Corporate
IAG, RAC apply for review of blocked deal
08 October 2026
IAG and RAC have lodged applications that keep the door open for an Australian Competition Tribunal review of a blocked takeover deal, as they also pursue a public interest test process...
Hollard hires former banking exec as risk chief
08 October 2026
Hollard Insurance Australia has recruited Mark Adams from the banking sector to be its chief risk officer...
Tower grows premium, lifts profit guidance
07 October 2026
Tower says gross written premium grew 3% in the year to September 30 and it will not need to use all its annual large event allowance...
Castle announces capacity deal with Canopius
06 October 2026
Underwriting agency Castle Insurance has struck a new capacity agreement with international (re)insurer Canopius, drawing a line under its partnership with QBE...
Clearlake takes Journey as expansion continues
06 October 2026
Clearlake Insurance Brokers has expanded in Queensland with the acquisition of Journey Insure...
New Finity leadership team settles in
06 October 2026
Finity Consulting says Nelson Henwood has started work as MD and director Aaron Cutter has become board chair...
Shares drop after Suncorp says it's ‘not in talks’
05 October 2026
Suncorp shares fell late last week after the company said in response to an Australian Securities Exchange price query that it is not in discussions regarding a takeover and that it has not received an offer...
Axa XL names APAC and Europe client and distribution officer
05 October 2026
Axa XL says Thomas Gotting has become chief client and distribution officer for Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region as well as Europe...
Nib concludes travel insurance divestment
05 October 2026
Listed health insurer Nib Holdings has completed the sale of its travel insurance businesses...
Insurer-charity tie-up helps people in crisis
05 October 2026
Allianz has partnered with charity Orange Sky, which provides hot showers and laundry services to homeless or displaced people...
Gallagher acquires NZ brokerage
02 October 2026
Gallagher has expanded its New Zealand operations with the purchase of Albany Insurance Services, a retail broker with commercial and personal lines clients in Auckland and Canterbury regions...
Criterion appoints new CEO
01 October 2026
Criterion Underwriting, which specialises in complex and hard-to-place risks, has appointed Ian Mundy as CEO as the business expands its capabilities for brokers and their clients...
QBE promotes Groves to Australia Pacific head
28 September 2026
QBE has appointed Jonathan Groves as CEO Australia Pacific, effective from the start of November, following more than a decade with the company in a number of senior roles...
IAG continues battle to complete RAC deal
28 September 2026
IAG will pursue its next avenue for convincing the regulator that its proposed RAC Insurance acquisition should be cleared, potentially extending the process into next year...
Choosi pauses comparison service after court ruling
28 September 2026
Choosi has paused its insurance comparison service while it assesses the portal after the Federal Court ruled the comparator misled consumers about its life and funeral insurance comparison service...
Insurance revenues support stronger RAC result
28 September 2026
WA motoring club RAC Group has reported an increased net profit for the past financial year, including a stronger insurance contribution...
Johns Lyng subsidiary cleared for Steamatic franchisee investment
28 September 2026
Johns Lyng subsidiary Steamatic Australia can proceed with buying an 80% stake in a regional franchisee without notifying the competition watchdog...
IAG agrees to Greensill dispute settlement
25 September 2026
IAG has settled a dispute with Credit Suisse related to the collapse of Greensill that involved claimed amounts of about $2.8 billion plus interest...
IAG continues fight after ACCC blocks RAC deal
23 September 2026
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has opposed IAG’s planned $1.35 billion purchase of WA’s RAC Insurance, but the company will continue to pursue deal approval through a new public interest avenue introduced this year...
IAG says settlement not finalised on Greensill
21 September 2026
IAG says it has not reached a settlement with Credit Suisse in relation to the collapse of Greensill, after a newspaper reported the two main parties had agreed on terms following negotiations last week...