30 March 2020
Underwriting agency SUA has pursued policy changes in the Lloyd’s market to ensure clients are not left without cover if properties are unoccupied for an extended period due to the coronavirus outbreak...
30 March 2020
Risk managers can assess their COVID-19 property exposure in real-time using a new tool from Willis Towers Watson to help clients prepare for the "significant economic impact" of the pandemic...
30 March 2020
Underwriting agency 360 Construction and Engineering has agreed to buy the local operations of Ensurance Underwriting for $1.1 million, plus an additional performance-related fee, as it continues to expand rapidly...
30 March 2020
DXC Technology has announced the launch of a "community edition" of Springday, a digital evidence-based wellbeing platform designed to reduce psychological injury claims.
30 March 2020
Australian insurtech iaAnyware has rolled out its boutique web-based insurance broking software across the Insurance Advisernet network...
30 March 2020
Hollard Insurance-owned Pet insurance specialist PetSure has bought a 40% stake in veterinary "telehealth" startup Vetchat...
30 March 2020
Claim Central Consolidated has seen increased demand from insurance clients for its Livelogik real-time claims management platform, which offers a live video streaming feature to assess claims remotely...
23 March 2020
Lloyd’s has closed its Sydney office until further notice in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, with all staff now working from home...
23 March 2020
Insurers are re-evaluating their travel insurance policies in the wake of unprecedented government restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus...
23 March 2020
Gallagher Bassett has engaged its business continuity team to ensure claims can be handled as needed during the coronavirus outbreak, and has established a global taskforce comprising experts across major injury exposures...
23 March 2020
Building services provider Johns Lyng Group has extended a home repair agreement with a major WA-based insurer for a further five years...
23 March 2020
Swiss catastrophe data company Perils will now include personal and commercial motor in its Australian reports...
16 March 2020
QBE has confirmed it intends to cut 200 jobs in the Australia Pacific division over the next 12 months, but has declined to give any further details about which positions are affected...
16 March 2020
Cover-More has suspended Australian and New Zealand sales of its Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) travel insurance as the coronavirus outbreak escalates and interest in the product rises...
16 March 2020
Sportscover Australia has not received a single claim related to COVID-19 so far, and says its exposure to the coronavirus outbreak is negligible...
16 March 2020
Suncorp Chief Information Officer Sarah Harland is leaving later this month after more than three years in the job...
16 March 2020
QBE has appointed IAG innovation expert James Orchard as its new CEO of QBE Ventures...
16 March 2020
IAG has received "great" consumer feedback from a trial run of a new motor insurance product created last October...
16 March 2020
Youi says its business in Australia has been "severely impacted" by the recent bushfire catastrophe, with first-half operating profit down 21.7% to $36 million from a year earlier...
16 March 2020
IAG is the latest Australian insurer to contribute to a national program promoting economic resilience and inclusion, particularly for women...