23 November 2015
New Zealand insurer Tower expects to increase claim provisions for the Canterbury earthquakes by $NZ53.2 million for the six months to September 30, resulting in a $NZ13.6 million impact on net profit…
23 November 2015
Alan Fisher has been appointed non-executive director and Chairman of Centrepoint Alliance, with Rick Nelson stepping down…
16 November 2015
Zurich Australia today warned its general insurance employees that a planned restructure in its local operations could lead to “a number of redundancies”…
16 November 2015
IAG has removed “Insurance Australia Group” from its new logo, to better reflect its growing international presence…
16 November 2015
An early start to the Australian storm season has given claims service provider Stream a lift…
16 November 2015
HDI-Gerling Industrial Insurance is to bring its Singapore branch under the purview of Australian branch MD Stefan Feldmann, in an “organisational reform” to make the German insurer more competitive in the region…
16 November 2015
Zurich has opened an office in Melbourne dedicated to its credit and political risk operations, amid growing demand for such services in the Asia-Pacific region…
16 November 2015
New Zealand specialty insurance and reinsurance group CBL Corporation plans to acquire UK tax investigation insurance provider Professional Fee Protection…
16 November 2015
Travel insurer Cover-More has delivered a 10.3% increase in net profit to $31.1 million despite subdued local trading conditions…
09 November 2015
IAG says internal reinsurance is the reason for a difference in reporting for its New Zealand operation…
09 November 2015
Calibre Commercial Insurance was officially launched last week following Munich Re’s purchase of Calliden’s general insurance operations…
09 November 2015
Former Steadfast IRS COO Harry Georgoulas has joined Insurance Advisernet as GM Product Development…
09 November 2015
JLT Australia has appointed Nick Harris as Deputy CEO with immediate effect…
09 November 2015
AIG Australia is being coy on whether its US parent’s plan for further organisational change and job cuts will affect local operations…
09 November 2015
Global loss adjuster Crawford & Company has appointed long-time CEO for Australia Andrew Bart to the new role of Asia-Pacific CEO…
09 November 2015
Aon New Zealand will defend a lawsuit brought against it by Lyttelton Port Co over the insurance arrangements it had in place when the port was hit by a major earthquake…
09 November 2015
Specialist insurer Beazley has introduced a policy that protects seasonal businesses against previously uninsured weather events – and helps them retain customer loyalty…
09 November 2015
MDA National is the preferred indemnity provider for the NT branch of the Australian Medical Association following a tie-up between the two organisations…
02 November 2015
Steadfast is in a strong position to execute its growth strategy, including setting up a pan-Asia broker network, shareholders heard at last week’s AGM in Sydney…
02 November 2015
Dramatic changes at the top of Australia’s largest insurers will see IAG and Suncorp move into next year under new leaders and refined strategies.…