Suncorp banks on brand ‘firepower’
18 August 2025
Suncorp says its multi-brand strategy remains key after starting this financial year as a pureplay general insurer following the sale of its bank and life operations...
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IAG remains upbeat on RACQ performance
18 August 2025
IAG is as confident now about the contribution RACQ’s insurance business will make as when the deal was announced nine months ago, CEO Nick Hawkins says...
Purple patch: strata underwriter Flex shakes up branding
18 August 2025
Strata underwriting agency Flex has introduced a new logo and refreshed its brand identity, while parent CHU has made an addition to its community association insurance...
Insurer’s NZ chair to step down
18 August 2025
Suncorp New Zealand says David Flacks will retire as chair after more than six years in the position...
QBE earnings rise after portfolio revamp
11 August 2025
QBE’s work to achieve a “better balance” in property catastrophe exposures across its global portfolio is delivering improvements, group CEO Andrew Horton says...
Allianz operating profit nudges up
11 August 2025
Allianz’s Australian property and casualty business made an operating profit of €167 million ($298 million) in the second quarter, up marginally from €166 million ($296 million) a year earlier...
Online retailer Kogan switches underwriters
11 August 2025
Motor, landlord and home and contents insurance sold under the brand of retailer Kogan Australia is now underwritten by Allianz...
Assetinsure names new CEO
11 August 2025
Specialist insurer Assetinsure says Julie Osborne has been appointed CEO, taking over from Martin McConnell...
Hutch adds landlord cover, distribution head
11 August 2025
Hutch Underwriting has launched landlord insurance and promoted Melodi Emadi to the new role of head of distribution...
Chubb returns serve with Australian Open
11 August 2025
Chubb has signed a deal with Tennis Australia that expands its role as primary insurance sponsor of the Australian Open...
Regulator moves to wind up Eric
04 August 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has sought a winding-up order for motor add-on specialist Eric Insurance, with a hearing set for next week...
Victorian brokerages join Aviso Integral stable
04 August 2025
Aviso Integral Insurance Services had expanded with the acquisition of Ballarat Insurance Brokers and Melbourne-based JT Insurance Brokers...
Descartes Australia head takes up Asia-Pacific role
04 August 2025
Descartes Underwriting head of north Asia and Australia Ben Qin has taken a new role as head of Asia-Pacific...
Lawyer-linked claims manager begins operations
04 August 2025
A new third-party claims service provider has launched, promising a “transformative approach” for insurers, underwriters and brokers...
Tower scraps multipolicy discounts over breach risk
28 July 2025
New Zealand’s Tower will remove multipolicy discounts from its insurance offers, saying the complexity of accurately assessing them “means there is still a risk of error”...
Steadfast hails departing CFO, begins executive search
28 July 2025
Steadfast Group CFO Stephen Humphrys will step down at the end of next month after more than 12 years with the business...
QBE prepares for NZ cyber expansion
28 July 2025
QBE will launch its global cybersecurity product in New Zealand later this year as it continues to expand in the growing risk area...
Avant’s new CEO to take reins in October
28 July 2025
Medical indemnity insurer Avant Mutual says Adrian Urquhart will take over as CEO from the start of October...
Suncorp sets up base on ‘front line of extreme weather’
21 July 2025
Suncorp has opened a regional hub in Townsville as part of a promise to invest in Queensland after selling its bank to ANZ...
Arag exits Australia after six years
21 July 2025
German legal expense insurer Arag has withdrawn from the Australian market, saying demand has not materialised as expected...