Centrepoint hails new NAB facility
04 July 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has completed the refinancing of its premium funding bank facility with NAB…
Corporate
QBE flags post-Brexit change to EU sourcing
27 June 2016
QBE may need to alter the way it sources £500 million of insurance and reinsurance premium from the European Union after the UK voted last week to leave the bloc…
Hollard backs Huddle formation as fintech launch nears
27 June 2016
Fintech start-up Huddle Money goes live next month after receiving $6 million in backing, led by Hollard Insurance MD Richard Enthoven…
AIG Australia names new CFO
27 June 2016
AIG New Zealand CFO Debbie Wilson has been promoted to CFO for Australia and Head of Finance for Greater China and Australasia, effective from Friday…
Suncorp risk chief departs
27 June 2016
Suncorp Chief Risk and Legal Officer Anna Lenahan is leaving the group to take a senior role at Commonwealth Bank…
Zurich launches cyber response package
27 June 2016
Zurich has launched an incident response service to help businesses in the Asia-Pacific region mitigate and recover from cyber attacks…
Employers Mutual unveils EML rebrand
27 June 2016
Employers Mutual has rebranded as EML and revamped its logo in an effort to better reflect its national presence…
CBL acquisition builds French connection
27 June 2016
New Zealand-based CBL Corporation plans to buy Securities and Financial Solutions (SFS) Europe, France’s largest specialist producer of construction sector insurance, for €94 million…
Great Lakes sale ‘to be completed quickly’
20 June 2016
Munich Re is already talking to potential buyers of Great Lakes Australia, its primary insurance arm in Australia and New Zealand…
Avea rebrands as Eric following motor deal
20 June 2016
Avea Insurance has acquired IAG-owned Swann Insurance’s distribution rights for franchise motor dealers, and will rebrand as Eric Insurance from July 1…
Berkley Re’s regional chief to step down
20 June 2016
Berkley Re Asia-Pacific President and CEO Grant Robson will step down from July 1…
Bond & Credit buys out NewSurety partner, announces expansion
20 June 2016
The Bond & Credit Company has bought out Austagencies, its former partner in the NewSurety underwriting agency…
Suncorp makes GIO business change
20 June 2016
Suncorp will transfer some premium managed by a team of business insurance specialists within GIO to its Resilium group next financial year, as it makes a range of changes under a new strategy…
MGA acquires bank’s insurance portfolio
20 June 2016
MGA Insurance Brokers has purchased the business insurance portfolio of the Bank of South Australia…
CBL soothes investors’ Brexit fears
20 June 2016
New Zealand-based specialty insurer CBL Corporation says its European operations will run as normal regardless of the outcome from this week’s UK referendum on European Union membership…
Cover-More pursues US growth pipeline
20 June 2016
Travel insurer Cover-More says it could increase US sales by $50 million by the end of next financial year as the company pursues expansion opportunities…
Allianz and Fast Cover renew tie-up
20 June 2016
Allianz Global Assistance has renewed its travel insurance contract with Fast Cover for a further three years…
Zurich to merge general, life operations
14 June 2016
Zurich will bring its general and life insurance operations together under one leadership team as it moves to a “simpler” structure…
Canadian group takes stake in Greenstone
14 June 2016
Canadian institutional investor CDPQ will acquire a 44% stake in local insurance distributor Greenstone for an undisclosed sum…
Trucksure rebrands to flag wider fleet offering
14 June 2016
Commercial and Trucksure has rebranded as Fleetsure to better reflect its specialist fleet and heavy motor underwriting services…