18 May 2020
S&P Global Ratings says Suncorp’s update on COVID-19 related impacts has moderated its expectations for full-year earnings but has not undermined its view of the company’s underlying operations...
18 May 2020
Aon has established a new underwriting platform which it says has the world's largest capacity for intellectual property liability, saying the importance of risk mitigation in this area has never been higher...
18 May 2020
AM Best has cuts its outlook for church, education and heritage insurer Ansvar to negative from stable due to financial impacts from exposure to physical and sexual abuse claims, discount rate movements and catastrophe events...
18 May 2020
Fire forensic analysis company GKA Investigations Group, which works with insurers, is opening an office in Perth next month...
18 May 2020
Kate Armstrong has joined Suncorp’s New Zealand boards...
11 May 2020
Suncorp expects a "modest drag" on gross written premium this financial year due to the take-up of hardship options and lower economic activity amid the COVID-19 outbreak, while landlord claims are set to rise...
11 May 2020
IQumulate Premium Funding has introduced a product to provide assistance for SMEs hard-hit by the continuing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic...
11 May 2020
QBE says the actions taken in recent weeks to bolster its capital base will enable the business to ride out the challenges created by the virus pandemic...
11 May 2020
Dual Asia Pacific is looking for more acquisition opportunities after last week announcing it has moved into the M&A arena with the purchase of a controlling interest in New Zealand’s International Underwriting Agencies...
11 May 2020
Supermarket giant Coles is offering pet insurance for dogs and cats, which will be underwritten by Guild Insurance...
11 May 2020
Mortgage insurer Genworth lifted its gross written premium by almost a third in the first quarter but is now readying for home loan defaults with a $181.8 million writedown...
11 May 2020
Travel cover provider InsureandGo says it is offering partial credits and deferrals on premium payments to its customers in response to disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic...
11 May 2020
Medical indemnity underwriter Tego has provided cover to an Indigenous-focused organisation that wants to set up a COVID-19 testing centre for the community...
11 May 2020
Barrister Andrew Tragardh, who helped Dual Australia recover $17.4 million that was stolen by a former employee, has opened a firm specialising in financial crime investigation...
04 May 2020
IAG says there is "limited scope" to pay a final dividend this year due to its forecast insurance profit and a slump in investment income on shareholder funds...
04 May 2020
Premium funder IQumulate will launch an alternative payment plan for clients this week, parent company Steadfast says in a presentation released to the Australian Securities Exchange.
04 May 2020
Westpac is open to selling its general and life insurance businesses as the lender looks to put in more resources to rebuild its core banking operations...
04 May 2020
Tower Insurance announced today it has appointed London-based Aviva executive Blair Turnbull as CEO, taking over from Richard Harding...
04 May 2020
PSC Insurance Group has retained an upbeat outlook despite the immediate challenges posed by the current economic situation...
04 May 2020
IAG has introduced a "Help Program" for personal lines customers, offering tailored solutions to address the individual needs of policyholders who have been financially affected by the pandemic-triggered economic slump...