EBM tools up for enhanced cyber advice

08 August 2024

National broker EBM Insurance & Risk has formed a partnership with CyberCube, a cyber risk modelling and analytics business...

Ausure’s nationwide networking tour under way 

08 August 2024

Steadfast-backed Ausure has begun holding its annual networking meetings, taking in 10 locations nationwide, with more than 300 brokers, staff members and industry partners expected to attend...

Insurers more willing to review pricing, coverage: Gow Gates

01 August 2024

New capacity and increased competition are easing premium rates in some segments after a long hard cycle, Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers says...

UK ‘ghost broker’ admits selling fake policies on social media

01 August 2024

A British fraudster who made more than £17,618 ($34,591) selling phony insurance policies over Instagram has been handed a suspended prison sentence...

PSC secures ‘competitive’ forestry product for struggling growers

01 August 2024

Forestry Australia has found a plantation insurance provider for its members, which have been struggling to find cover after some insurers pulled out of the market...

Gallagher exec joins NIBA board

01 August 2024

Gallagher head of metro branches Mark Saunderson has joined the National Insurance Brokers Association board, replacing Adam Squire...

AIG hires regional marine head

01 August 2024

Dimitry Zilberud has joined AIG as Asia-Pacific head of marine...

Nat cat fears dampen ‘competitive tension’ in clean power market

01 August 2024

New insurance providers are entering the Australian renewable energy market, fuelling an “increase in competitive tension”, but concerns over catastrophe losses may stall the easing of rates, global broker WTW says...

BMS acquisitions shed light on dos and don’ts of data shift

01 August 2024

BAIS Insurance Technology has detailed how it merged BMS Risk Solutions’ client data into a single iBAIS database after it acquired five brokerages on two different insurance systems...

New Zealand UAC sets Auckland expo date

01 August 2024

The New Zealand Underwriting Agencies Council will hold its next expo in Auckland on August 27...

Envest, Steadfast to go separate ways

25 July 2024

Envest will leave the Steadfast network as its parent Ardonagh Group’s acquisition of PSC transforms the broking landscape and competitive dynamic...

‘Resourcing was stretched’: CBN deal enables Insurance House broker focus

25 July 2024

A partnership agreement for Community Broker Network to provide managed services to Insurance House authorised representatives will enable the latter business to focus on its broker network...

System failure cover harder to get after CrowdStrike: WTW

25 July 2024

The major disruption caused by the CrowdStrike outage could result in underwriters being more reluctant to offer system failure coverage, WTW says...

Rates trend positive for clients: Marsh

25 July 2024

Marsh says Australian commercial premium rates fell 5% in April-June, the second consecutive quarterly decline, and global commercial rates were flat – ending a 26-quarter streak of increases...

Data blindness 'leaves brokers in dark'

25 July 2024

A lack of access to clear client data is holding brokers back and making sales and customer policy management less efficient, insurtech JAVLN says...

New brokerage channels the wolf pack

25 July 2024

Wendy Finianos has launched Sydney-based brokerage ATKA Insurance Brokers...

WTW makes risk and broking leadership changes

25 July 2024

Global broker WTW has made key appointments to its risk and broking leadership team...

Former Honan chief Fluitsma leaves Marsh

18 July 2024

Marsh Pacific head of corporate and commercial Andrew Fluitsma has left the international brokerage...

New capacity driving most premiums down: Bellrock

18 July 2024

Significant underwriting capacity continues to flow into the Australian market, fuelling competition between insurers which is driving pricing downwards, Bellrock Advisory says in a market update...

Agencies growth adds downward pressure on NZ commercial prices 

18 July 2024

New Zealand commercial rates are showing “clear signs” of softening as new capacity enters the market, broker Gallagher says in a July update...