New Zealand consultancy rebrands as Halliwell Fire Research
11 December 2023
Auckland-based consultancy Fire Research Group has changed its name to Halliwell Fire Research...
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Ivory Insurance granted general insurance licence
04 December 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has licensed Brisbane-based Ivory Insurance to operate as a general insurer...
CGU launches ‘Broker Love’ strategy
04 December 2023
IAG’s Intermediated Insurance Australia division has launched a new initiative to transform its relationships with broker partners...
Marsh closes Honan acquisition
04 December 2023
Former Honan Insurance Group CEO Andrew Fluitsma has commenced as Marsh’s Pacific Head of Corporate and Commercial...
Resilium Partners acquires Canberra AR
04 December 2023
Envest Group-owned subsidiary Resilium Partners has acquired JV Business Insurance in Canberra...
Tower appoints Goldman Sachs to review ownership
04 December 2023
New Zealand insurer Tower is undertaking a strategic review of its ownership structure to optimise its capital structure and explore market competitiveness options...
AUB acquires stake in Claim Central Group
04 December 2023
Claim Central Group says AUB has become a new investor and its representatives will join the board following recent capital raising activities...
Suncorp NZ names senior leadership appointment
04 December 2023
Suncorp New Zealand has announced Suraiya Phillimore-Smith as its new Chief Customer Officer from March 4 next year...
Zurich completes OnePath General Insurance transfer
04 December 2023
The transfer of OnePath General Insurance to Zurich’s Australian business has been completed, after the Federal Court last month confirmed the scheme to facilitate the process...
Suncorp to appoint Gillian Brown to board
04 December 2023
Suncorp will appoint Brisbane-based Gillian Brown to the board, effective late February, following the retirement this month of Doug McTaggart...
QBE upbeat on ‘supportive’ rate environment
27 November 2023
QBE achieved third-quarter gross written premium growth of 7% on the prior corresponding period, and group-wide renewal rate increases averaged 9.6%, the insurer said today in a Q3 performance update...
Emergence appoints Gary Dransfield as Chairman
27 November 2023
Cyber specialist underwriting agency Emergence has appointed former Suncorp senior executive Gary Dransfield as Chairman...
Tower combined ratio hits 101% on large event costs
27 November 2023
New Zealand insurer Tower says its annual large event costs reached $NZ55.6 million, up from $NZ19 million a year earlier...
Johns Lyng sees ‘significant runway for growth’
27 November 2023
Johns Lyng Group says the business has started the new financial year strongly and is confident its core Australia operations will continue to grow, supported by its “bedrock” Insurance Building and Restoration Services arm...
QBE unveils risk management platform
27 November 2023
QBE has rolled out a digital risk management platform for commercial property and liability, with plans to add new functionality and other insurance products in the near future...
Steadfast buys Sure Insurance, completes $280 million share placement
20 November 2023
Steadfast has purchased a 70% stake in Queensland regional underwriting agency specialist Sure Insurance and has completed a $280 million share placement to fund upfront and future acquisition costs...
Tower exits commercial farm business
20 November 2023
New Zealand’s Tower will no longer offer insurance for commercial farms, and from February will refer those customers to Aon as Tower policies expire...
QBE exits PNG market
20 November 2023
QBE has sold its operations in Papua New Guinea to Alpha Insurance...
Tower board appoints new director
20 November 2023
The board of New Zealand insurer Tower has appointed Mike Cutter as independent director...
IAG joins cyclone reinsurance pool
13 November 2023
IAG has joined the Federal Government’s Cyclone Reinsurance Pool, ahead of the deadline for large insurers to join before the end of this year...