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Fitzgerald’s new venture launches with Blend acquisition

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:09:05 GMT

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

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:08:59 GMT

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

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:08:50 GMT

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

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:08:28 GMT

Suncorp says first-half earnings will be affected after natural hazard costs exceeded expectations...

Marsh raises data centre project capacity

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:40:37 GMT

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

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:40:26 GMT

QBE Re has launched its first sidecar, a $US550 million ($824 million) facility called George St Re...

GB switches to new Victoria base

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:39:13 GMT

Gallagher Bassett has moved its Victorian operation to a “purpose-built workplace” at Melbourne Central Tower...

AIG lands new APAC leader

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:20:16 GMT

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

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:20:09 GMT

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

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:19:46 GMT

QBE and Allianz have confirmed organisational changes affecting jobs after the Finance Sector Union flagged proposed redundancies in recent months...

SCTI names new chief

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:17:49 GMT

Auckland-based Southern Cross Travel Insurance has appointed Carole Tokody as CEO, effective February...

Strata underwriter hails ‘clear step forward’ on carbon footprint

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:34 GMT

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

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:20 GMT

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

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:12 GMT

CHU has introduced a self-service indicative pricing feature designed to give brokers quicker access to strata premium estimates...

Doctors’ group MDA celebrates centenary

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:01 GMT

MDA National marked its 100th anniversary with a gala themed “trusted for generations”...

Edgewise takes on Whitbread commercial, domestic portfolios

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:44:16 GMT

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

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:43:19 GMT

Four broking leaders are joining Lockton as the business moves to replace departing staff...

Aon adds Asia-Pacific COO

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:42:18 GMT

Ben Jones has been appointed Aon Asia-Pacific COO, based in Singapore...

IAG's new NZ leader ‘energised by challenge’

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:41:59 GMT

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

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:03:56 GMT

The price of AUB Group shares dropped significantly today after it announced the collapse of a takeover proposal from a private equity consortium...