022
Crash repairer AMA Group is partnering with not-for-profit foundation Defib for Life to install defibrillators at all 172 of its sites over the next two months...
Lockton celebrates record 27% growth, a decade in Australia
23 May 2022
Lockton has posted record global annual revenue growth of 27% as it added more than 1200 employees across all lines of business, including a new office in New Zealand...
Chubb promotes Demetra Day to top distribution role
23 May 2022
Chubb says Demetra Day will take over as Head of Distribution for Australia and New Zealand at the start of July after successfully building the insurer’s major accounts team...
HDI Global set to launch new small claims process
23 May 2022
HDI Global has showcased development of a new initiative to help streamline small value claims...
Youi set to enter SA CTP market
23 May 2022
SA motorists will have another compulsory third party insurance option, as Youi enters the state’s market from July 1...
Johns Lyng 'still assessing' flood impact, keeps current guidance for now
23 May 2022
Building services provider Johns Lyng is sticking with its earnings guidance for this financial year while the business continues to examine the impact of the NSW/Queensland floods and other recent catastrophes...
Beazley brings Safeguard sexual abuse cover to Australia
23 May 2022
UK-based Beazley has extended its Safeguard offer, which helps businesses minimise the risk of sexual abuse within their organisations, to the Australian market...
Helio Restoration launches in Australia
23 May 2022
Property repair services provider Helio Restoration has launched in the market, focusing on helping insurance businesses and their customers with water damage and other peril types...