08 February 2021
Global loss adjuster Sedgwick has paid an undisclosed amount for Thurlow Consulting Engineers, a privately held New Zealand business that specialises in professional civil and structural engineering services...
01 February 2021
Steadfast-owned premium funder IQumulate says CEO Raj Nanra is leaving the company to pursue further challenges, and Chief Commercial Officer Wayne Tower will step into the top job from the start of next month...
01 February 2021
Premium Funding and Principal Finance are set to merge under a new ownership arrangement that will also see private equity investor Pemba Capital Partners taking a key stake...
01 February 2021
International group Howden has appointed former Marsh and JLT leaders Andre Louw and Igor Fijan to key roles for the new Australian brokerage it announced last month...
01 February 2021
Austbrokers Corporate CEO John Mutton has resigned, with AUB Group’s Chief Broking Officer Ben Bessell taking on the position while a recruitment process is carried out...
01 February 2021
Allianz Australia has introduced a new operating model centred on Consumer, Commercial and Workers’ Compensation divisions and has announced the departure of Chief GM Broker and Agency David Hosking as part of the changes...
01 February 2021
Insurance Advisernet’s joint-equity vehicle IA Equity Partners is investing in WA broker Nexus Risk Services in a transaction intended to boost its distribution network...
01 February 2021
QBE has raised its net catastrophe allowance this year to $US685 million, up from $US550 million last year while finalising a reinsurance program that reflects heightened frequency...
01 February 2021
PSC Insurance Group has registered a newly created subsidiary with the Central Bank of Ireland, a move that will allow its UK broking arms to continue serving clients in the European Union post-Brexit...
01 February 2021
Underwriter 360 Commercial Motor has launched a fleet product with backing from CGU Insurance...
01 February 2021
AUB Group will sell its holding in health and rehabilitation group Altius to The Riverside Company after flagging last year that it was looking to exit the business...
01 February 2021
McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers has expanded its network in regional NSW via a joint venture with Tim Hardy, who is leaving Canberra to move back home to Tamworth and operate from new branch offices...
01 February 2021
Johns Lyng Group has agreed a one-year deal with RACQ to provide building and restoration services for insurance claims across Queensland...
01 February 2021
Underwriting agency ProRisk has introduced a cyber product to meet growing demand from businesses for protection against digital risks...
14 December 2020
Speculation is growing that the Commonwealth Bank may pitch its $1 billion general insurance business to four major insurers in the local market as early as next year...
14 December 2020
QBE has announced Fiona Larnach will take over the role of Group Chief Risk Officer in March next year. She will replace Peter Grewal, who has decided to return to the UK...
14 December 2020
Adelaide-based MGA Insurance Brokers has entered into a joint venture with fellow AUB Group broker Austbrokers HCI in Toowoomba...
14 December 2020
IAG has issued new fact sheets educating Australians about tropical cyclone and flood risk and encouraging them to take action to prepare for destructive weather events...
14 December 2020
Assetinsure has appointed Martin McConnell to take over as CEO from Gregor Pfitzer, who is leaving the company...
14 December 2020
AM Best has downgraded its outlook for Pacific International Insurance’s Australian arm to negative from stable, citing the “high levels of execution risks” presented by its growth plan for the business...