09 May 2022
QBE is looking to review its full-year earnings outlook after the business recorded a 19% jump in gross written premium in the three months to March and group-wide renewal rate increases averaged 7.9% during the period...
09 May 2022
Allianz Partners Australia and Youi have received certification for their Product Disclosure Statements from newly-launched Plain Language Contracts, which determines whether insurance contracts and other correspondence meets a “credible” standard of being understood...
09 May 2022
A broker acquired by Gallagher has praised the firm’s approach, saying clients will benefit from additional resources...
09 May 2022
Hugh Burke has been appointed CEO of the Asia-Pacific region at Coface, taking over from Bhupesh Gupta who vacates the role after six years...
09 May 2022
Melbourne-based heavy vehicle repairer Truckrite has become one of 20 premium repair partners of transport and logistics specialist insurer NTI...
02 May 2022
PSC Insurance Group says the Alan Wilson Insurance Brokers business, which it announced last week it is acquiring, has “very good ongoing growth prospects” in its specialty fire protection area and has also built a diversified SME client base...
02 May 2022
Ensurance is progressing with plans to step up its presence in the Australian market, following the opening of an office in Sydney at the start of the year, the underwriting agency says in update for the March quarter...
02 May 2022
Professional Risk Underwriting says a new covid cover, triggered when a person is hospitalised, can help provide financial peace of mind as the virus continues to circulate amid a winding back of pandemic restrictions...
02 May 2022
Gallagher has posted strong earnings for the first quarter, as the US-based broker looks to strengthen its business in key markets including Australia...
02 May 2022
Suncorp has created one of the most resilient streets in Australia by paying for upgrades in a Rockhampton road to help protect residents from natural catastrophes...
26 April 2022
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is looking to step up its presence in the professional indemnity insurance space for lawyers, saying there is an opportunity for growth despite the challenges facing the product line...
26 April 2022
Zurich Life and Investments CFO Daniel Longden will also take up financial responsibility for the General Insurance businesses across Australia and New Zealand from next week...
26 April 2022
Allianz Commercial has appointed Sydney-based Jason Hawksworth GM Distribution in its Commercial division, which was introduced at the start of last year under a new operating model focused on three key customer segments...
26 April 2022
Zurich has announced its small business insurance product will be available in New Zealand and distributed through select brokers...
26 April 2022
Rating agency AM Best says Tower Limited is expected to report positive underwriting and operating results, following a review of the New Zealand insurer’s credit assessment...
26 April 2022
NTI-owned Marine Protect is celebrating its five-year milestone, welcoming the occasion with an annual insured portfolio of $150 billion worth of cargo, nearly 4000 vessels and thousands of transport companies...
11 April 2022
AM Best has affirmed its credit ratings of QBE Insurance Group’s key subsidiaries in Europe, the UK and North America...
11 April 2022
Ebix Australia MD Leon d’Apice is recovering from injuries suffered in a serious mountain biking accident in late February...
11 April 2022
Blue Zebra Insurance will launch its commercial motor product on the Steadfast Client Trading Platform later this month...
11 April 2022
AM Best has revised the outlook of Guild Insurance to stable from negative, saying its balance sheet and operating fundamentals are benefitting from increased certainty over exposure to covid-related business interruption claims...