15 July 2019
Underwriting agency Sure Insurance says disclosure and claims handling will be a focus as it starts writing home and contents policies in the cyclone-prone region from Bundaberg to Cape York...
15 July 2019
New Zealand general insurer Tower has started to remove the “duty of disclosure” placed on customers from its sales and claims processing systems for home, contents and car products...
15 July 2019
Flamingo Ai has promoted COO Olivier Cauderlier to the CEO position, freeing-up founder Catriona Wallace to focus on growth...
15 July 2019
IAG, a vocal supporter of calls to enshrine Indigenous viewpoints, has commended a proposed referendum on giving First Nations people constitutional recognition...
15 July 2019
WA broker EBM has rebranded its RentCover product and introduced a range of interactive marketing materials...
08 July 2019
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has named James Stack as Pacific CEO, as the business prepares to cease underwriting professional indemnity and directors’ and officers’ cover in Australia and New Zealand...
08 July 2019
Tokio Marine has purchased IAG’s Accident and Health International Underwriting agency, as it looks to expand in the region through niche specialty business lines...
08 July 2019
Claims manager Sedgwick has named Philip van Zyl as the next CEO of its New Zealand business, replacing Darryl Cowan...
08 July 2019
German legal insurer ARAG Group has expanded into Australia in concert with HDI Global Specialty...
08 July 2019
Ensurance’s senior executives have thrown the business another lifeline, extending by two years the maturity of $2.2 million in convertible debt...
08 July 2019
Comparator iSelect has formed a partnership with BizCover to provide policies aimed at SMEs...
08 July 2019
The directors’ and officers’ insurance market will harden even further, driven by claims pressure following the Hayne royal commission and a growing risk of well-funded class actions against companies, Honan says...
01 July 2019
Insurance Brokers Network Australia members will move to Steadfast this year under a new arrangement that ends the 12-year-old AIMS joint venture with Austbrokers...
01 July 2019
IAG is considering selling its stake in Indian general insurer SBI General, further reducing its Asian footprint...
01 July 2019
A group of senior Lloyd’s underwriters is funding a facility to speed the development of new reinsurance products...
01 July 2019
Start-ups Eggy and Paypa Plane have been selected to participate in Suncorp’s inaugural Digital Incubator Program...
01 July 2019
Specialist underwriting agency group Sura is partnering with Guild Insurance’s intermediary division Acerta to provide professional indemnity cover across multiple portfolios...
01 July 2019
Walden Path Group, the parent of insurance services provider Insevo, has acquired Sydney-based Littlewoods Services...
01 July 2019
LMI Group has appointed Steven Manning as CEO, replacing his father and business founder Allan Manning...
24 June 2019
Insurance Advisernet’s authorised representative (AR) network members will have the option of a shared equity model through a new joint venture with AUB Group...