25 September 2017
The Willis Towers Watson and CGU joint venture StartUpCover has introduced a Facebook Messenger chatbot called “Jamie” that gives businesses an indicative quote within five minutes, at any time of day or night…
25 September 2017
Allianz Worldwide Partners has teamed up with Queensland water supplier Unitywater to offer water-related insurance to customers in the Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa areas…
18 September 2017
IAG has announced a series of role changes following its decision in July to unite all its Australian businesses into one division…
18 September 2017
QBE’s Group CEO-elect Pat Regan will lead the search for his successor as CEO Australia and New Zealand Operations when he takes over from John Neal on January 1…
18 September 2017
Moody’s has downgraded Genworth Australia from A3 to Baa1, reflecting rising risks in the Australian housing market and reduced demand for domestic lenders’ mortgage insurance…
18 September 2017
Three rural NSW branches of Elders Insurance were temporarily closed after the agent running them left suddenly following “a breach in his agreement”…
18 September 2017
International students who hold health cover policies with Allianz Worldwide Partners now have free access to an app designed to keep them safe in Australia…
18 September 2017
Allianz has taken first place among rated insurance companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index…
11 September 2017
More than $8 million went missing from the accounts of failed Perth authorised representative company Winley Insurance Group, according to the liquidator’s report to creditors…
11 September 2017
The Finance Sector Union has welcomed QBE’s decision to bring property claims jobs back to Australia from the Philippines, and urged other insurers to follow suit…
11 September 2017
Andre Eisele has been appointed CEO of the Pacific region at Guy Carpenter following Tony Gallagher’s promotion to CEO Asia-Pacific…
11 September 2017
Tower has lodged its own appeal against the Commerce Commission’s decision to decline Vero’s application to acquire the third-placed New Zealand insurer…
11 September 2017
iSelect will open kiosks in major shopping centres across the country from December, to raise its profile and attract new customers…
11 September 2017
Aon has expanded its north Queensland business with the acquisition of brokerage Mark Kelly Insurance and Financial Services…
11 September 2017
Claims services company Stream has reported a net loss of $324,842 for the six months to December 31 last year, compared with a loss of $13.78 million in the corresponding period of 2015…
11 September 2017
Nicholas Harrak will become CEO of Recoveries Corporation from November 1, replacing co-founder, MD and CEO David Mond…
04 September 2017
Hollard has doubled its presence in the intermediated SME sector through the acquisition of Calibre Commercial Insurance…
04 September 2017
AUB-owned specialist underwriting agency group Sura has announced the departure of the leader of two of its businesses…
04 September 2017
Claims costs for Tower’s New Zealand business, excluding large loss events, are about $NZ1.9 million ($1.72 million) higher than last year, the insurer says in an update covering the four months to July 31…
04 September 2017
Sports Underwriting MD and founder Steve Gilbert has stepped down and handed the reins to Warren Mills, who has been with the business eight years…