Merger comes with a warning to small brokers
26 March 2002
It’s official. Well-known Sydney broker Wilburtins has bought CE McDonald’s Sydney operations…
26 March 2002
It’s official. Well-known Sydney broker Wilburtins has bought CE McDonald’s Sydney operations…
26 March 2002
Australia’s biggest medical insurer is in crisis, and the pundits are predicting another insurer collapse if an appeal for a Federal Government handout by June 30 fails…
19 March 2002
QBE Insurance has experienced its first loss in more than 20 years, with the September 11 terrorist attacks resulting in a “devastating” annual loss of $25 million…
19 March 2002
OAMPS has again expanded its presence in the insurance market, with new acquisitions in WA and NSW that are expected to generate about $5 million in premium revenue…
19 March 2002
New Zealand’s government-owned Accident Compensation Corporation has been given an A+ rating by AM Best for maintaining superior capital adequacy ratios…
19 March 2002
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Australian-made subsidiary Trowbridge Consulting has expanded its operations into Spain and South Africa and now covers 16 countries across the globe…
12 March 2002
BJS Insurance Brokers has announced the acquisition of Adelaide brokerage Morris Lloyd…
12 March 2002
Phillips Fox’s insurance and financial services team has been named “Best Insurance Law Practice” in this year’s Australian Law Awards…
05 March 2002
Suncorp Metway has shrugged off the difficulties of assimilating the AMP/GIO General Insurance operation by posting a solid $154 million profit for the six months to December 31…
05 March 2002
Insurance Australia Group – formerly NRMA Insurance – has announced a $49 million net profit for the half year to December 31…
26 February 2002
The eagerly awaited annual returns of several leading insurers will be revealed this week with earnings expected to have fallen as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks…
19 February 2002
The managers of Zuellig Insurance Brokers have bought the company from the Swiss parent, and now they’re concentrating on maximising their local opportunities…
19 February 2002
The September 11 attack(s) on the World Trade Centre had a double impact on No 2 global broker Aon: it cost the lives of some of the company’s top retail brokers, and…
19 February 2002
Willis has reported record profits for both the final quarter of 2001 and the full year ended December 31…
12 February 2002
Listed insurer OAMPS has achieved a 40% increase in its operating profit for the six months to December 31, returning $7.7 million…
12 February 2002
Michael Hawker, CEO of the newly badged IAG (formerly NRMA Insurance) has announced a revamp of the No 1 insurer’s top ranks…
05 February 2002
QBE has fallen to second place on the Lloyd’s list that really matters – the capital providers…
05 February 2002
GIO has gone, replaced by a run-off company…
23 October 2001
QBE’s Frank O’Halloran has had a remarkable past month as his company’s fortunes have see-sawed under the impact of the September 11 attacks…
16 October 2001
QBE chief Frank O’Halloran has something else to worry about…