IAG sees opportunity ‘beyond general insurance’
29 April 2019
IAG says it wants to grow outside its traditional general insurance territory, but has declined to give specific details of how it will do it…
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EQC changes to lift premiums in cat-prone areas: IAG
29 April 2019
IAG says home and contents premiums will rise for New Zealand customers in areas prone to natural disasters and certain weather events…
Claims group taps 360Globalnet digital know-how
29 April 2019
UK claims specialist 360Globalnet is developing a digital platform for accident management and third-party claims administrator Focussed Loss Management…
Flamingo secures ‘significant’ AI contract
29 April 2019
Insurtech Flamingo Ai will provide US-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company with artificial intelligence services under a six-month commercial agreement…
QBE repair win underpins Johns Lyng expansion
29 April 2019
Johns Lyng Group’s appointment to a QBE building repair services panel will be “a key plank” in its geographic expansion…
PSC sells down Johns Lyng Group stake
29 April 2019
PSC Insurance has sold a parcel of shares in building contractor Johns Lyng Group, triggering a stock exchange notice saying it has ceased to be a substantial shareholder…
Pop partners with US software provider
29 April 2019
Pop Insurance and its subsidiary Fusion Specialty Insurance have launched a global partnership with US-based analytics and software provider Fractal Industries…
Suncorp opens Adelaide store
29 April 2019
Suncorp has opened a tri-branded shopfront in Adelaide as it expands in the region and prepares for changes to SA’s compulsory third party scheme…
Class action filed over IAG add-on cover
15 April 2019
A class action has been launched against IAG and its subsidiary Swann Insurance over add-on cover sold through motor dealerships…
QBE names global ‘centre of excellence’ leader
15 April 2019
QBE has appointed Uwe Schoberth to lead a new global market management team tasked with strengthening customer focus across key regions and product lines…
Engineering consultant calls in administrators
15 April 2019
Engineering, building and disaster response consultant Censeo has been put into administration, with CEO Kate Middleton attributing the company’s demise to “legacy debt”…
Hollard-backed SMSF covers gain market support
15 April 2019
Two Hollard-backed covers aimed at the self-managed superannuation fund market are achieving success since their launch last year…
Bond & Credit sees growth in Tokio Marine deal
15 April 2019
Specialist underwriting agency the Bond & Credit Company is confident it can grow under new owner Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance…
Insurers check US aerial imaging group’s offering
15 April 2019
Insurers are in talks with the Geospatial Intelligence Centre, a non-profit group owned by the US insurance industry that is expanding its aerial data collection operations to Australia and New Zealand…
Insurance Advisernet goes it alone in NZ
15 April 2019
Insurance Advisernet New Zealand has resigned as a corporate member of NZbrokers after a three-year partnership…
Johns Lyng takes over US restoration group
15 April 2019
Johns Lyng Group has bought US water and fire damage restoration company Steamatic for $US3.1 million…
Nomads no more as Nib-owned insurer rebrands
15 April 2019
Travel insurance provider World Nomads Group has rebranded as Nib Travel…
Cover-More hails flexible insurance take-up
15 April 2019
More than 57,000 people have taken up Cover-More’s flexible insurance product since it was introduced a year ago, the travel insurer says…
Cyber specialist brings digital health cover to Australia
15 April 2019
UK-based CFC Underwriting has launched its bespoke e-health product in Australia as part of a global rollout…
Lockton boosts health and community services team
15 April 2019
Lockton Companies Australia has expanded its national health and community services division with the appointment of Vikki Karatovic, Ann-Marie Gordon and Genevieve Mathews to specialist roles…