Suncorp donates $100,000 to aid bushfire recovery
02 December 2019
Suncorp has made a $100,000 donation to the Red Cross-led bushfire recovery efforts in NSW and Queensland...
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Munich Re names financial business development head
02 December 2019
Munich Re has appointed Alex Francois to the new Sydney-based role of Head of Australia and New Zealand Business Development for savings and investments...
Austbrokers, InterRisk chiefs depart in AUB changes
25 November 2019
Austbrokers Divisional Chief Executive Nigel Thomas will leave AUB Group effective next month after his position was made redundant, while InterRisk MD Phil Kearns departed the brokerage last week in other changes...
Brightstar buys Risk Insure brokerage
25 November 2019
Mobile distribution and services company Brightstar, part of Japan’s Softbank Group, has acquired Adelaide-based Risk Insure as part of a strategy to boost its device protection business in Australia and New Zealand...
Johns Lyng sees work rise from bushfires, hailstorms
25 November 2019
Building and restoration services company Johns Lyng Group says recent bushfire and hailstorm events are driving record job registrations while its “business as usual” operations are also buoyant...
QBE grows progressive investments portfolio in leaps and bounds
25 November 2019
QBE has grown its Premiums4Good progressive investment portfolio as it targets $US1 billion in investments such as green bonds by 2021, which would bring “impact” investment to 4% of total QBE investment...
Tower returns to profit
25 November 2019
New Zealand general insurer Tower Limited has returned to profit with full year earnings of $NZ16.8 million, helped by benign weather and improved underwriting...
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...
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...