Acting iSelect chief takes contract to 2020
20 August 2018
iSelect’s Interim CEO Brodie Arnhold has been appointed to the top job for up to two years, to continue driving turnaround plans…
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Data-driven specialist pops up in Sydney
20 August 2018
A new specialist insurance group has been established in Sydney, promising to use data insights and technology to develop more personalised products…
QBE partners with climate risk predictor
20 August 2018
QBE has announced a partnership with Jupiter, a US-based leader in predicting and managing climate risk…
Emergence expands cyber cover
20 August 2018
Specialist cyber underwriting agency Emergence has updated its policy document to expand coverage in response to growing digital threats…
Genworth names board replacements
20 August 2018
Hollard Insurance Chairman Duncan West and former PartnerRe group legal counsel Christine Patton will join Genworth Mortgage Insurance as non-executive directors next month…
Cunningham Lindsey shake-up brings shock CEO exit
13 August 2018
Asia-Pacific CEO Damon Bennett will leave Cunningham Lindsey, despite having been confirmed in the position just weeks ago…
StarStone heads new casualty offering
13 August 2018
Global specialty insurer StarStone has established a casualty consortium targeted at the Australian and New Zealand markets…
Suncorp hails ‘momentum’ despite profit dip
13 August 2018
Suncorp’s net profit declined 1.5% to $1.06 billion last financial year, but the company says the second half improved sharply on the first and business investments will drive stronger results…
Symetri result leaves Stream fearing for earnout
13 August 2018
Claims services company Stream has announced “highly disappointing” first-half results for its former New Zealand business Symetri…
Chubb, Swiss Re join forces on flight delay cover
13 August 2018
Chubb has partnered with Swiss Re, data supplier FlightStats and United Networks to provide insurance that automatically pays $100 for flight delays as short as 30 minutes…
5Star takes up Sura brand
13 August 2018
Motor dealership underwriter 5Star Underwriting has rebranded as Sura Motor Dealers…
Fair weather lifts CommInsure
13 August 2018
Commonwealth Bank’s general insurance arm CommInsure has posted a 51% jump in income to $183 million for the year to June 30…
CBL creditors’ meeting put back again
13 August 2018
Creditors of CBL Corporation will now convene sometime before November 17 after voluntary administrator KordaMentha secured court approval to adjourn this Friday’s meeting…
Takeover trend inspires new Marsh W&I cover
13 August 2018
Marsh says insurance issues faced by private equity groups seeking to buy public companies have prompted it to introduce a warranty and indemnity product for such deals…
Network Insurance MD sells to Steadfast
06 August 2018
Network Insurance Group MD Cameron Bott has sold his share of the business to Steadfast, following 15 years’ involvement with the hub…
Nib eyes travel growth after QBE deal
06 August 2018
Health insurer Nib Holdings says travel insurance and other “adjacent businesses” may soon account for half its earnings following the proposed purchase of QBE’s travel insurance business for $25 million…
Genworth profit falls as lending tightens
06 August 2018
Genworth Mortgage Insurance has posted a 52.8% slump in first-half net profit to $41.9 million…
QBE recruits for truck repair network
06 August 2018
QBE has opened a tender for heavy vehicle repairers as it strives to have a national network in place by next month…
Insurtech offers drone cover
06 August 2018
Insurtech Agile Underwriting Services has introduced a cyber risk and data protection policy for commercial drone operators…
QBE hires data security chief
06 August 2018
QBE has appointed Andrew Dell as Chief Information Security Officer…