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…and QBE/MM launches FSR product

22 October 2002

QBE Mercantile Mutual has launched its “FSR-enriched” EFT/Installment home product to run on the Sunrise Exchange network…

Zurich cuts 70 jobs

22 October 2002

Zurich Financial Services Australia has cut 70 jobs across all levels of the company as it undertakes an internal restructure under new CEO John Butler…

Alliance grows with IBNA

22 October 2002

A newly signed heads of agreement between Perth-based Alliance Finance Corporation and the Insurance Brokers Network of Australia will see Alliance distribute its products…

Mohl shakes up AMP structure

15 October 2002

New AMP CEO Andrew Mohl is moving quickly to bolster the company’s ailing British interests with a dramatic restructure…

Mohl vows to turn around AMP

08 October 2002

The newly appointed CEO of AMP, Andrew Mohl, has vowed to turn around the financially troubled company with his “true values based leadership”…

S&P’s lowers NRMA ratings

08 October 2002

Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the financial strength and counter-party credit ratings on NRMA Insurance and IAG New Zealand from AA+ to AA…

OAMPS gets further boost with Burke

08 October 2002

OAMPS has done it again, this time acquiring the general insurance broking business of Burke Australia Pty Ltd in Warragul, Victoria, bringing with it more than 350 clients…

AMP shares rise as investors hear better news

01 October 2002

AMP shares jumped back up by 7% after investors were informed of news that the company has entered a new capital management plan to strengthen its financial position…

Mohl keeps the top job at AMP

01 October 2002

As we anticipated last week, Andrew Mohl has proved to be more than just a temporary fill-in for the top job at AMP…

Suncorp CEO resigns

24 September 2002

Suncorp MD and CEO Steve Jones has resigned from the company…

AMP shares dive on Pearl discovery

24 September 2002

AMP’s share price has fallen to a record low after investors learned last week that the UK-based Pearl operation is in breach of minimum capital requirements…

Happy 100th, Lumley

17 September 2002

Lumley has rebranded with a new logo to celebrate its centenary…

RACV under the gun

17 September 2002

Pressure is mounting on the largest remaining insurance mutual, Victoria’s RACV, to demutualise…

QBE Re manager recalls an embarrassing day

17 September 2002

Two senior QBE Re managers were at the reinsurance industry’s most important meeting last year when the parent company halted trading in its shares…

OAMPS acquires Spencer Jones

17 September 2002

Diversified insurance group OAMPS has continued with its remarkable acquisition spree, sweeping up Chatswood-based Spencer Jones Insurance Brokers…