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IAG to ditch KPMG as auditor

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:58:27 GMT

IAG will run a competitive tender to select an auditor to replace KPMG, which has provided the service for the insurer since its Australian Securities Exchange listing...

Envest appoints Toni Ferrier to lead NZ broking

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:57:31 GMT

Envest has appointed former Marsh executive Toni Ferrier as head of its New Zealand broking business as it pursues expansion in the market...

Acerta names new head

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:22:06 GMT

Former Arag Australia CEO Natasha Gale has been appointed head of Acerta, the intermediated division of Guild...

Motor specialist MB Insurance enters New Zealand

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:01:50 GMT

Specialist motor underwriting agency MB Insurance has entered New Zealand, with a new broker portal offering cover for prestige, luxury, high performance and classic vehicles...

Zurich rewards self-driving Teslas with lower premiums

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:56:56 GMT

Tesla owners who use the supervised full self-driving feature are being offered a lower premium by Zurich to reflect reduced risk...

New financial lines agency launches

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:56:50 GMT

Financial lines-focused Eureka Underwriting has launched, offering directors and officers, professional indemnity and other products backed by Lloyd’s security...

Willis names Australia corporate leader

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:56:43 GMT

Willis has appointed Will Sare as head of corporate Australia, effective immediately...

Johns Lyng cleared to buy stake in insurance building firm

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:56:08 GMT

Johns Lyng Group can go ahead with its plan to acquire a 60% stake in C&M Build Group, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says...

ASIC ‘ignored warning signs’ at collapsed AR network

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:37:33 GMT

Concerns about collapsed authorised representative network Sphere Insurance Group were first raised with the corporate regulator seven years ago, insuranceNEWS.com.au can reveal...

Liquidator takes legal action over Sphere conduct concerns

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:17:02 GMT

Sphere Insurance Group’s liquidator has started court action over alleged breaches of director duties and other matters arising from trust and general account transactions...

Charles Taylor selects new national MD

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:15:01 GMT

Loss adjuster Charles Taylor has appointed Andrew Milne as Australia MD under an internal succession process...

Willis names regional captives leader

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:46:32 GMT

Willis has made Trevor Madden head of captive and insurance management solutions for Asia-Pacific, effective from November...

Resilience latent defects cover secures NSW nod

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:46:25 GMT

Resilience Insurance says its decennial cover for new apartment blocks has been approved by Building Commission NSW...

QBE completes sale of trade credit business

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:46:16 GMT

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has finalised its purchase of QBE’s global trade credit and surety operation...

Strata agency, Allianz strengthen tie-up

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:46:09 GMT

Allianz Australia says it is committed to the strata insurance market after extending a major distribution agreement...

New Howden Re unit caters to rising parametric demand

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:46:00 GMT

Howden Re has created an International Alternative Solutions practice with parametric capability for clients...

Guy Carpenter fills Pacific leadership role

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:15:42 GMT

Guy Carpenter has made Justin Ward Pacific CEO and added James Beedle to its Pacific board...

Chubb finds NZ leader

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:15:35 GMT

Chubb has filled its New Zealand country president position, appointing Jon Longmore after Ben Carey had taken the role on an interim basis...

Proclaim founder bows out after ‘wild ride’

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:15:26 GMT

Jon Broome, who has led Proclaim for almost three decades, is leaving the business as it rebrands under DWF after acquisition by the British law firm and claims service provider...

AIAP rebrands as Bellinger, names new boss

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:15:17 GMT

Matthew Luxford will lead Bellinger Claims – the new name for third-party claims administrator AIAP...