insuranceNEWS.com.au - CorporateGeneral insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auRAC deal decision due next weekhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/rac-deal-decision-due-next-weekhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/rac-deal-decision-due-next-week<p>Competition review findings on IAG&rsquo;s proposed $1.35 billion takeover of RAC&rsquo;s underwriting operations are again scheduled for release on September 4...</p>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:12:23 GMTPremium funder appoints CEOhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/premium-funder-appoints-ceohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/premium-funder-appoints-ceo<p>Commercial finance provider Dynamoney has recruited Wells Fargo executive Brett Thomas to be its new CEO...</p>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:12:14 GMTHDI Global ‘shows resilience’ in Australiahttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/hdi-global-shows-resilience-in-australiahttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/hdi-global-shows-resilience-in-australia<p>Australia has made a positive contribution to HDI Global&rsquo;s half-year result and is well placed for further growth, the corporate and specialty insurer says</p>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:12:06 GMTAMA Group results improve as changes continuehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ama-group-results-improve-as-changes-continuehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ama-group-results-improve-as-changes-continue<p>Crash repairer AMA Group says its Capital Smart business performed ahead of expectations last financial year, while another key division is midway through an improvement program...</p>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:11:55 GMTSuncorp banks on brand ‘firepower’https://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/suncorp-banks-on-brand-firepowerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/suncorp-banks-on-brand-firepower<p>Suncorp says its multi-brand strategy remains key after starting this financial year as a pureplay general insurer following the sale of its bank and life operations...</p>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:36:33 GMTIAG remains upbeat on RACQ performancehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-remains-upbeat-on-racq-performancehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-remains-upbeat-on-racq-performance<p>IAG is as confident now about the contribution RACQ&rsquo;s insurance business will make as when the deal was announced nine months ago, CEO Nick Hawkins says...</p>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:36:24 GMTPurple patch: strata underwriter Flex shakes up brandinghttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/purple-patch-strata-underwriter-flex-shakes-up-brandinghttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/purple-patch-strata-underwriter-flex-shakes-up-branding<p>Strata underwriting agency Flex has introduced a new logo and refreshed its brand identity, while parent CHU has made an addition to its community association insurance...</p>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:36:13 GMTInsurer’s NZ chair to step downhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/insurer-s-nz-chair-to-step-downhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/insurer-s-nz-chair-to-step-down<p>Suncorp New Zealand says David Flacks will retire as chair after more than six years in the position...</p>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:36:01 GMTQBE earnings rise after portfolio revamphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-earnings-rise-after-portfolio-revamphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-earnings-rise-after-portfolio-revamp<p>QBE&rsquo;s work to achieve a &ldquo;better balance&rdquo; in property catastrophe exposures across its global portfolio is delivering improvements, group CEO Andrew Horton says...</p>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:30:29 GMTAllianz operating profit nudges uphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/allianz-operating-profit-nudges-uphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/allianz-operating-profit-nudges-up<p>Allianz&rsquo;s Australian property and casualty business made an operating profit of &euro;167 million ($298 million) in the second quarter, up marginally from &euro;166 million ($296 million) a year earlier...</p>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:30:12 GMTOnline retailer Kogan switches underwritershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/online-retailer-kogan-switches-underwritershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/online-retailer-kogan-switches-underwriters<p>Motor, landlord and home and contents insurance sold under the brand of retailer Kogan Australia is now underwritten by Allianz...</p>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:29:52 GMTAssetinsure names new CEOhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/assetinsure-names-new-ceohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/assetinsure-names-new-ceo<p>Specialist insurer Assetinsure says Julie Osborne has been appointed CEO, taking over from Martin McConnell...</p>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:29:37 GMTHutch adds landlord cover, distribution headhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/hutch-adds-landlord-cover-distribution-headhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/hutch-adds-landlord-cover-distribution-head<p>Hutch Underwriting has launched landlord insurance and promoted Melodi Emadi to the new role of head of distribution...</p>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:28:51 GMTChubb returns serve with Australian Openhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/chubb-returns-serve-with-australian-openhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/chubb-returns-serve-with-australian-open<p>Chubb has signed a deal with Tennis Australia that expands its role as primary insurance sponsor of the Australian Open...</p>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:28:25 GMTRegulator moves to wind up Erichttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/regulator-moves-to-wind-up-erichttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/regulator-moves-to-wind-up-eric<p>The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has sought a winding-up order for motor add-on specialist Eric Insurance, with a hearing set for next week...</p>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:17:53 GMTVictorian brokerages join Aviso Integral stablehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/victorian-brokerages-join-aviso-integral-stablehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/victorian-brokerages-join-aviso-integral-stable<p>Aviso Integral Insurance Services had expanded with the acquisition of Ballarat Insurance Brokers and Melbourne-based JT Insurance Brokers...</p>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:17:37 GMTDescartes Australia head takes up Asia-Pacific rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/descartes-australia-head-takes-up-asia-pacific-rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/descartes-australia-head-takes-up-asia-pacific-role<p>Descartes Underwriting head of north Asia and Australia Ben Qin has taken a new role as head of Asia-Pacific...</p>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:17:18 GMTLawyer-linked claims manager begins operationshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/lawyer-linked-claims-manager-begins-operationshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/lawyer-linked-claims-manager-begins-operations<p>A new third-party claims service provider has launched, promising a &ldquo;transformative approach&rdquo; for insurers, underwriters and brokers...</p>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:16:49 GMTTower scraps multipolicy discounts over breach riskhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/tower-scraps-multipolicy-discounts-over-breach-riskhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/tower-scraps-multipolicy-discounts-over-breach-risk<p>New Zealand&rsquo;s Tower will remove multipolicy discounts from its insurance offers, saying the complexity of accurately assessing them &ldquo;means there is still a risk of error&rdquo;...</p>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:48:25 GMTSteadfast hails departing CFO, begins executive searchhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/steadfast-hails-departing-cfo-begins-executive-searchhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/steadfast-hails-departing-cfo-begins-executive-search<p>Steadfast Group CFO Stephen Humphrys will step down at the end of next month after more than 12 years with the business...</p>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:48:18 GMT