Corporate
Fitzgerald’s new venture launches with Blend acquisition
02 February 2026
AI-focused insurtech Kaibridge, led by former Steadfast COO Nigel Fitzgerald and ex-AIG Australia CEO Grant Cairns, is up and running following the acquisition of Blend Insurance Solutions...
Delta recruits Australia MD
02 February 2026
Specialist underwriting agency Delta Insurance Group has appointed Hamish MacLean as Australian MD as it looks to grow its position in the market...
AUB to buy UK intermediary, affirms full-year guidance
02 February 2026
AUB Group says a deal to acquire broker and underwriting agency business Prestige for $432 million will accelerate its UK expansion and deliver significant benefits as its Australian business model is replicated internationally...
Suncorp flags hazard impact ahead of first-half result
02 February 2026
Suncorp says first-half earnings will be affected after natural hazard costs exceeded expectations...
Marsh raises data centre project capacity
02 February 2026
Global broker Marsh has added more capacity to its Nimbus insurance program, which launched last June to cover data centre construction in Australia, North America and Europe...
QBE Re sidecar hits road
02 February 2026
QBE Re has launched its first sidecar, a $US550 million ($824 million) facility called George St Re...
GB switches to new Victoria base
02 February 2026
Gallagher Bassett has moved its Victorian operation to a “purpose-built workplace” at Melbourne Central Tower...
AIG lands new APAC leader
15 December 2025
AIG has recruited Scott Leney from Everest Insurance to be regional president for Asia-Pacific, with Chris Colahan leaving the role for Chubb...
IAG to try again on RAC deal
15 December 2025
IAG will apply to acquire RAC under a new merger assessment regime after the competition watchdog last week opposed the deal...
Jobs lost as QBE, Allianz make changes
15 December 2025
QBE and Allianz have confirmed organisational changes affecting jobs after the Finance Sector Union flagged proposed redundancies in recent months...
SCTI names new chief
15 December 2025
Auckland-based Southern Cross Travel Insurance has appointed Carole Tokody as CEO, effective February...
Strata underwriter hails ‘clear step forward’ on carbon footprint
15 December 2025
CHU’s latest Sustainability Impact Report shows the company reduced its carbon footprint by one-fifth in the year to June as it switched to a hybrid vehicle fleet and cut business travel by 10%...
Tower appoints HR chief
15 December 2025
Carly Orr will join Tower as chief people officer in February, leading the company’s digital transformation and employee strategy...
CHU launches premium predictor tool
15 December 2025
CHU has introduced a self-service indicative pricing feature designed to give brokers quicker access to strata premium estimates...
Doctors’ group MDA celebrates centenary
15 December 2025
MDA National marked its 100th anniversary with a gala themed “trusted for generations”...
Edgewise takes on Whitbread commercial, domestic portfolios
08 December 2025
Whitbread Insurance Brokers has sold its commercial and domestic lines operations to another Steadfast-backed business, Edgewise Insurance Brokers, for an undisclosed amount...
Lockton recruits key managers
08 December 2025
Four broking leaders are joining Lockton as the business moves to replace departing staff...
Aon adds Asia-Pacific COO
08 December 2025
Ben Jones has been appointed Aon Asia-Pacific COO, based in Singapore...
IAG's new NZ leader ‘energised by challenge’
08 December 2025
A North American executive with a “track record in successfully executing on business strategy to deliver to customers and brokers” will take the reins at IAG New Zealand...
AUB stock plunges as buyout hits buffers
01 December 2025
The price of AUB Group shares dropped significantly today after it announced the collapse of a takeover proposal from a private equity consortium...