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- January 21 2026
Chubb appoints Candice Strydom as New Zealand construction lead
Strydom, who joins from Vero Insurance, brings over 15 years of underwriting experience in the New Zealand insurer market.
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- January 20 2026
QBE New Zealand taps national portfolio specialist as Jeno Capo returns
Auckland-based Capo was most recently head of professional liability trading at Ando Insurance.
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- January 20 2026
ICA warns against Queensland councils’ mutual insurance plan, urges national pooling
Marsh’s JLT has been asked to consider a mutual insurance option amid growing frustration over a flood-driven surge in premiums.
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- January 20 2026
Allied World names Mark Chisholm as lead underwriter for Australia property division
Melbourne-based Chisholm previously spent over 11 years at CGU Insurance.
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- January 20 2026
Insurers brace for further claims after heavy rainfall in New Zealand’s North Island
An orange heavy rain warning remains in force in Northland with a month’s worth of rain predicted to fall in 2-3 days.
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- January 19 2026
Chubb elevates Daniel Farrell to senior Cornerstone relationship manager
Sydney-based Farrell has over 15 years of experience in managerial roles and was previously the marine manager for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory from July 2022.
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- January 19 2026
Ben Williams returns to Aon Australia as national practice leader for housing
Canberra-based Williams returns to broking having been on the client side for the last three years.
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- January 19 2026
Australian construction PI market hit by legal double whammy as risk shifts
Gallagher warns revised legislation and impact of a court ruling increase potential industry exposures in 2026.
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- January 16 2026
WTW elevates Sarah Titmarsh to client manager for climate and parametric solutions
Brisbane-based Titmarsh has been the project and sales enablement lead since joining from Aon in November 2022.
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- January 16 2026
Victoria bushfires declared by ‘insurance catastrophe’ as claims top 2,300
Aon says expected economic losses are still pending proper assessment, but 'will reach' the hundreds of millions of US dollars.
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- January 15 2026
Victoria bushfires destory 228 homes, 700 structures after burning area five times the size of Singapore
Insurers have received 2,201 insurance claims from the fires, which have been raging since last week, mostly in Victoria, but also in New South Wales.
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- January 15 2026
Arch Insurance Australia adds Andrew Whitlock to casualty team
He has over a decade of experience in Australia and the UK.
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- January 14 2026
AIG taps Liam Baughan as head of casualty Australia
Baughan has over 18 years of underwriting experience in Australia and the UK.
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- January 14 2026
Exclusive: Gallagher Re taps Aon’s Grant Hollyman as CEO for Australia and New Zealand
Sydney-based Hollyman takes over from Heather Bone, who has left the broker for a reinsurance role at Allianz Australia.
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- January 13 2026
Suncorp hit by US$885m natural hazards bill in H1 FY26
Suncorp has confirmed that its natural hazard costs in H1 FY26 will exceed its US$581 million budget.
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- January 12 2026
QBE New Zealand appoints James Sommerville as head of strategic partnerships
Auckland-based Sommerville joins following over 10 years at WTW, last holding the position of manager for affinity since September 2021.
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- January 12 2026
Victoria bushfires losses rise with 350 buildings destroyed, 15,000 livestock lost
Fires have been raging since last week, mostly in Victoria, but also in New South Wales.
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- January 11 2026
ICA declares ‘significant event’ for Victoria bushfires
Blazes have torn through more than 300,000 hectares of bushland, destroying more than 130 properties, including homes, and leaving thousands without power.
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- January 11 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Koji
Claims period will end on Tuesday at 10:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time.
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- January 8 2026
Australia braced for ‘catastrophic’ fire dangers, temperatures could hit 47 degrees Celsius
Total fire ban in place across the entire state of Victoria, most of South Australia, and four districts of New South Wales on Friday.
