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ASIC sues Hollard, alleges serious claim handling failures
11 April 2025
The corporate regulator alleges Hollard Insurance breached its duty of utmost good faith in its “egregious” handling of a home and contents claim made by a couple from regional Victoria...
Steadfast announces COO exit
24 March 2025
Steadfast COO Nigel Fitzgerald will leave the business on July 1 to pursue a “personal business venture”, the listed insurance group announced today...
Aon names new Australia CEO
20 March 2025
Aon has appointed Kevan Johnston as Australia CEO following the promotion of Jennifer Richards to a regional role...
Insurers call for $30 billion flood defence fund
25 February 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has today called for the creation of a $30.15 billion flood defence fund to tackle the nation’s “costliest natural disaster”...
Steadfast merges major brokerages
31 January 2025
Network Insurance Group and Insurance House are to merge with Andrew Broughton as CEO of the combined business...
Insurer handed $100,000 penalty over code breach
29 January 2025
A general insurer has been ordered to pay $100,000 for a significant code of practice breach related to failures in the handling of customer claims and complaints...
icare recruits EML head as chief exec
21 January 2025
NSW state insurer icare has appointed Geniere Aplin, most recently the head of EML Solutions, as its CEO...
Neal departs Lloyd’s to take Aon climate role
09 January 2025
Lloyd’s says CEO John Neal is leaving this year to join Aon as global CEO of reinsurance and chairman of climate solutions...
Allianz announces sale of Hunter
20 December 2024
Allianz Australia has agreed to sell its Hunter Premium Funding business to private equity investor Pemba Capital Partners, as it aims to focus on its core insurance operations...
Allianz to buy RAA insurance business
02 December 2024
Allianz Australia has struck a $642 million deal with SA motoring group RAA that includes the acquisition of its insurance business and a 20-year distribution agreement...
IAG to buy RACQ underwriting business
28 November 2024
IAG will acquire 90% of the RACQ insurance underwriting business, with an option to buy the remaining 10% in two years, under an $855 million deal announced today...
Flood probe final report makes raft of recommendations
18 October 2024
The parliamentary floods inquiry has made 86 recommendations in a final report released today, including strengthening regulation and the industry code of practice, and considering a “government-supported reinsurance arrangement” for high-risk properties...
Envest reveals leadership changes after PSC acquisition
15 October 2024
Envest has outlined organisational and leadership changes following the completion of Ardonagh’s acquisition of PSC Insurance Group...
‘We are not unethical’: Steadfast hits back after ABC strata show
10 September 2024
Steadfast Group has released a statement rejecting allegations featured in the ABC’s Four Corners investigation into the strata industry...
Insurance House ARs to switch to CBN
24 July 2024
Insurance House authorised representatives are set to move to Community Broker Network as part of a new strategic partnership between the two Steadfast-owned businesses...
Allianz cops $50,000 penalty for 'significant' code breach
07 June 2024
Allianz has been ordered to pay a community benefit payment of $50,000 for a code of practice breach, in the first such financial sanction imposed on an insurer by the governance committee...
Ardonagh to buy PSC Insurance Group for $2.3 billion
08 May 2024
UK-based Ardonagh has announced it plans to buy PSC Insurance Group for an implied equity value of $2.26 billion...
icare CEO Richard Harding resigns
10 April 2024
NSW state-owned insurer icare has announced CEO Richard Harding has resigned and will leave the organisation in October...
NIBA names new CEO
18 March 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association has appointed Richard Klipin as CEO, as Phil Kewin departs the role...
PSC confirms discussions over potential takeover
13 March 2024
PSC Insurance Group says it has received “multiple strategic approaches” and is taking part in discussions that “may or may not lead to an offer being made for PSC”...