Genworth names new CFO
20 September 2021
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia has appointed Michael Cant as CFO, replacing Michael Bencsik who tendered his resignation...
Corporate
IAG review ends IAL brand
13 September 2021
IAG says its IAL brand will no longer accept new business from November 1 and renewals from December 1 as it prepares to revamp the way personal lines products are sold through intermediaries...
PSC seals acquisition of Alliance broking business
13 September 2021
PSC Insurance Group has completed its $24.5 million purchase of the broking business of Alliance Insurance Broking Services...
Honan details COVID vaccination risks
13 September 2021
Honan has produced a timely guide to help businesses understand their risk exposures amid Australia’s COVID vaccination drive...
NRMA, RACV contribute $2 million to GIVIT COVID relief
13 September 2021
NRMA Insurance and RACV will together contribute $2 million to donation platform GIVIT to provide urgently needed items due to COVID lockdowns such as groceries, technology and resources for home learning...
Arch offers new liability product via online platform
13 September 2021
Arch Insurance has launched a management liability product that is available for SMEs through its CoverHub online platform...
IAG hit with business interruption class action
06 September 2021
Slater and Gordon says it has launched a class action against IAG on behalf of “thousands of Australian business interruption insurance policyholders” whose claims for losses from forced pandemic-related closures have been declined by the insurer...
Berkley introduces online broker portal
06 September 2021
Berkley Insurance Australia has introduced an online portal to speed and simplify quoting and binding for IT liability and plans to add further products in coming months as brokers look for efficiency improvements from technology...
Lockton undaunted by lockdown, kicks off NZ operation
06 September 2021
Lockton has opened a New Zealand operation with risk and insurance advisers in Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch and a new team recruited from Willis Towers Watson...
Johns Lyng makes strata acquisitions
06 September 2021
Building services provider Johns Lyng Group has acquired two more strata management businesses, further strengthening its presence in the market...
McCabe Curwood changes name to McCabes
06 September 2021
Law firm McCabe Curwood has rebranded and going forward will be known as McCabes...
ProRisk launches Public & Products liability cover
06 September 2021
ProRisk has launched a Public & Products Liability Insurance Product policy on its broker portal, ProBind, and will host three webinars to explain the offer in detail...
Arch seals $350 million acquisition of Westpac's LMI business
06 September 2021
Bermuda-based specialty lines insurer Arch Capital Group has its sights on the Australian lenders’ mortgage insurance market after making possibly its biggest local acquisition to date...
AUB resilience paves way for positive outlook
30 August 2021
AUB Group has forecast strong growth in the current financial year after the company improved its performance over the past 12 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
Emergence streamlines personal cyber access
30 August 2021
Cyber insurer Emergence has introduced technology changes that enable its individual and family protection policies to be purchased directly through broker websites...
Australian law firm profits hit record highs
30 August 2021
Profitability at Australian law firms hit a record in the year to June as corporations sought help navigating the turbulence of COVID, a new report says...
iSelect says general insurance delivers 'strong result'
30 August 2021
Comparator iSelect says its general insurance business performed well in the last financial year in the face of a difficult environment, as the COVID health crisis drags on...
Arteva Funding appoints new CFO
30 August 2021
Craig Marshall has been appointed CFO at Arteva Funding, effective October 18...
Organic growth, acquisitions drive PSC earnings
23 August 2021
PSC Insurance Group announced today full-year earnings exceeded expectations on strong organic growth and contributions from its UK acquisitions...
Steadfast teams with QBE on Mansions portfolio
23 August 2021
Steadfast Underwriting Agencies says QBE will be the capacity provider for its Mansions of Australia business, which has expanded with the purchase of an AIG portfolio...