Insurance Advisernet network adopts new broking software
30 March 2020
Australian insurtech iaAnyware has rolled out its boutique web-based insurance broking software across the Insurance Advisernet network...
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PetSure invests in digital startup Vetchat
30 March 2020
Hollard Insurance-owned Pet insurance specialist PetSure has bought a 40% stake in veterinary "telehealth" startup Vetchat...
Virus to video: COVID-19 stirs interest in live platform
30 March 2020
Claim Central Consolidated has seen increased demand from insurance clients for its Livelogik real-time claims management platform, which offers a live video streaming feature to assess claims remotely...
Lloyd's closes Sydney office to combat virus spread
23 March 2020
Lloyd’s has closed its Sydney office until further notice in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, with all staff now working from home...
Allianz reviews travel cover as tourism reels
23 March 2020
Insurers are re-evaluating their travel insurance policies in the wake of unprecedented government restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus...
Gallagher Bassett ramps up coronavirus response
23 March 2020
Gallagher Bassett has engaged its business continuity team to ensure claims can be handled as needed during the coronavirus outbreak, and has established a global taskforce comprising experts across major injury exposures...
Johns Lyng extends repair deal with WA insurer
23 March 2020
Building services provider Johns Lyng Group has extended a home repair agreement with a major WA-based insurer for a further five years...
Perils pioneers local motor exposure and loss data
23 March 2020
Swiss catastrophe data company Perils will now include personal and commercial motor in its Australian reports...
QBE reducing headcount by 200
16 March 2020
QBE has confirmed it intends to cut 200 jobs in the Australia Pacific division over the next 12 months, but has declined to give any further details about which positions are affected...
Cover-More suspends 'Cancel For Any Reason' sales
16 March 2020
Cover-More has suspended Australian and New Zealand sales of its Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) travel insurance as the coronavirus outbreak escalates and interest in the product rises...
Sportcover's coronavirus exposure 'minimal'
16 March 2020
Sportscover Australia has not received a single claim related to COVID-19 so far, and says its exposure to the coronavirus outbreak is negligible...
Technology chief leaves Suncorp
16 March 2020
Suncorp Chief Information Officer Sarah Harland is leaving later this month after more than three years in the job...
QBE appoints new innovation chief
16 March 2020
QBE has appointed IAG innovation expert James Orchard as its new CEO of QBE Ventures...
IAG considers new motor product
16 March 2020
IAG has received "great" consumer feedback from a trial run of a new motor insurance product created last October...
Bushfire claims dent Youi earnings
16 March 2020
Youi says its business in Australia has been "severely impacted" by the recent bushfire catastrophe, with first-half operating profit down 21.7% to $36 million from a year earlier...
IAG joins drive to make insurance more accessible
16 March 2020
IAG is the latest Australian insurer to contribute to a national program promoting economic resilience and inclusion, particularly for women...
360 rolls out Compass web-based customer portal
16 March 2020
360 Underwriting Solutions has introduced a new web platform called Compass for its cyber cover customers...
AM Best affirms A- rating for Tower
16 March 2020
AM Best has maintained its ratings for Tower Insurance and its parent company, Tower Limited...
Buyers reportedly keen to acquire QBE’s lenders’ mortgage business
09 March 2020
A number of unnamed investors are looking to buy QBE’s lenders’ mortgage insurance arm, according to a report in The Australian…
McLarens adds Adelaide to growing national footprint
09 March 2020
Global loss adjuster McLarens has opened an office in Adelaide, taking its national network to seven branches…