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AIG lands new APAC leader

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:20:16 GMT

AIG has recruited Scott Leney from Everest Insurance to be regional president for Asia-Pacific, with Chris Colahan leaving the role for Chubb...

IAG to try again on RAC deal

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:20:09 GMT

IAG will apply to acquire RAC under a new merger assessment regime after the competition watchdog last week opposed the deal...

Jobs lost as QBE, Allianz make changes

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:19:46 GMT

QBE and Allianz have confirmed organisational changes affecting jobs after the Finance Sector Union flagged proposed redundancies in recent months...

SCTI names new chief

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:17:49 GMT

Auckland-based Southern Cross Travel Insurance has appointed Carole Tokody as CEO, effective February...

Strata underwriter hails ‘clear step forward’ on carbon footprint

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:34 GMT

CHU’s latest Sustainability Impact Report shows the company reduced its carbon footprint by one-fifth in the year to June as it switched to a hybrid vehicle fleet and cut business travel by 10%...

Tower appoints HR chief

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:20 GMT

Carly Orr will join Tower as chief people officer in February, leading the company’s digital transformation and employee strategy...

CHU launches premium predictor tool

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:12 GMT

CHU has introduced a self-service indicative pricing feature designed to give brokers quicker access to strata premium estimates...

Doctors’ group MDA celebrates centenary

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:36:01 GMT

MDA National marked its 100th anniversary with a gala themed “trusted for generations”...

Edgewise takes on Whitbread commercial, domestic portfolios

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:44:16 GMT

Whitbread Insurance Brokers has sold its commercial and domestic lines operations to another Steadfast-backed business, Edgewise Insurance Brokers, for an undisclosed amount...

Lockton recruits key managers

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:43:19 GMT

Four broking leaders are joining Lockton as the business moves to replace departing staff...

Aon adds Asia-Pacific COO

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:42:18 GMT

Ben Jones has been appointed Aon Asia-Pacific COO, based in Singapore...

IAG's new NZ leader ‘energised by challenge’

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:41:59 GMT

A North American executive with a “track record in successfully executing on business strategy to deliver to customers and brokers” will take the reins at IAG New Zealand...

AUB stock plunges as buyout hits buffers

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:03:56 GMT

The price of AUB Group shares dropped significantly today after it announced the collapse of a takeover proposal from a private equity consortium...

‘No planned changes’ to local workforce amid Allianz Partners AI push

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:03:48 GMT

Allianz Partners says there will be no changes to its Australian workforce after media reports on possible cuts of up to 1800 jobs worldwide in the next 12-18 months...

Suncorp expects $350 million hail dent

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:03:42 GMT

Suncorp says the southeast Queensland hailstorm catastrophe is likely to have a net cost of $350 million when taking its reinsurance program into account...

Tower flags earnings drop as favourable conditions ‘normalise’

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:03:25 GMT

New Zealand insurer Tower’s net profit jumped 13% to $NZ83.7 million ($73.1 million) in the year to September, lifted by benign weather and fewer vehicle thefts...

NRMA seals driver assistance deal in SA expansion

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:03:10 GMT

IAG brand NRMA Insurance has introduced a bundled motor cover product for SA drivers under a partnership with the National Roads and Motorists’ Association...

Claim Central creditors await CBA nod for deed plan

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:41:14 GMT

Claim Central's unsecured creditors have voted for a deed of company arrangement as an alternative to the group entering liquidation...

Sedgwick shakes up Australian leadership as chief retires

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:41:06 GMT

Sedgwick’s New Zealand CEO Phil van Zyl will add interim Australia CEO to his duties as Diego Ascani retires from the role...

Agency revamps tradies’ PI

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:40:54 GMT

Hutch Underwriting has launched new professional indemnity wordings for tradies to bring advice, design and incidental cyber exposures into a single solution...