Steadfast adds farm to broking platform
10 August 2026
Steadfast says it will offer Allianz’s farm product on its broking portal in November and it expects to expand its range of offerings in the category in coming months...
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Car repairers firm in opposition to IAG-RAC deal
10 August 2026
The Motor Trades Association of Australia says it has examined IAG’s draft undertaking to ease market concerns over its plan to buy WA motoring group RAC’s insurance business, and it remains opposed to the deal...
Zurich’s Australian P&C profit dips
10 August 2026
Zurich’s Australian property and casualty unit delivered a first-half business operating profit of $US70 million ($99.6 million), down from $US81 million ($115.3 million) a year earlier...
ACCC reviews Johns Lyng bid for insurance building firm
10 August 2026
The competition watchdog has begun an initial review of Johns Lyng Group’s bid to buy a 60% stake in C&M Build Group...
QBE announces regional board changes
10 August 2026
QBE says Australia Pacific board chair Melanie Willis will step down to become a group board independent non-executive director from September 1, subject to regulatory approval...
Suitors reaffirm plans for Steadfast buyout
03 August 2026
A consortium planning to acquire Steadfast has reconfirmed its intention to proceed with the deal as it enters the final phase of a review period...
Swiss Re recruits next ANZ chief
03 August 2026
Ben Savill will become CEO of Australia and New Zealand at Swiss Re from October...
Steadfast broking boss departs
03 August 2026
Tim Mathieson has left Steadfast to “pursue a new opportunity” after more than a decade with the broking group...
Sphere inquiries continue ahead of creditor meeting
03 August 2026
Sphere Insurance Group creditors will meet with the liquidator later this month as inquiries continue into the collapse of the authorised representative network...
Hutch unveils commercial strata cover
03 August 2026
Hutch Underwriting has launched its commercial strata product to the market via Sunrise Exchange...
Former AIG exec joins Markel
03 August 2026
Markel Insurance has appointed Abbas Choker as CFO for the Asia-Pacific region...
CFC bolts AI enhancement onto media cover
03 August 2026
Cyber specialist CFC has added affirmative artificial intelligence cover to its media product...
OpenAI agentic platform to answer IAG’s claim calls
27 July 2026
IAG is an early launch partner for OpenAI Presence and plans to use the voice technology to answer calls from customers wanting to lodge claims...
Repairers’ group slams IAG ‘fig leaf’ on RAC Insurance buyout
27 July 2026
The Motor Trades Association of Australia has urged regulators to reject IAG’s “remedy offer” for the acquisition of RAC Insurance, saying it is “window dressing” that fails to fix competition issues...
New agency targets sharing economy coverage gap
27 July 2026
An underwriting agency has launched offering specialist public and product liability for delivery platforms, e-bike fleets and other areas of the sharing economy...
Helia responds to ASX query on share drop
27 July 2026
An equity research report may have triggered a sell-off in Helia Group shares, the lenders’ mortgage insurer has said in response to an Australian Securities Exchange query...
Allianz revamps farm cover
20 July 2026
Allianz Australia has reviewed its farm pack insurance to make it “simpler, with more relevant cover”...
Raise takes Cover Genius valuation to $2.7 billion
20 July 2026
Embedded insurance giant Cover Genius has completed a $US100 million ($143.79 million) capital raise it says will advance its global expansion and “AI-first” platform...
QBE, Blue Zebra extend motor partnership
20 July 2026
Blue Zebra has secured a new motor underwriting agreement with capacity provider QBE after the pact signed last year expired...
Aon recruits APAC strategy and tech chief
20 July 2026
Aon has appointed Sean Deehan as CEO of its strategy and technology group for Asia-Pacific, based in Hong Kong...