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- September 24 2024
BMS New Zealand expands North Island team with Aon hire
Tim Emms will join the firm as an executive broker for its Auckland team and will be working with Nathan Richmond who assumed regional director role on May 1.
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- September 24 2024
Australian Federal Court rules to declass four BI class actions against insurers
The ruling is regarding representative proceedings regarding Covid-19 business interruptions claims against IAG, QBE, Lloyd's syndicate 2003 and Hollard.
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- September 24 2024
Howden Pacific builds out construction practice with Alistair McBride hire
Melbourne-based McBride, who will head the broker's regional business, has been in the construction sector since 2013, having various roles in underwriting and broking across the New Zealand, London, US, and Canada markets.
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- September 23 2024
Tower raises cat reinsurance excess for first two events to US$11.7m
An excess for a third event remained unchanged at US$12.5m, while the Kiwi P&C player has increased its upper cat limit to US$500m from US$468m for FY2025.
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- September 20 2024
NZ fire levy increase revised downwards amid funding review
The levy hiked to 12.8% in July and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) was set for an additional 5.2% increase to 2029. However, the government has revised the percentage to 2.2%.
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- September 20 2024
Lockton promotes Williams to fintech, blockchain advisory leader for Asia, Australia
Melbourne-based Bob Williams was previously a vice president with the broker for over two years. In his new role he will focus on developing insurance appetite from emerging tech companies.
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- September 20 2024
New South Wales passes tougher strata law to restore confidence
The new law bans managing agents from receiving a commission on insurance products when they don’t play a role in finding the best deal for residents, as it seeks to crack down on agents who do not properly declare conflicts of interests.
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- September 19 2024
Australian, UK regulators greenlight Ardonagh’s takeover bid for PSC
The US$1.5bn scheme of arrangement to buy all the shares of the Australian broking group is now pending PSC's shareholders' and the court's approvals.
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- September 18 2024
Australia’s reinsurance pool led to a 21% fall in home premiums: study
The study by an MIT researcher claims that public reinsurance is a cost-effective policy solution for rehabilitating insurance markets affected by catastrophic climate risks.
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- September 18 2024
American bond insurance specialist BAM launches in ANZ
The monoline mutual will focus on energy transition and social infrastructure projects in the region.
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- September 17 2024
Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston to chair ICA board
Johnston, who joined the ICA board as director in August 2021, will begin his term as chair on January 1, 2025, succeeding Nick Hawkins, IAG managing director and CEO, who has served as president of the board for the past two years.
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- September 17 2024
Howden expands Australia presence with Collegial Insurance’s portfolio acquisition
Collegial was founded in 2015 by director Russell Farrington and has a diverse portfolio ranging from listed corporates to SMEs.
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- September 16 2024
Lockton Australia expands claims offering with Gallagher hire
Sydney-based Adam Squire, who has 38 years of industry experience, has joined the broker as head of claims.
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- September 10 2024
WTW launches dedicated tech industry practice for ANZ to boost specialty services
As part of its corporate risk & broking business in Australia and New Zealand, it has appointed cyber and tech risk specialist Ben Di Marco as division head.
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- September 10 2024
Crawford Australia promotes Matt Donnelly to head of specialty loss adjusting
In his new role, Donnelly will expand his remit to lead the entire specialty loss adjusting portfolio and report to Australia president Jonathan Hubbard.
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- September 10 2024
Steadfast refutes ABC’s allegations of kickbacks, misleading customers
The Australian broker said that it is "disappointed that important information has been selectively presented” in a recent media report about its practices in strata insurance.
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- September 9 2024
Government and private sector need faster progress on climate change: ICNZ
The council urges more coordinated efforts on addressing climate change as Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle's US$8.9bn infrastructure damage underlines their impact on lives and property.
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- September 9 2024
Tower decides against stake sale after strategic review
The Bain-backed Kiwi insurer will not see any changes in its ownership structure as discussions with potential partners did not proceed to any formal proposal stage.
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- September 9 2024
ACCC chair calls for strata commission ban as media report alleges Steadfast misled clients via opaque schemes
The broker's shares on the ASX entered a trading halt pending it releasing an announcement following the allegations by ABC in its investigative report.
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- September 6 2024
Extension of cyclone pool coverage period to 7 days would increase average annual loss by 5%: ARPC
The Australian cyclone pool will need to collect additional premiums through rate increases to cover the increased claims costs if such a change was made, the pool's administrator said.