01 August 2022
AMA Group says it has contacted all its insurer partners and advised of updated labour rates and cost impacts, and of additional charges for “imposts previously absorbed” as part of pricing negotiations...
01 August 2022
Aviso Broking has acquired family-owned Macquarie Insurance Brokers in eastern Sydney as it continues to pursue expansion opportunities...
01 August 2022
Howden says its newly created partnership with Perth-based insurance broker Unicorn Risk Solutions marks another step forward in its growth plan for Australia and the region...
01 August 2022
Legal Expense Insurance specialist ARAG Services Australia has launched Business Essentials, augmenting its Comfort and Elite range, and costing as little as $260 a year...
25 July 2022
IAG has increased its natural perils allowance for the current financial year and has forecast stronger gross written premium growth and an improved margin following missed guidance in the past year...
25 July 2022
ANZ’s proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp Bank is “a reasonably good deal for both parties” and it’s assumed regulatory clearances will be granted, Morningstar Analyst Nathan Zaia says in a research note...
25 July 2022
QBE is “working promptly” to complete its customer remediation program after an internal review found “instances” where pricing promises were not “fully delivered” to policyholders...
25 July 2022
Underwriting agency Agile has launched a leisure travel product, including “comprehensive” covid cover, to be distributed by brokers...
25 July 2022
Ensurance’s re-focus on the Australian market has received a significant boost, as the business moves to sell its UK operations to PSC Insurance Group...
18 July 2022
Suncorp says the $4.9 billion sale of its banking operations will simplify the business and allow it to centre its attention on driving improved performances from its Australia and New Zealand general insurance operations...
18 July 2022
IAG has signed up as a member of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, which aims to transition insurance and reinsurance underwriting portfolios to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – consistent with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change...
18 July 2022
Chubb says Amy McKellar and Michelle O’Dowd will jointly lead the Consumer Division in Australia and New Zealand with immediate effect, reporting to Country President Peter Kelaher...
18 July 2022
Suncorp New Zealand has made changes to the titles and accountabilities of several senior leaders and appointed Chris Robb to the role of EGM Technology...
18 July 2022
Gallagher has extended its reach into Victoria’s Surf Coast with the acquisition of Torquay-based National Insurance Group...
11 July 2022
IAG has finalised its aggregate reinsurance cover for the financial year after in January renewing its main catastrophe program, which is on a calendar year basis...
11 July 2022
Aviso Broking says it has acquired AIS Insurance, a brokerage based in Tewantin, Sunshine Coast, as the business aims to grow its market presence following its creation earlier this year from a merger of five partner firms...
11 July 2022
Resilience Insurance has launched a latent defects insurance product for high-rise buildings, calling it a “game changer” for the construction industry, amid efforts by governments to strengthen protections for property owners...
11 July 2022
Aon has appointed leaders for two senior Asia Pacific natural resources roles as the energy and mining sector adapts to a changing landscape...
11 July 2022
RACQ will commence a search for a GM Insurance Finance following the resignation of Jeff Wright...
04 July 2022
Suncorp premiums for its reinsurance program for the new financial year have risen significantly as a result of the hardening global market, while the group is increasing its annual natural hazard allowance...