The Broker
Haven names new underwriting manager
14 November 2024
Andrew Mitchell has been appointed underwriting manager at recently launched agency Haven...
Steadfast buys Lloyd’s broker in push for ‘growth runway’
07 November 2024
Steadfast has acquired Lloyd’s broker HW Wood for £23.5 million ($46 million), the Australian listed intermediary group announced this morning...
Suncorp targets Vero specialty expansion
07 November 2024
Suncorp plans to introduce a range of products under a Vero specialty lines banner, with high-hazard commercial property the first area to be targeted...
Gallagher names new claims head
07 November 2024
International brokerage Gallagher has appointed Dennis Dalati as head of claims for Australia and Asia...
NIBA to outline next steps ahead of code review
07 November 2024
Details of the broking code review process and how stakeholders can provide input will be announced in coming weeks, the National Insurance Brokers Association says...
360, Vero among winners in IA awards
07 November 2024
Vero was crowned insurer of the year and 360 won the underwriting agency award at the Insurance Advisernet gala awards dinner...
CGU releases third Strive guide
07 November 2024
CGU has published another Strive report, informing brokers about issues and trends affecting the insurance industry and broader economy...
Zurich recruits local financial lines leader
07 November 2024
Zurich has appointed Michael Cooke as head of financial lines for Australia and New Zealand...
CQIB sets convention dates
07 November 2024
The Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers will hold its convention next year from September 3-5 at Tangalooma Island Resort...
AUB says strata operations ‘highly transparent’
31 October 2024
AUB Group says its strata practices are in line with the code of practice and transparent, and the company is a much smaller participant in the sector’s broker and agency market than Steadfast...
AIG loses dispute over empty building break-in
31 October 2024
A landlord seeking $102,270 for theft and repair of malicious damage to a commercial rental property has been awarded $45,724 after a claim dispute with AIG Australia...
Brokerage leaves Coverforce network, rebrands
31 October 2024
Coverforce MAL has changed its name to Clearlake Insurance Brokers and departed the Steadfast-owned Coverforce Partners network...
Cyber seminar to help brokers ‘upskill and evolve’
31 October 2024
Industry professionals must make the effort to stay on top of cyber, according to the opening expert speaker at the upcoming Insurance News half-day seminar...
Prices falling for more attractive property risks: WTW
31 October 2024
Good property risks have enjoyed two consecutive quarters of price cuts for the first time in five years, WTW says in a Pacific market update...
‘Welcome relief’ as rates tilt further in buyers’ favour
31 October 2024
Australian commercial prices continued to trend downwards in the third quarter, aided by ample capacity, Aon says...
UAC heads west for year’s final Market Exchange
31 October 2024
The Underwriting Agencies Council’s Market Exchange tour will reach Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre tomorrow – its final stop for 2024...
Oz Premium Finance hails year-one success
31 October 2024
New premium funder Oz says brokers have “responded positively” to its service during the first year of operation...
Broker complaint numbers remain ‘very small’: AFCA
24 October 2024
Out of 104,000 complaints made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority last financial year, only 584 – less than 0.6% – were about insurance brokers...
NIBA Convention to return to Gold Coast in 2025
24 October 2024
Next year’s National Insurance Brokers Association Convention will be held on the Gold Coast from October 19-21...
NTI, Vero, Liberty scoop NIBA awards
24 October 2024
Transport and logistics specialist NTI has been crowned underwriting agency of the year, with Vero winning the large general insurer title and Liberty named top specialty insurer...