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- April 16 2025
Howden-owned MGA Dual expands New Zealand team with underwriting appointments
Lester Mathew appointed as a senior underwriter and Riaan Wolmarans as an underwriter.
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- March 20 2025
Howden-owned MGA Dual promotes Damian Browne to deputy general manager for New Zealand
Auckland-based Browne has been at the company since 2021, most recently as an underwriting manager.
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- October 25 2024
Dual Australia promotes Daniel Brown to head financial lines team
Sydney-based Brown was most recently New South Wales manager for the Howden-owned MGA.
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- September 30 2024
Dual New Zealand promotes Richard Robinson to head of motor
Auckland-based Robinson has worked at the Howden-owned MGA for three years and was senior property underwriter before the latest appointment.
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- August 8 2024
Dual expands into W&I insurance in ANZ with new team led by Jordan Schwarz
The MGA’s new transaction solutions capability is an expansion to its title insurance offering in the region launched in April this year.
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- June 12 2024
Dual New Zealand expands underwriting team with IAG hires
Howden-owned MGA has appointed Leon Downey as senior underwriter for casualty and financial lines and Claire Ji as commercial underwriter, both based in Auckland.
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- June 4 2024
Update: Dual to take over Allianz Australia financial lines portfolio
The transition will be effective October 1 and Allianz Australia will remain the 100% capacity provider to this portfolio, according to the MGA's ANZ chief executive Damien Coates.
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- May 30 2024
Dual recruits Ed Birrell to expand ANZ title insurance business
Most recently as Dual Asset's head of UK M&A, Birrell will relocate to Sydney from London and start his new role in June.
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- May 30 2024
Dual expands New Zealand operations with Wellington office
The new office will be the company’s first office outside Auckland and reflects the company’s growing presence in New Zealand.
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- April 30 2024
Dual launches title insurance for real estate, M&A deals in select APAC markets
The MGA's new offering will focus on commercial property deals in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and M&A transactions will also extend to Japan and South Korea.
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- February 22 2024
Dual names new head of liability for New Zealand
Stewart Eaton, who was most recently senior underwriter for the specialty MGA, will start in the role on April 15.
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- February 15 2024
Dual NZ hires QBE veteran Arlene Oliver as senior underwriter
Oliver was acting Wellington manager and senior underwriter for the Australian insurer prior to this move.
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- September 11 2023
Dual promotes Leo Abbruzzo to executive chairman for ANZ as it rejigs regional leadership
Deputy CEO Michael Ussher takes on additional responsibilites at the Howden-owned MGA, which has also named a new Australia, New Zealand CUO and a head of national partnerships.
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- June 8 2023
Dual targets cyber growth in Australia and New Zealand with Marsh hire
Melbourne-based Samuel Rogers becomes the MGA's first head of cyber for the countries and reports to Damien Coates, Asia Pacific CEO.
