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- February 13 2025
Cyclone Zelia set to hit Australian iron ore hub, 500mm rainfall expected
The category 4 storm, which is tracking towards Western Australia's Pilbara coast, has been declared a cyclone event by the ARPC.
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- February 12 2025
Suncorp’s H1 FY25 insurance service result up 134% at US$582m
Australian insurer's general underwriting performance helped by favourable natural hazard experience and reserve releases.
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- February 12 2025
Marsh appoints ex-Wallaby Dean Mumm as Pacific sales leader
Former captain of the Australia rugby team has been with the broker since 2017 and was most recently head of corporate sport.
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- February 11 2025
Howden Insurance Brokers Australia appoints head of energy transition, Pacific
Gemma Claase joins after from Marsh, having also worked for JLT Group and Aon in Germany, London and Australia.
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- February 11 2025
Who pays for climate change adaptation is the elephant in the room, says Tower chairman
Kiwi insurer's Q1 FY25 GWP rose by 6% to US$87.5m on strong volume growth as rating increases flattened on average.
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- February 11 2025
Queensland flood claims top 5,600, but more rain expected as clean-up begins
Suncorp said it has received more than 1,400 claims across its brands as of Tuesday morning.
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- February 11 2025
Gallagher-owned specialist MGA Pen Underwriting promotes new head of distribution
Melbourne-based Nick Best initially joined in March 2022 as property team manager, having previously spent 10 years at QBE.
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- February 10 2025
Australia’s upcover secures US$12m in Series A round funding
Round was led by RealVC, with investments from Antler Elevate's Global Fund, Betterlabs and Gandel Invest, and US$5m debt from Marshall Investments.
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- February 10 2025
Australian MGA Market Lane promotes property team pair
Joanna Hayes and Anand Narayanan promoted within specialty commercial insurance underwriting arm, The Barn.
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- February 7 2025
HDI Global names Joanna D’Silva as senior underwriter for engineering in Melbourne
D'Silva previously spent over eight years at AIG, working in Melbourne and Malaysia.
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- February 6 2025
Australian broker domo recruits Aon’s Anthony White as head of property, construction
White returns to Melbourne to join the broking startup after nearly a decade in London as part of Aon’s international construction team.
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- February 6 2025
Queensland flood claims near 4,000, but too early to estimate total damage
Insurance Council of Australia says many communities remain isolated after the region was battered by heavy rain since last week.
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- February 6 2025
Aon elevates Helen Lockwood to head of affinity and small business, Australia
Sydney-based Lockwood was previously head of strategic platforms and technical at Aon since October 2022.
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- February 5 2025
IAG, Allianz said to be in the race for RAC Insurance: report
The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia had hired boutique advisory firm Barrenjoey to conduct a strategic review including for its insurance arm.
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- February 5 2025
Tower increases FY25 profit guidance on ‘better-than-expected’ claims performance
Guidance on COR for the financial year has improved to between 84-86%, down from 87-89%.
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- February 5 2025
Northern Queensland floods set for ‘substantial’ losses after once-in-a-century deluge
Loss adjusters expect property and business interruption claims after parts of the region were battered by heavy rain since last week.
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- February 4 2025
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions appoints Wesley Roy as head of property for Australia, New Zealand
Sydney-based Roy, who joins the broker from Hollard, previously worked with Aon for over seven years.
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- February 4 2025
Australian antitrust regulator to probe IAG-RACQ and Allianz-RAAI deals
ACCC, the competition watchdog, will assess whether the acquisitions will substantially lessen competition in the market.
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- February 3 2025
Cyber specialist Sync Underwriting launches in Australia with Tokio Marine capacity
The MGA, which is part of the Rhodian Group underwriting network, will provide cover for small to mid-sized businesses in the country.
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- February 3 2025
Suncorp finalises US$231m Asteron Life sale, strengthening focus on P&C
The carrier's general insurance business in New Zealand remains unchanged.
