New director brings gender balance to Hollard
03 December 2018
Hollard has appointed Jane Tongs as a non-executive director, meaning women now occupy half of the insurer’s 10 board seats…
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Huddle investor out to disrupt ‘messed-up’ industry
03 December 2018
Investment group AirTree Ventures says technology and trust issues in the insurance industry have opened the door for disruptor Huddle, which sells online car, travel and home contents products underwritten by Hollard…
Sura’s Craig Patterson set to depart
03 December 2018
Underwriting agency Sura has today announced Chief Underwriting Officer and Executive Director Craig Patterson will leave at the end of this month…
IAG defers premiums for drought-hit farmers
03 December 2018
IAG has introduced a drought assistance package for farmers in NSW and Queensland who are struggling to pay for insurance…
Insurance gains lift RAA into profit
03 December 2018
SA motorists mutual club RAA is back in the black, recording a $10.7 million profit last financial year, underpinned by strong results from its insurance business…
Tower shakes up tech, pricing in search of rebound
03 December 2018
New Zealand insurer Tower has forecast an earnings rebound this financial year as it makes technology and pricing changes and pursues a strategy to take on larger rivals…
Ironshore boss secures post-merger role
26 November 2018
Ironshore Australia MD William Lewis will serve Liberty Mutual in a new regional role following the merger of the two groups’ specialty underwriting operations…
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…
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…