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AIG lines up new local boss

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:31:07 GMT

Talbot Underwriting Asia Pacific CEO Rob Hands is set to take over as head of AIG Australia, insuranceNEWS.com.au can confirm...

Arteva boss takes group role as Hunter chief to retire

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:30:26 GMT

Hunter Premium Funding CEO Brad Bartlem is retiring after 26 years with the business, which operates across Australia and New Zealand...

IAG makes fresh pledges in push to seal RAC deal

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:10:27 GMT

IAG has proposed selling its NRMA Insurance home and motor portfolio renewal rights in WA and investing $20 million in resilience initiatives to assure the competition regulator its planned RAC acquisition is in the public interest...

IAG to make public interest case in quest for RAC deal

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:52:50 GMT

IAG expects to lodge a public benefits application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in the next few days as it pursues approval for its RAC Insurance acquisition...

Shark Tank star to ‘build $200m brokerage’

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:27:49 GMT

Entrepreneur and TV personality Nick Bell has posted a wanted ad seeking a Melbourne-based insurance broker partner for a new venture...

Johns Lyng unit seeks OK to buy fellow strata manager

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:27:16 GMT

Johns Lyng subsidiary Bright & Duggan Group will buy Civium Property Group’s strata and building management business, subject to clearance from the competition watchdog...

Technical Assessing names new operations chief

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:27:04 GMT

Bruce Cooper has been promoted to COO at loss adjuster Technical Assessing...

Power couple team up on green energy discounts

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:26:52 GMT

IAG has partnered with fintech Brighte to help its employees and NRMA Insurance customers transition their homes to more sustainable energy...

Club Marine and Mercury renew partnership

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:13:42 GMT

Boat retailer Mercury and Club Marine have renewed an insurance agreement that has been in place since 2012...

IAG, RAC apply for review of blocked deal

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:19:24 GMT

IAG and RAC have lodged applications that keep the door open for an Australian Competition Tribunal review of a blocked takeover deal, as they also pursue a public interest test process...

Hollard hires former banking exec as risk chief

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:02:39 GMT

Hollard Insurance Australia has recruited Mark Adams from the banking sector to be its chief risk officer...

Tower grows premium, lifts profit guidance

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:02:09 GMT

Tower says gross written premium grew 3% in the year to September 30 and it will not need to use all its annual large event allowance...

Castle announces capacity deal with Canopius

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT

Underwriting agency Castle Insurance has struck a new capacity agreement with international (re)insurer Canopius, drawing a line under its partnership with QBE...

Clearlake takes Journey as expansion continues

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:39:30 GMT

Clearlake Insurance Brokers has expanded in Queensland with the acquisition of Journey Insure...

New Finity leadership team settles in

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:37:51 GMT

Finity Consulting says Nelson Henwood has started work as MD and director Aaron Cutter has become board chair...

Shares drop after Suncorp says it's ‘not in talks’

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:23:12 GMT

Suncorp shares fell late last week after the company said in response to an Australian Securities Exchange price query that it is not in discussions regarding a takeover and that it has not received an offer...

Axa XL names APAC and Europe client and distribution officer

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:23:04 GMT

Axa XL says Thomas Gotting has become chief client and distribution officer for Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region as well as Europe...

Nib concludes travel insurance divestment

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:22:56 GMT

Listed health insurer Nib Holdings has completed the sale of its travel insurance businesses...

Insurer-charity tie-up helps people in crisis

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:22:43 GMT

Allianz has partnered with charity Orange Sky, which provides hot showers and laundry services to homeless or displaced people...

Gallagher acquires NZ brokerage

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:03:07 GMT

Gallagher has expanded its New Zealand operations with the purchase of Albany Insurance Services, a retail broker with commercial and personal lines clients in Auckland and Canterbury regions...