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- August 8 2024
Lockton New Zealand takes Marsh’s Colin McCulloch as client director
Auckland-based McCulloch has been with Marsh for more than 28 years as principal providing insurance broking and risk advisory services to large and complex public sector and corporate organisations.
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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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- August 8 2024
Australian government raises national terrorism threat level to ‘probable’
This is an indication of more than a 50% chance of an onshore attack, or an attack being planned in the next 12 months..
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- August 7 2024
AIG brings on board BHSI’s Anouk Sireude as Pacific head of ocean marine
This is AIG's fourth hire from the specialty insurer over the last few weeks in Australia and the third from the marine underwriting team.
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- August 7 2024
QBE Australia Pacific elevates Declan Moore to chief governance and executive operations officer
Moore will oversee first line risk, customer remediation, marketing and customer insights, legal and executive operations for the regional business as Jonathan Groves succeeds him as CEO and managing director for New Zealand and Pacific.
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- August 6 2024
Marsh Pacific names Samantha Scarlato as transaction advisory head
Sydney-based Scarlato has been with Marsh for over five years and was previously a senior project manager at the global broker before the promotion.
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- August 6 2024
QBE promotes Jonathan Groves to CEO and managing director, New Zealand and Pacific
Sydney-based Groves (pictured) was chief risk officer for the carrier's Australia Pacific business since December 2018.
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- August 6 2024
Crawford strengthens Australia operation with three senior hires
The loss adjuster has appointed Stephen Toomer as head of construction, power & energy, Josephine Princi as NSW forensic accounting division team leader and Werner Gibson as senior adjuster within the global technical services team.
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- August 5 2024
Serai Kabu joins WTW’s Australasian renewable energy team as associate director
Brisbane-based Kabu worked at BMS Group for over four years with her most recent role being client manager for the power and energy team.
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- August 5 2024
BMS expands Australia energy team with Marsh hire
In his new role, Brisbane-based Toby Lucas will be responsible for supporting clients in the renewables, power and energy sectors across the country.
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- August 2 2024
Hewitt Hicks Group appoints Phoebe Pearson as head of workers’ compensation
Pearson joins the Australian workplace and people risk-focused broker from Suncorp Group, where she was a senior key account manager.
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- August 1 2024
Fitch reviews Suncorp’s negative rating watch on impact from bank sale
The completed bank sale will allow Suncorp Group to focus on its core non-life insurance operation and support the insurer’s business profile over time.
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- August 1 2024
Marsh promotes Chris McDermott to Pacific head of specialty
Sydney-based McDermott was most recently Pacific head of private equity and M&A services (PEMA) for the broker.
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- August 1 2024
Kiwi insurers settle 96% of US$2.3bn in claims from Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland flooding: ICNZ
As of June 1, carriers have settled 112,746, of 118,037 claims valued and have so far paid out US$1.85bn (82%) for both events, with residential house claims at 96%, while contents and motor were 99% and 98% fully settled, respectively.
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- July 31 2024
Suncorp to ‘sharpen focus on delivering insurance’ as bank sale closes
The Queensland-based insurer has completed the sale of its banking arm to ANZ first announced in 2022 and expects to net US$2.7bn from the transaction.
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- July 31 2024
HDI Global restructures Australian leadership amid Middle East expansion
Karina Rodriguez Diaz and Stevan Bonic takes over from Willem van Wyk and John Morrell, who will head HDI's new office in Dubai.
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- July 30 2024
APAC renewables market to see tighter capacity, new tech and cat risks coverages: WTW
At the same time, the ongoing competition with new market entrants and potential for a La Niña year keep rates steady and parametric solutions are becoming more popular despite integration challenges.
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- July 30 2024
Ausure acquires Queensland’s Coastsure Insurance Brokers
Coastsure will continue to operate as it has prior to the merger, but with access to more resources and a larger team of insurance broking specialists.
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- July 30 2024
Allianz among bidders for RACQ insurance unit: report
The Australian business is looking to exit the motor insurance business in a sale process run by Bank of America.
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- July 29 2024
AIG strengthens Pacific team with two senior BHSI hires
The specialty carrier has appointed Jason Sheehan as head of commercial property and business pack, Australia, and Niall O'Connell as head of inland marine, Pacific.
