IAG to ditch KPMG as auditor
18 September 2026
IAG will run a competitive tender to select an auditor to replace KPMG, which has provided the service for the insurer since its Australian Securities Exchange listing...
Corporate
Envest appoints Toni Ferrier to lead NZ broking
18 September 2026
Envest has appointed former Marsh executive Toni Ferrier as head of its New Zealand broking business as it pursues expansion in the market...
Acerta names new head
16 September 2026
Former Arag Australia CEO Natasha Gale has been appointed head of Acerta, the intermediated division of Guild...
Motor specialist MB Insurance enters New Zealand
15 September 2026
Specialist motor underwriting agency MB Insurance has entered New Zealand, with a new broker portal offering cover for prestige, luxury, high performance and classic vehicles...
Zurich rewards self-driving Teslas with lower premiums
14 September 2026
Tesla owners who use the supervised full self-driving feature are being offered a lower premium by Zurich to reflect reduced risk...
New financial lines agency launches
14 September 2026
Financial lines-focused Eureka Underwriting has launched, offering directors and officers, professional indemnity and other products backed by Lloyd’s security...
Willis names Australia corporate leader
14 September 2026
Willis has appointed Will Sare as head of corporate Australia, effective immediately...
Johns Lyng cleared to buy stake in insurance building firm
14 September 2026
Johns Lyng Group can go ahead with its plan to acquire a 60% stake in C&M Build Group, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says...
ASIC ‘ignored warning signs’ at collapsed AR network
11 September 2026
Concerns about collapsed authorised representative network Sphere Insurance Group were first raised with the corporate regulator seven years ago, insuranceNEWS.com.au can reveal...
Liquidator takes legal action over Sphere conduct concerns
09 September 2026
Sphere Insurance Group’s liquidator has started court action over alleged breaches of director duties and other matters arising from trust and general account transactions...
Charles Taylor selects new national MD
07 September 2026
Loss adjuster Charles Taylor has appointed Andrew Milne as Australia MD under an internal succession process...
Willis names regional captives leader
07 September 2026
Willis has made Trevor Madden head of captive and insurance management solutions for Asia-Pacific, effective from November...
Resilience latent defects cover secures NSW nod
07 September 2026
Resilience Insurance says its decennial cover for new apartment blocks has been approved by Building Commission NSW...
QBE completes sale of trade credit business
07 September 2026
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has finalised its purchase of QBE’s global trade credit and surety operation...
Strata agency, Allianz strengthen tie-up
07 September 2026
Allianz Australia says it is committed to the strata insurance market after extending a major distribution agreement...
New Howden Re unit caters to rising parametric demand
07 September 2026
Howden Re has created an International Alternative Solutions practice with parametric capability for clients...
Guy Carpenter fills Pacific leadership role
31 August 2026
Guy Carpenter has made Justin Ward Pacific CEO and added James Beedle to its Pacific board...
Chubb finds NZ leader
31 August 2026
Chubb has filled its New Zealand country president position, appointing Jon Longmore after Ben Carey had taken the role on an interim basis...
Proclaim founder bows out after ‘wild ride’
31 August 2026
Jon Broome, who has led Proclaim for almost three decades, is leaving the business as it rebrands under DWF after acquisition by the British law firm and claims service provider...
AIAP rebrands as Bellinger, names new boss
31 August 2026
Matthew Luxford will lead Bellinger Claims – the new name for third-party claims administrator AIAP...