IAG aims for ‘one-stop motor shop’ with NRMA deal
25 November 2019
IAG expects to vastly strengthen its motor offerings when the deal to buy the NSW-based National Roads and Motorists’ Association’s vehicle repair business is finalised in January...
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PSC buys another UK Lloyd’s broker
18 November 2019
PSC Insurance Group will pay £3.4 million for Carroll Insurance Group, a UK-based Lloyd’s broker that specialises in bespoke insurance solutions...
Suncorp invests in vehicle sharing company
18 November 2019
Suncorp has participated in a $10 million funding round for sharing-economy company Car Next Door as it seeks to better understand changing vehicle use...
QBE gives $100,000 to bushfire recovery efforts
18 November 2019
QBE has donated $100,000 to support the Red Cross in its bushfire relief and recovery efforts in NSW and Queensland...
Evari continues expansion with Bunnings deal
18 November 2019
Australian insurtech Evari aims to take its business to the “next level” after partnering with Bunnings to offer insurance to more than 700,000 customers...
Liberty expands its extreme weather cover to Australia
18 November 2019
Liberty Mutual will insure Australian businesses against unexpected extreme weather conditions after expanding the Weather Index product it already distributes and underwrites in Europe into the Australian market...
Agile beefs up cyber offering
18 November 2019
Agile Underwriting has formed an IT partnership to strengthen its cyber offering...
Former AGCS CEO moves to HDI
18 November 2019
Ex-Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Pacific CEO Willem van Wyk has joined former colleague Stefan Feldmann at HDI Global...
EML opens third office in Newcastle
18 November 2019
Personal injury claims manager EML has opened a third office in Newcastle, taking its NSW office count to seven...
AUB moves ahead on improving products
18 November 2019
AUB Group says it has completed an expressions of interest process involving local and global providers as it seeks to improve its product and capacity offerings...
IAG names new NZ chairman
18 November 2019
IAG New Zealand non-executive director Simon Allen has been appointed Chairman following the retirement of Hugh Fletcher...
Condon set to leave AIG
11 November 2019
AIG Australia CEO Noel Condon will step down next month after 35 years with the insurer...
PSC backs forecasts for earnings leap
11 November 2019
PSC Insurance Group has backed consensus forecasts for a leap in earnings this financial year, driven by its two largest acquisitions and growth from existing operations...
Envest moves into drone orbit
11 November 2019
Insurtech investor Envest has taken a strategic 20% stake in Precision Autonomy, a Texas-based specialist in building real-time pricing platforms that set the premiums for underwriting drones and autonomous vehicles...
Auto & General names Myler as CEO
11 November 2019
Insurance group Auto & General has hired John Myler as CEO of its Australian business...
QBE teams with Red Cross, Save the Children
11 November 2019
QBE has entered into three-year partnerships with humanitarian agencies Red Cross and Save the Children to more efficiently provide disaster relief funds after catastrophes...
360Globalnet secures TIO digital project
11 November 2019
Allianz-owned Territory Insurance Office has launched a digital claims facility with the support of UK-based online platform developer 360Globalnet..
Cover Genius attracts UK, US investors
11 November 2019
Insurtech Cover Genius has successfully attracted support from US, UK and local investors, raising $US10 million in a Series B funding round as it expands to new countries...
Rothbury agrees SME deal with Grow NZ Business
11 November 2019
Rothbury Insurance Brokers and advisory group Grow NZ Business have agreed to a networking deal in the small-to-medium enterprise sector...
AUB appoints new company secretary
11 November 2019
AUB Group has appointed Freya Smith to the positions of Group General Counsel and Company Secretary...