Tower of strength
30 May 2006
NZ-owned Tower is in a growth phase, with strong sales and earnings results over the six months to March 31…
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Transport insurance industry bolstered
30 May 2006
Allianz Australia and Sydney-based underwriting agency Global Transport and Automotive Insurance Solutions have joined forces in the transport, fleet and specialist equipment…
AAMI awarded Best of the Best
30 May 2006
Promina-owned personal lines insurer AAMI has been awarded the “Best of the Best” for outstanding excellence in customer service at the Australian Service Excellence Awards…
IBNA will decide on Austbrokers deal
23 May 2006
Cluster group IBNA is making sure one thing isn’t forgotten in the speculation over its six-month merger negotiation period with rival cluster Austbrokers…
Suncorp shines after Larry
23 May 2006
Suncorp’s insurance business has survived Cyclone Larry and it predicts an improved result over the next year…
NAB considers insurance options
16 May 2006
National Australia Bank CEO John Stewart is pondering a foray into the general insurance market…
Creditors can file against Gordian (UK)
16 May 2006
AMP and Cobalt Solutions Australia have been given leave to run the Gordian scheme of arrangement past the UK High Court of Justice, with creditors given six months to file claims…
Complainants dog NRMA
09 May 2006
NRMA Insurance, the country’s leading domestic insurer, has topped an online list of Australia’s most complained-about companies as well as being one of its most complimented…
Motor insurer’s ad in racism bingle
09 May 2006
Adelaide-based Royal Automobile Association Insurance has found itself in hot water over its latest TV advertising campaign, which the Advertising Standards Board…
Vero bolsters WA marine division
09 May 2006
Vero National Marine has added three marine and transit insurance underwriters to its marine insurance operations in WA – and dealt another blow to Lumley…
Cyclone Larry doesn’t deter Promina
02 May 2006
Despite claims forecasts of between $40 million and $50 million due to Cyclone Larry, Promina still expects to meet its financial performance targets…
Growth for Marsh in Australia
26 April 2006
Marsh Inc is over the woes it suffered during the past couple of years and is looking at growth areas, such as its Asia Pacific business, to get back on track…
OAMPS on the acquisition trail
26 April 2006
The OAMPS Group has been busy this month following the acquisition of WA-based marine insurance broker Gault Armstrong Kemble…
Lumley still punching in the marine market
19 April 2006
Lumley Australia found out just how competitive the marine insurance market was last October when Vero Marine poached its three top marine managers…
Associated Marine enters NZ market
19 April 2006
Melbourne-based insurer Associated Marine has made its debut in the New Zealand market, setting up a four-person team of specialists in a new Auckland office…
Australian Unity signs up with NZ insurer
19 April 2006
Australian Unity is forming a joint venture with NZ-based Farmers Mutual Insurance to service Australia’s regional insurance market…
Fitch says less regulation is appealing
19 April 2006
Growth might not be the only reason Asia is so attractive to IAG – the region is also less regulation-happy…
QBE not averse to acquiring rivals
11 April 2006
The issue of consolidation seems to be hotting up after QBE Insurance indicated it will consider looking at rivals IAG and Promina if it continues to perform better than them…
Centrepoint buys out OAMPS funder
11 April 2006
A conditional contract between Centrepoint Alliance and OAMPS has been signed to give Centrepoint 100% of OAMPS Premium Funding…
Austbrokers enters agreement with Pacific
11 April 2006
Broking network Austbrokers has entered into a distribution agreement with Pacific Premium Funding to provide its entire premium funding solution…