Gatto drops Aon, sticks with Willis
15 August 2012
Well-known broker Maurice Gatto, who resigned from Willis in February to move to Aon, has decided to remain at Willis in Melbourne…
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McIvor quits OAMPS
26 July 2012
Keith McIvor, the CEO of major local brokerage OAMPS, has resigned from the company…
Fogarty takes top job at Zurich
18 May 2012
Daniel Fogarty has been named the new CEO of Zurich General Insurance for Australia and New Zealand…
QBE makes changes at the top
02 May 2012
QBE today announced immediate changes to its Group Executive structure as it makes the transition from Frank O’Halloran as Group CEO to John Neal…
Doyle quits as Zurich CEO
20 April 2012
Zurich CEO Shane Doyle today announced his resignation from the company…
CGU to slash 600 jobs
09 March 2012
CGU will cut 600 jobs over the next three years under a $75 million restructure of its business…
O’Halloran to retire from QBE
28 February 2012
Legendary QBE Group CEO Frank O’Halloran will retire on August 17…
Steve Lardner set to retire
01 February 2012
Popular broker Steve Lardner will retire from Aon Risk Solutions on July 6…
IAG to acquire New Zealand’s AMI
16 December 2011
IAG announced this morning it has entered into an agreement to buy troubled New Zealand insurer AMI for $NZ380 million ($288 million)…
Natural Disaster Insurance Review recommendations released
14 November 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten this afternoon released the recommendations of the Natural Disaster Insurance Review, which encompass flood risk management, insurers’ claims-handling…
Bhatia goes as Wesfarmers Insurance restructures
27 October 2011
Wesfarmers Australian Underwriting CEO Vivek Bhatia will leave the Wesfarmers Insurance operation as part of a management restructure…
Smith goes as Zurich splits operations
08 March 2011
Zurich Australia is to split its local operations into two separate businesses as part of a global strategy…
Insurance staff missing after quake – one confirmed dead
23 February 2011
Some loss adjusters and insurance brokers working in Christchurch remain unaccounted for and one has been confirmed dead following yesterday’s devastating earthquake in the city…
Harmer to replace West at CGU
20 October 2010
Former Aon UK CEO Peter Harmer has been appointed CEO of CGU, replacing Duncan West…
Victoria to dump fire services levy
27 August 2010
Victorian Premier John Brumby announced this morning that the state will abolish the insurance industry-based fire services levy…
Brumby sidesteps call to drop fire services levy
02 August 2010
Victorian Premier John Brumby has committed only to “further consultation” on a 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission recommendation to abolish the fire services levy…
British insurers recruit ICA’s Kerrie Kelly
04 November 2009
The Association of British Insurers has appointed Insurance Council of Australia CEO Kerrie Kelly as its new Director-General…
Chartis to replace AIG Australia
28 July 2009
The name AIG Australia is set to disappear after parent AIU Holdings last night unveiled its new name of Chartis…
Suncorp names new CEO
01 July 2009
British insurance executive Patrick Snowball has been named the new MD and CEO of Suncorp, effective from September 1...
AIG Australia to rebrand as division of new global insurer
03 March 2009
Global insurer AIG is to be broken up into smaller business units, with the profitable Australian operation to become part of a holding company...