The Broker
Ivory chief steps down
14 March 2024
Ivory Insurance CEO Scott Lawrence has resigned after almost two years in the role, with a replacement to be named soon, the insurer announced today...
Growing Ausure City & Rural snaps up Adelaide AR
14 March 2024
Ausure City & Rural has furthered its expansion with the acquisition of an Adelaide brokerage within the wider group’s authorised representative network...
Mecon recruits WTW director to GM role
14 March 2024
Steadfast-owned Mecon Insurance has appointed Kishan Dasan as GM...
Thousands to attend Steadfast Convention
14 March 2024
The Steadfast Convention – the largest general insurance conference in Australia – gets under way on March 24...
Broking’s big hitters named top workplaces for women
14 March 2024
Steadfast and Marsh are among the top 101 workplaces for women, according to equality watchdog WORK180...
insurance.com.au launches pet cover
14 March 2024
Steadfast-owned insurance.com.au says it has launched “a comprehensive pet insurance solution”...
‘Report all breaches, complaints’: code committee ramps up compliance message
07 March 2024
Reporting zero breaches and complaints is “not indicative of flawless compliance”, brokers have been warned as they prepare to submit their annual code of practice statements...
Woman who fudged husband’s driving record loses dispute
07 March 2024
A luxury car buyer who failed to tell an insurance broker her husband had four speeding offences has lost a claim dispute...
Broking leaders support Insurance News conference
07 March 2024
Influential broking leaders are among expert speakers at the upcoming inaugural Insurance News conference...
Resilium Partners acquires two more ‘hub’ businesses
07 March 2024
Envest Group’s authorised representative acquisition model Resilium Partners has picked up two more businesses...
Gallagher swoops for Marsh’s Harris
07 March 2024
Gallagher has appointed former Marsh Pacific CEO Nick Harris as its UK and Ireland Retail Division CEO...
McLardy McShane keeps up the fight with charity golf day
07 March 2024
McLardy McShane’s sixth annual Fight MND Golf Challenge raised more than $115,000 to support research into motor neurone disease...
Criterion moves into New Zealand
07 March 2024
Waste and recycling insurance specialist Criterion Underwriting is expanding into New Zealand, building on its operations across Australia and in Britain...
Howden teams up with sports charity
07 March 2024
Howden has announced a three-year partnership supporting charity group Reclink Australia’s sporting and recreational activity program for disadvantaged people...
‘An absolute farce’: brokers hit out as more insurers cut commissions
29 February 2024
IAG-owned CGU has moved to cut commissions on personal lines products and extended the measure to its standalone liability portfolios, and Allianz is doing the same with its home and landlord offerings...
Suncorp sees ‘real opportunity’ in Vero after strong first half
29 February 2024
Suncorp aims to grow its business in the intermediated space via its Vero brand, which distributes commercial products exclusively through brokers and authorised agents...
Broker helps resolve four-year battle over dodgy roof repairs
29 February 2024
A broker has helped a rural client gain compensation after their insurer carried out poor-quality repairs to a hail-damaged roof...
ACCC ‘continuing to engage’ on strata issues
29 February 2024
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it is examining lobby group information that highlights poor conduct by some strata managers in arranging insurance...
‘No more laissez-faire’: Steadfast predicts pricing discipline from insurers
29 February 2024
Steadfast Group CEO Robert Kelly expects insurers to maintain pricing discipline after the company saw a continuation of hard market conditions in its first half...
Marsh names Pacific FINPRO lead
29 February 2024
Marsh has expanded FINPRO Chief Client Officer Jason Howard’s role, appointing him FINPRO Risk Management Leader, Pacific...