QBE commits to 100% renewables
11 June 2019
QBE has joined the RE100 initiative, a global leadership project in which major companies commit to using 100% clean electricity by the end of 2025…
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Tasmania gets an emergency services health program
11 June 2019
Gallagher Bassett is to create and manage a health and wellbeing program for Tasmania’s Department of Fire, Emergency Services and Ambulance employees…
Aon signs crop risk contract with GrainCorp
11 June 2019
Aon-owned White Rock Insurance has secured a 10-year grain production risk contract with listed agribusiness GrainCorp, whose earnings have been hit by drought…
Ansvar invests in cloud platform
11 June 2019
Ansvar Insurance will migrate to a cloud-based digital platform this year…
Serco joins QBE’s progressive investment scheme
11 June 2019
Public services provider Serco Australia has committed a quarter of its annual insurance premium to QBE’s Premiums4Good program, which makes societal and environmental “impact” investments such as green bonds…
Claim Central to manage offroad club’s claims
11 June 2019
Claim Central Consolidated has entered a three-year deal with niche underwriting agency Club 4x4 to provide it with digital claims management technology…
FM Global handles losses from Perth factory blaze
11 June 2019
FM Global has confirmed that a packaging factory destroyed by fire in Perth’s eastern suburbs last Thursday was insured by subsidiary company AFM…
Lion secures Chinese capacity in response to Lloyd’s ‘inconsistency’
03 June 2019
Lion Underwriting has signed an agreement with Hong Kong-listed China Taiping Insurance Company to write marine-related risks in Australia, citing frustrations with Lloyd’s lack of “consistency and enthusiasm” in the sector…
Gallagher buys Sydney brokerage
03 June 2019
Gallagher has purchased The Protectors Group brokerage, increasing its presence in Sydney’s western region…
Suncorp tipped to seek CEO with insurance experience
03 June 2019
Suncorp is likely to place a high priority on insurance experience when it selects a CEO to replace Michael Cameron, who stepped down last week, financial analysts say…
Suncorp completes Resilium network sale
03 June 2019
Resilium is formally operating as an independent authorised representative network, with Suncorp confirming today it has completed the business’ sale…
BJS expands NSW footprint with partnership
03 June 2019
Melbourne-based national brokerage BJS has expanded its NSW footprint after forming a partnership with Hurstville brokerage Gary Morton Insurance Broker…
Aon rolls out SME platform
03 June 2019
Aon has established an Australian SME-dedicated digital platform in partnership with US insurtech CoverWallet…
Allianz cut to NZ capacity ‘disappointing’
03 June 2019
Allianz’s decision to axe three major commercial insurance lines from its New Zealand operations has been labelled “disappointing”…
360Globalnet puts auto group on platform
03 June 2019
Claims specialist 360Globanet has developed an online platform for ASX-listed automotive aftermarket and repair specialist AMA Group…
QBE earnings on the rebound, S&P says
03 June 2019
QBE Insurance Group’s scale and quality of earnings will further improve, S&P says in affirming its ratings for the business…
‘Sky’s the limit’ for Cover Genius
03 June 2019
Fast-growing insurtech Cover Genius believes it can expand further as more consumers buy insurance via e-commerce websites…
S&P holds ratings on ‘weakened’ Genworth
03 June 2019
Ratings agency S&P has affirmed its A+ rating on Genworth Australia and New Zealand, with the outlook remaining negative…
Cameron leaves Suncorp with ‘digital foundations in place’
27 May 2019
Michael Cameron has left the group after almost four years as CEO, with CFO Steve Johnston to act in his place while the board considers candidates for the position…
Talbot to shut Australian office
27 May 2019
Talbot Underwriting is closing its only Australian office, in a move management says aims to bring “enhanced value” to its partners in the region…