24 August 2020
Axa XL says it will continue to provide "best in class" solutions and accept new business for Australian financial lines, rejecting suggestions that it is pulling back from the local market...
24 August 2020
Insurtech Coverhero says its income protection product HustleCover is extending a timely lifeline to vulnerable gig-economy workers who have been hit hard by COVID-19...
24 August 2020
Online retailer Kogan.com has posted a near 56% rise in full-year net profit to $26.8 million, aided by a strong performance from its insurance unit...
24 August 2020
Australian digital security firm CyberCX has launched a New Zealand operation, investing more than $NZ30 million initially to have a crack at the country’s $NZ600 million cyber security market...
24 August 2020
Cloud solutions provider TAS is expecting a boost in business from the insurance sector following its acquisition of rival Experteq...
17 August 2020
GSA Insurance Brokers has sold a controlling shareholding to Steadfast, fulfilling a promise made more than a decade ago...
17 August 2020
Zurich’s business operating profit fell 40% in the first half, in part driven by losses incurred at its Australia-based travel business Cover-More...
17 August 2020
Government and central bank responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have eased claim pressure risks even as the global economic outlook remains uncertain, QBE CEO Pat Regan says...
17 August 2020
Marsh has created the new role of Risk Management Leader for the Asia and Pacific regions to assist larger clients amid a difficult environment...
17 August 2020
Higher insurance claims related to bushfires have contributed to a 4% decline in annual operating income at major bank CBA...
17 August 2020
HDI Global Speciality has partnered with insurtech Precision Autonomy to develop an aviation platform that it expects will be rolled out globally following an Australian launch today...
17 August 2020
Insurtech Ubi Technology has raised new capital from a group of local and overseas investors to support the expansion of its app-based UbiCar motor insurance business...
17 August 2020
Insurtech Cover Genius has appointed Arijit Chakraborty as MD for Southeast Asia and India as it targets fast business growth in retail, travel, fintech, logistics and mobility in the region...
17 August 2020
Insurtech Open will use the $3.1 million in new capital funding from longtime backer Hollard and local venture capital firm AirTree Ventures to expand its recently launched digital broker platform in new markets including the UK and New Zealand...
10 August 2020
IAG is confident it will not be exposed to a wave of business interruption claims flowing from COVID-19 shutdowns but has backed the role of test cases in removing any doubts...
10 August 2020
Vivek Bhatia is leaving QBE, and the insurance industry, to lead listed information solutions company Link Group...
10 August 2020
Perth-based Oracle Group Australia says NSW-based Affinity Insurance Services has agreed to merge with it, ending months of talks that began last October...
10 August 2020
NTI has acquired Success Formula, a New Zealand consultancy that specialises in advising companies on ways to implement work safety policies and procedures...
10 August 2020
Cyber insurer Emergence has introduced a product aimed at families and individuals, while warning that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a trend toward increasing risks as more people study and work from home...
10 August 2020
Vero has launched an expanded version of its SME Risk Profiler tool in New Zealand as firms look for assistance in reducing potential exposures...