Corporate
Steadfast moves seven agencies under Miramar brand
09 March 2026
Steadfast-owned Miramar Group has launched, bringing together seven of the listed parent’s underwriting agencies under one brand...
QBE to take ownership of India business
09 March 2026
QBE will take full control of a joint venture in India following the proposed acquisition of a majority stake held by Prism Johnson...
RAC backs new underwriting buyout application
09 March 2026
WA-based RAC says it is aligned with IAG on the decision to submit a new application seeking regulatory approval for the sale of its underwriting business...
QBE funds financial abuse advice clinics
09 March 2026
The QBE Foundation has partnered with the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety to expand advice about economic abuse for women, non-binary and gender-diverse people...
Barings sees investment opportunities in volatile markets
09 March 2026
Asset manager Barings says it has about $22 billion of funds under management from Australian investors including insurer clients after launching here in 2008...
Local 360Globalnet unit not part of UK administration
09 March 2026
The Australian arm of technology company 360Globalnet says its operations are not affected by the appointment of administrators to its UK parent...
‘The shackles are off’: Guild targets growth after EML deal
02 March 2026
Niche underwriter Guild Insurance says it will fast-track growth after EML acquired a majority stake in the business...
Steadfast to reveal CEO change
02 March 2026
Steadfast expects to announce a new CEO by the release of its full-year results in August, after Robert Kelly confirmed his intention to retire...
AUB eyes bolt-ons in fragmented British market
02 March 2026
AUB Group says the UK retail broking market remains one of the largest and most fragmented in the world despite recent consolidation, and it is looking at further opportunities following its $432 million Prestige acquisition...
Hailstorms hit Allianz P&C result
02 March 2026
Allianz’s property and casualty earnings from Australia slumped 32% last year after a substantial fourth-quarter catastrophe impact...
Helia revenue falls in year of upheaval
02 March 2026
Helia Group says its insurance revenue fell 5% to $371.5 million in a “year of material change” for the lenders’ mortgage insurance industry...
AMA Group affirms outlook after half-year result
02 March 2026
Crash repairer AMA Group delivered a “solid result” in the December half and says it is on track for $70-$75 million in normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation this financial year...
QBE celebrates four decades supporting Swans
02 March 2026
QBE is marking the 40th anniversary of its partnership with AFL club Sydney Swans by expanding its annual Goals for Good initiative...
SRG joins capital markets network
02 March 2026
Specialist Risk Group has become a member of IPO Network, a provider of advisory services for micro to medium capitalised companies in Australia...
Ex-NZ chief takes on IAG simplification job
23 February 2026
IAG’s former New Zealand CEO, Amanda Whiting, has become group executive for enterprise growth and simplification...
Countrywide-Adroit merger boosts ‘scale and footprint’
23 February 2026
A merger between Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit Insurance & Risk will create a business with about $300 million in gross written premium...
‘We like the portfolio’: QBE cashes in after shake-up
23 February 2026
QBE is well placed to deliver more consistent growth and reduced volatility following remediation work that contributed to a 21% earnings jump last year, group CEO Andrew Horton says...
Suncorp adjusts GWP forcast, eyes bottom of price cycle
23 February 2026
Suncorp has tweaked its 2025-26 gross written premium outlook after half-year earnings dropped sharply, driven by “elevated” natural catastrophe costs...
‘Painfully slow’: retiring chair slams climate mitigation efforts
23 February 2026
New Zealand insurer Tower’s retiring chair Michael Stiassny has flagged the “chilling reality” of climate change in his final speech to shareholders, arguing a series of wake-up calls have not led to meaningful mitigation...
Asia-Pacific powers Zurich to record result
23 February 2026
Zurich’s Asia-Pacific operations, including Australia, delivered an 8% rise in business operating profit to a record $US633 million ($897 million) last year...