Assetinsure sold to US-based insurer
05 February 2014
The owners of Sydney-based Assetinsure Holdings have entered into a binding agreement to sell the company to US-based Ironshore…
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OAMPS acquisition signals strategic shift to growth
20 January 2014
OAMPS Insurance Brokers has acquired mid-sized brokerage TCIS, which has offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney…
Lloyd’s appoints its ‘ideal’ CEO
17 December 2013
Lloyd’s has appointed Inga Beale, the Group CEO of reinsurer Canopius, as the market’s first female CEO…
IAG buys Wesfarmers underwriting businesses
16 December 2013
IAG announced a few minutes ago it has agreed to purchase the insurance underwriting businesses of Wesfarmers for $1.845 billion…
QBE takes big hit from US operations
09 December 2013
QBE expects to report a loss of around $US250 million for 2013 due to writedowns from its North American operations…
QBE calls share-trading halt
06 December 2013
QBE shares have gone into a trading halt pending an announcement on its North American operations…
Insight names new CEO
06 December 2013
Broker cluster group Insight has appointed David McKinnis as its new Chief Executive…
Wesfarmers subsidiary linked to Zurich takeover talk
31 October 2013
Speculation that Zurich is set to buy the diversified Wesfarmers Insurance business has been discounted, with sources suggesting the alleged acquisition target is most likely to be…
Cerno NZ adjusters switch to Crawfords
18 October 2013
International loss adjuster Crawford & Company is set to re-establish its brand in New Zealand through an associate arrangement with Cerno NZ…
Zurich wins Insurer of the Year
14 October 2013
Zurich has been named the NIBA General Insurer of the Year, ending QBE’s 11-year stranglehold on the award…
Lambrou to replace Nevett at Aon
20 September 2013
Aon Australia has appointed Lambros Lambrou as CEO to replace Steve Nevett, who will step down from the role in January but continue as Chairman for the Pacific Region…
Terry Ibbotson returns
19 September 2013
Former QBE Global Head of Distribution Terry Ibbotson has returned to the local market as Group Commercial Director at Arthur J Gallagher Australia…
Code of practice review released
02 August 2013
The report of the General Insurance Code of Practice independent review conducted by lawyer Ian Enright was released by the Insurance Council of Australia today…
Gianotti confirmed in the top job at Wesfarmers Insurance
12 July 2013
Wesfarmers has today announced that Anthony Gianotti is the new MD of Wesfarmers Insurance, effective immediately…
Doyle moves up at Dual, Coates comes home
02 July 2013
Former Zurich Australia CEO Shane Doyle has been appointed CEO of London-based Dual International…
Dual confident $17 million fraud loss will be recovered
30 June 2013
Swift action by Dual Australia has ensured the company will recover most of the $17 million allegedly misappropriated in a complex fraud carried out in the company’s Melbourne office…
Austbrokers buys 77.1% of InterRISK
13 June 2013
Austbrokers has purchased a 77.1% shareholding in major corporate broker and Steadfast member InterRISK Australia Pty Ltd…
Zurich loses claims chief
21 May 2013
Zurich Australia Executive GM Claims Stephen Brooks resigned from the company today…
Steadfast buys Ingram’s Altiora
21 May 2013
Broker group Steadfast has bought underwriting agency Altiora Insurance Solutions from Brisbane broker and businessman David Ingram…
Steadfast stands behind McCullagh
10 May 2013
Steadfast COO Cameron McCullagh “has the full support of the company’s board” despite a critical article in a Sydney newspaper linking him to a $100,000 political donation…