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EQT to acquire McGill and Partners
10 September 2026
Private equity firm EQT, which last year considered a joint bid for AUB Group, will acquire UK-based broking firm McGill and Partners...
New Willis Re CEO set to start in March
10 September 2026
Willis Re says Neil Eckert, who co-founded reinsurer Conduit Re, will be joining the business as CEO...
Aviso Specialty appoints schemes and affinity COO
10 September 2026
Peter Sun has joined Aviso Specialty as COO for schemes and affinity...
BHSI brings venture capital cover to Australia
10 September 2026
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has launched a liability cover designed for venture capital managers and funds in Australia...
Bellrock moves for Lockton's Farquharson
09 September 2026
Andrew Farquharson has left Lockton to join Bellrock Advisory as practice leader, with responsibility for leading development of the firm’s markets function...
Broker code committee, AFCA sound commissions alarm with MPs
08 September 2026
The Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee and dispute ombudsman have written to the parliamentary inquiry into small business insurance to flag concerns over remuneration disclosure requirements in the new draft code...
Marsh picks new NZ leader
03 September 2026
Anna Scott has been promoted to CEO of New Zealand at Marsh Pacific...
360 adds commercial lines manager
03 September 2026
Ben Church has been appointed GM of commercial classes at AUB-owned 360 Underwriting Solutions...
Aon makes specialty appointments
03 September 2026
Aon Australia has appointed Hayley Pettit as chief broking officer for specialty, while Natalie Cotter and Emily Hallahan have become joint NSW leaders for financial institutions and professional lines...
Insurer’s ‘logic’ wins out in cyclone loss dispute
03 September 2026
The industry ombudsman says a reference to “business property” in a co-insurance clause did not require QBE to combine building and contents sums insured when calculating a claim payment...
CBN’s Cairns conference supports ‘causes that matter’
03 September 2026
Community Broker Network raised $161,500 at this year’s Shine conference, where brokers, partners and industry leaders came together over three days under the theme New Horizons...
Sign up for free AR sector webinar
03 September 2026
The rapid rise of the authorised representative model will be the focus of an upcoming Insurance News webinar...
Global group targets US middle market with $23b deal
03 September 2026
Aon has struck a $US17 billion ($23.7 billion) deal to acquire brokerage and consulting group USI Insurance Services as part of a targeted US expansion...
Enthusiast hires underwriting chief
03 September 2026
Steven Lusk has been appointed head of underwriting operations at Enthusiast Motor Insurance...
GB names general insurance sales head
03 September 2026
Scott Newland has been promoted to general insurance head of sales and client services at Gallagher Bassett...
Marsh Re rebrand to ‘build on Guy Carpenter legacy’
03 September 2026
Guy Carpenter has changed its name to Marsh Re, leaving behind a business identity that has continued for a century as part of a previously flagged group rebranding...
Listed broker chiefs highlight market slide
27 August 2026
Steadfast says the market has reached the “bottom of the barrel” and AUB has called for insurer discipline following an acceleration in rate softening...
Morrissey made AUB agencies head
27 August 2026
AUB has appointed Denis Morrissey as underwriting agencies CEO following Angie Zissis’ retirement at the end of the last financial year...
Munich Re to the rescue with tunnel collapse cover
27 August 2026
Munich Re Specialty has added rescue cover for large tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects, in what it says is a first for the Lloyd’s market...
Co-insurance clause catches out restaurant landlord
27 August 2026
A commercial property owner that sought a bigger payout for loss of rental income has failed to convince the industry ombudsman a co-insurance clause was unfairly applied...