insuranceNEWS.com.au http://www.insurancenews.com.au/ General insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the world en-au admin@insurancenews.com.au Copyright 2012 Losses continue to grow at Calliden http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/losses-continue-to-grow-at-calliden http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/losses-continue-to-grow-at-calliden Calliden Group has said its unaudited loss for the 2011 calendar year will be between $11.5 and $12.5 million:

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:07:00 +1100
QBE performance wobbles http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-performance-wobbles http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-performance-wobbles Shares in QBE are wallowing in the doldrums after it warned in mid-January of a 40-50% profit and dividend cut…

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:06:00 +1100
Disasters bite into Wesfarmers’ insurance profit http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/disasters-bite-into-wesfarmers-insurance-profit http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/disasters-bite-into-wesfarmers-insurance-profit Wesfarmers Insurance Division has warned it will suffer a 75% fall in net profit in the first half of the financial year…

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:06:00 +1100
Suncorp sees big opportunities in AMP deal http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/suncorp-sees-big-opportunities-in-amp-deal http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/suncorp-sees-big-opportunities-in-amp-deal Suncorp will build a new stand-alone brand and develop alternative sales channel approaches through its newly acquired AMP General Insurance Distribution business…

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:04:00 +1100
IAG secures additional reinsurance http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-secures-additional-reinsurance http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-secures-additional-reinsurance IAG has increased its catastrophe reinsurance by $600 million to $4.7 billion for this year…

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:04:00 +1100
IAG moves to buy NZ and Malaysia businesses http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-moves-to-buy-nz-and-malaysia-businesses http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-moves-to-buy-nz-and-malaysia-businesses IAG has followed up its proposal to pay $380 million to buy New Zealand insurer AMI’s non-earthquake affected business with an acquisition in Malaysia…

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:03:00 +1100