insuranceNEWS.com.au - CorporateGeneral insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auEnvest moves PSC leaders into top roleshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/envest-moves-psc-leaders-into-top-roleshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/envest-moves-psc-leaders-into-top-roles<p>Envest has appointed PSC Insurance Group executives to key roles in the expanded company following parent Ardonagh&rsquo;s acquisition of the Melbourne-based distribution business...</p>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:37:16 GMTTower added to NZX 50 indiceshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/tower-added-to-nzx-50-indiceshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/tower-added-to-nzx-50-indices<p>New Zealand insurer Tower will join two NZX 50 S&amp;P Dow Jones indices...</p>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:30:07 GMTNRMA Insurance joins discount scheme for Indigenous SMEshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/nrma-insurance-joins-discount-scheme-for-indigenous-smeshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/nrma-insurance-joins-discount-scheme-for-indigenous-smes<p>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned companies will be offered discounted premiums by NRMA Insurance under a partnership with Indigenous Business Australia...</p>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:29:49 GMTQBE rebrands charity partnershipshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-rebrands-charity-partnershipshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-rebrands-charity-partnerships<p>The QBE Foundation will group its collaborations with Red Cross and Save the Children under a new Community Ready partnership banner...</p>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:29:31 GMTArdonagh, Envest eye 'best of both our worlds' as PSC deal closeshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ardonagh-envest-eye-best-of-both-our-worlds-as-psc-deal-closeshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ardonagh-envest-eye-best-of-both-our-worlds-as-psc-deal-closes<p>PSC Insurance Group&rsquo;s removal from the Australian Securities Exchange official list is expected from today&rsquo;s close, after Ardonagh on Friday officially completed its $2.3 billion acquisition...</p>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:51:00 GMTQBE merges workers' comp, A&H for ‘total people risk’ approachhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-merges-workers-comp-a-and-h-for-total-people-risk-approachhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/qbe-merges-workers-comp-a-and-h-for-total-people-risk-approach<p>QBE Australia Pacific has created a new people risk unit, aiming to give brokers and clients a &ldquo;unified&rdquo; offering of underwriting and risk management solutions...</p>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:50:41 GMTTower lifts profit guidancehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/tower-lifts-profit-guidancehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/tower-lifts-profit-guidance<p>New Zealand insurer Tower now expects underlying net profit of about $NZ83 million ($75 million) for the year ending September...</p>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:50:14 GMTHDI joins flight safety group for risk insightshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/hdi-joins-flight-safety-group-for-risk-insightshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/hdi-joins-flight-safety-group-for-risk-insights<p>HDI Global has become a member of the Flight Safety Foundation&rsquo;s Basic Aviation Risk Standard to bolster risk management among its aviation clients...</p>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:49:59 GMTIAG cuts 'more than 200' jobs under restructurehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-under-restructurehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-under-restructure<p>IAG says changes to its operating structure will lead to redundancies and it is helping affected staff find &ldquo;redeployment opportunities&rdquo;...</p>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:53:47 GMTAAMC ‘raises the bar’ with Land + Road suitehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/aamc-raises-the-bar-with-land-road-suitehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/aamc-raises-the-bar-with-land-road-suite<p>Repair management group AAMC has launched Land + Road, a suite of services for heavy transport, agricultural machinery, plant and equipment...</p>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:53:27 GMTIAG board member to retirehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-board-member-to-retirehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/iag-board-member-to-retire<p>IAG director Jon Nicholson will retire from the board on Wednesday after nearly a decade...</p>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:53:15 GMTGreen farmers in line for WFI premium discountshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/green-farmers-in-line-for-wfi-premium-discountshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/green-farmers-in-line-for-wfi-premium-discounts<p>WFI Insurance will provide pricing benefits to farming customers who gain a sustainability certification, with potential premium reductions ranging from a few hundred to thousands of dollars depending on property size and policy coverage...</p>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:52:58 GMTNew cyber cover targets sports, leisure groupshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/new-cyber-cover-targets-sports-leisure-groupshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/new-cyber-cover-targets-sports-leisure-groups<p>Sportscover Australia has started offering cyber breach response insurance amid growing threats to the leisure sector...</p>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:52:26 GMT360 launches fee cover for schoolshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/360-launches-fee-cover-for-schoolshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/360-launches-fee-cover-for-schools<p>360 Underwriting Solutions has introduced a product covering unpaid school fees...</p>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:51:42 GMTBuilding group KASE buys into SA markethttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/building-group-kase-buys-into-sa-markethttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/building-group-kase-buys-into-sa-market<p>KASE Building and Restoration Group has acquired Adelaide Insurance Builders as it continues to expand its footprint and capabilities in the sector...</p>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:51:20 GMTArdonagh ‘excited to get to work’ after PSC shareholders back takeoverhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ardonagh-excited-to-get-to-work-after-psc-shareholders-back-takeoverhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ardonagh-excited-to-get-to-work-after-psc-shareholders-back-takeover<p>PSC Insurance Group shareholders have voted to sell the business for $2.3 billion to UK-based Ardonagh, with near-total backing for the takeover...</p>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:55:40 GMTRhodian launches marine agencyhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/rhodian-launches-marine-agencyhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/rhodian-launches-marine-agency<p>Agencies incubator Rhodian Group today announced the launch of Marinex Underwriting, offering marine products for the Australian market...</p>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:55:24 GMTSteadfast’s Kelly steps down from Johns Lyng board https://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/steadfast-s-kelly-steps-down-from-johns-lyng-boardhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/steadfast-s-kelly-steps-down-from-johns-lyng-board<p>Johns Lyng Group says Steadfast CEO and MD Robert Kelly has retired as a non-executive director on its board with immediate effect...</p>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:53:52 GMTOcean adds cyber to product suitehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ocean-adds-cyber-to-product-suitehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/ocean-adds-cyber-to-product-suite<p>Ocean Underwriting and Tokio Marine Management Australasia have teamed up to issue cyber insurance to Australian SMEs...</p>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:52:16 GMTJohns Lyng buys into Queensland building services grouphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/johns-lyng-buys-into-queensland-building-services-grouphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/johns-lyng-buys-into-queensland-building-services-group<p>Johns Lyng Group has acquired an 87.5% controlling equity interest in Keystone Group, a Queensland-based insurance building and restoration services provider...</p>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 03:36:47 GMT