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- September 28 2026
Australian casino operator Crown sues RiverStone for US$16m in unpaid class action cover: reports
Casino operator is seeking to recover funds on an excess of loss policy after the insurer allegedly refused to make good on cover tied to a shareholder class action settlement.
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- September 28 2026
Tokio Marine settles Credit Suisse Greensill suit after IAG deal
Japanese insurer did not disclose settlement terms, but says the deal would not materially impact FY26 results.
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- September 28 2026
Envest taps Emma Osbourne as general manager of broker enablement
She has held various roles within the Envest network since 2017.
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- September 28 2026
Gallagher promotes John Li to national practice leader covering APAC
Perth-based Li says the role will focus on driving growth in hard-to-place corporate and specialty risks across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
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- September 27 2026
Frontier Global Underwriting appoints Lindsay Smart as senior financial lines underwriter
She previously held roles at Scott Winton, Knightcorp Insurance Brokers and Aon.
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- September 25 2026
Scor adds Clint Darling as construction underwriter in Australia
Sydney-based Darling most recently spent over nine years with Aon, where he has been a client manager since July 2017.
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- September 25 2026
IAG reaches settlement with Credit Suisse over Greensill Capital collapse
Financial terms were not disclosed, although the aggregate value of the claims by Credit Suisse, which is now part of UBS, was US$2bn plus interest.
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- September 23 2026
Louise Austin makes ‘bittersweet’ move to Hannover Re as senior underwriter for Australian fac cas
Sydney-based Austin joins from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, where she had been a senior commercial underwriter since September 2024.
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- September 23 2026
Chubb’s Darren Cook joins Delta Insurance Australia as a financial lines underwriting manager
He was most recently domain lead for digital partnerships having joined Chubb in November 2012 as an underwriting analyst.
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- September 23 2026
Lockton appoints Arthur Wong as Pacific head of analytics
He joins Lockton following more than a decade at Marsh.
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- September 23 2026
IAG to seek public benefits approval after competition watchdog halts RAC Insurance acquisition
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the deal would likely substantially lessen competition in the supply of motor, home and contents insurance in Western Australia, while IAG says it would create long-term benefits for members, customers and communities.
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- September 22 2026
QBE Australia adds James Butchart as national marine, aviation portfolio specialist
He was previously head of marine for Zurich Australia, where he spent over 14 years.
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- September 22 2026
Jonathan Groves succeeds Sue Houghton as QBE’s Australia Pacific CEO
He has been with QBE in various senior roles for 13 years, including Pacific region CEO.
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- September 21 2026
Aviso Specialty taps Thomas Delaney as head of corporate
He had been at Marsh for 10 years across Australia and New Zealand.
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- September 21 2026
Tower grows reinsurance limit to US$555m, reduces costs
Kiwi insurer's FY27 reinsurance expenses are expected to cost around 9.5% of its GWP, down from 10.6% in FY26.
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- September 21 2026
IAG denies Greensill settlement with Credit Suisse
Australian insurer says it has yet to reach a settlement in the multi‑billion‑dollar lawsuit, responding to an Australian Financial Review report that parties had struck an out‑of‑court deal.
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- September 21 2026
Canopius bolsters APAC leadership team with senior claims, underwriting appointments
Specialty and P&C (re)insurer appoints Richard Adamczyk as senior claims manager for Australia and New Zealand, alongside Louise Wai as APAC head of property, direct and facultative, and Jack Hullah as APAC head of credit and political risk.
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- September 18 2026
Envest taps former Marsh NZ chief Toni Ferrier to lead New Zealand broking
Ferrier will formally commence with Envest in February 2027.
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- September 17 2026
‘The highs are very high, the lows are very low’: New Zealand’s volatile, super-soft P&C market faces a turning point
After two years of double-digit rate cuts and a benign catastrophe experience, New Zealand's P&C market is showing signs of bottoming out, according to industry sources.
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- September 16 2026
ICNZ calls for insurance levy to be replaced, says current system outdated, not fit-for-purpose
Chief executive Kris Faafoi says the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) strongly supports a well-funded Fire and Emergency New Zealand, but believes it is time to modernise how the service is funded.
