Genworth secures NAB, appoints CFO
26 November 2018
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia has renewed a contract with NAB and has announced that Michael Bencsik will become CFO next year…
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Zurich takes final steps to offload NSW CTP portfolio
26 November 2018
Zurich will apply to the Federal Court to transfer its NSW compulsory third party (CTP) portfolio to Gordian RunOff…
Blue Zebra launches landlord product
26 November 2018
Underwriting agency Blue Zebra has introduced its new landlord offering to broker partners as it continues its rapid growth…
Arch names new CEO
26 November 2018
London insurer Arch has appointed Hugh Sturgess as International CEO, promoting him from president and CEO of Arch Insurance Canada…
Awards program honours QBE’s Premiums4Good
26 November 2018
QBE’s Premiums4Good initiative won the “leader in social impact investing” category at the inaugural Australian Impact Investment Awards…
QBE revamp follows customer-centric trend
19 November 2018
QBE’s staffing restructure, which is aimed at bringing the insurer closer to its customers, is part of a wider industry trend, according to a leading industry commentator…
AUB ‘well advanced’ in CEO search
19 November 2018
AUB Group has a “list of candidates” interested in replacing CEO and MD Mark Searles when he leaves in October next year…
Start-up Cinch aims to be one-stop policy shop
19 November 2018
Melbourne-based insurtech Cinch is searching for insurance industry partners as it targets a June launch for its new technology solution…
QBE foresees higher investment returns
19 November 2018
QBE CEO Pat Regan says rising global interest rates “bode well” for its investment returns next year…
CBL Insurance ordered into liquidation
19 November 2018
CBL Insurance has been placed into liquidation by the High Court in Auckland…
Aviso adds Queensland broker
19 November 2018
Brisbane’s QSure Insurance Brokers has joined Aviso Group and will rebrand to align with its new partners…
QBE backs mental health bond
19 November 2018
QBE has invested in the first mental health bond through its Premiums4Good initiative…
UN climate risk pilot wins IAG, QBE support
19 November 2018
IAG and QBE have joined a United Nations international pilot program to improve the insurance industry’s climate risk disclosure…
Ensurance wraps up brokerage sale
19 November 2018
Ensurance has formally exited its Australian brokerage business Savill Hicks, disposing of all capital in the business for $4.1 million…
Agile offers incentive with new cyber product
19 November 2018
Underwriting agency Agile will refund up to 50% of the policy excess on its new cyber product for clients that improve their risk awareness and resilience strategies…
Australian Seniors opens branch
19 November 2018
Australian Seniors Insurance Agency has opened a branch in Castle Hill, NSW…
AUB starts capital drive to support acquisitions
12 November 2018
AUB Group today announced a $116 million capital raising to support acquisitions, organic growth and debt repayment…
AUB aims to grow Adroit
12 November 2018
AUB Group is focused on growing Victorian brokerage Adroit Insurance & Risk after agreeing to acquire a majority stake in the business…
Ownership change gives Assetinsure ‘certainty’
12 November 2018
Assetinsure CEO Gregory Pfitzer has welcomed the move by CBL Corporation’s administrators to sell the surety bond insurer to a holding company co-ordinated by long-time business partner, Lombard Insurance…
QBE backs SME cyber-risk start-up
12 November 2018
QBE has invested in Zeguro, a US start-up specialising in cyber-risk solutions for SMEs…