Senior moves at Ace
26 October 2009
Ace has moved Kenneth Brown from Singapore to Sydney as COO for Australia and NZ…
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Suncorp clarifies terms of RAC Insurance sale
26 October 2009
Suncorp has moved to clarify sale terms of its 50% stake in RAC Insurance following the release of the Royal Automobile Club (Western Australia) annual report…
Mecon signs deal with Great Lakes Australia
26 October 2009
Specialist construction and contractor’s plant agency Mecon Insurance has announced an underwriting and claims services deal with Munich Re subsidiary Great Lakes Australia…
Just Car launches mobile phone claims ‘app’
26 October 2009
Niche car insurer Just Car has taken the claims process to the Apple iPhone, launching Australia’s first iClaim application…
Snowball shuffles Suncorp’s executive pack
21 October 2009
New Suncorp CEO Patrick Snowball this morning announced major changes to his senior management team…
Insurance division props up RAC-WA
19 October 2009
The Royal Automobile Club (Western Australia) expects full ownership of RAC Insurance to lead it to greater glory after recording an annual loss of $7.9 million…
Suncorp dismisses Tyndall sale ‘speculation’
19 October 2009
Suncorp has dismissed a report in the Australian Financial Review today that the company may sell its funds management unit Tyndall…
IAG’s Indian venture closer
19 October 2009
IAG has confirmed an Indian media report that “penultimate approval” has been given to its insurance joint venture with the State Bank of India…
Fleet claims drop while costs increase: Lumley
19 October 2009
Major fleet insurer Lumley Insurance has given this year’s best-performance accolade to supermarket giant Woolworths, which it says has “inspired excellence” in fleet risk management…
Carpenter takes a local focus after JLT reshuffle
19 October 2009
Global risk services company Jardine Lloyd Thompson has lured away Aon’s Hong Kong Chairman of Operations to become Regional Chairman of JLT Asia…
Cambridge Australia rebadged as Xchanging
19 October 2009
Global business processor Xchanging has announced its arrival in the local market following its takeover and rebrand of claims service provider Cambridge Australia…
ANZIIF eyes Iraq education initiative
19 October 2009
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance may extend its international outreach strategy to war-torn Iraq…
Advertisers hail Youi launch
19 October 2009
The launch of car and home direct insurer Youi has proved a hit with the advertising industry, taking out three gongs for agency Universal McCann in this year’s Media Federation Awards…
Coates takes the chair at UAC
19 October 2009
Dual MD Damien Coates has been appointed chairman of the Underwriting Agencies Council…
Coates leads UAC
13 October 2009
Dual MD Damien Coates has been elected interim Chairman of the Underwriting Agencies Council…
Hannover Re in Australian overhaul
12 October 2009
Hannover Re is set to handle its own facultative property underwriting in Australia from 2011, bringing an end to its 16-year-old agency agreement with Melbourne-based Southern Cross…
Assetinsure links up with Inter Hannover
12 October 2009
Specialist insurer Assetinsure has signed up with the Australian branch of Inter Hannover to write professional liability insurance for Australian-domiciled risks for the Hannover Re unit…
QBE eyes American growth
12 October 2009
QBE CFO Neil Drabsch has confirmed the insurer is on the acquisition trail in North and South America following a record $1.02 billion first-half profit…
Tower receives a ratings boost
12 October 2009
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has lifted Tower Australia’s insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings from A- to A…
Remington stays at top of Insight
12 October 2009
The Insight Insurance Brokers Association has appointed four new directors to its expanded board…