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- August 1 2023
Australia’s SGUA approved as Lloyd’s coverholder
A specialist in residential investment properties since 1991, SGUA will leverage the Lloyd’s market from August 1 onwards.
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- July 31 2023
Nautilus Marine acquires SPT Insurance’s personal watercraft portfolio
The marine specialist MGA had entered into a business partnership a year ago with SPT to manage and underwrite this portfolio.
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- July 31 2023
Ben Carey to join Chubb as APAC head of field operations
Carey, who is leaving Everest Insurance, will start the newly created role in Q1 2024 and be based in Singapore.
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- July 27 2023
Pacific International acquires 5.82% stake in Tower for US$8m
The Australian carrier acquired 22 million shares in the Kiwi general insurer.
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- July 27 2023
Steadfast, PSC among bidders for TA Associates’ Honan exit: report
The Goldman Sachs-run broker sale collected non-binding indicative offers from trade players and buyout firms for a deal that could be valued up to US$400m.
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- July 27 2023
Axa XL bolsters Australian distribution team with Allianz hire
Melbourne-based Michael Eastmure will be Axa XL’s client and distribution leader.
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- July 25 2023
Insurance Brands Australia acquires Melbourne Insurance Brokers
MIB, sold by Mark Perree, will start operating under Steadfast-owned Insurance House brand name.
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- July 24 2023
Allianz Commercial launches in Asia and Australia
The merged division will have 11 regions with Asia led by Christian Sandric and Australia by Phuong Ly.
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- July 24 2023
HDI Global hires Nathan Jones as property, mining underwriting manager for western region
Perth-based Jones joins from Suncorp, where he worked for the past 13 years
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- July 24 2023
Chubb promotes Adrian Habils to Asia head of property
Habils, who is currently deputy property manager for Chubb, Australia and NZ, will be based in Singapore and have an interim reporting line to Paul McNamee, APAC regional president.
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- July 24 2023
ACCC delays Suncorp bank sale decision again
The decision by the regulator about the proposed ANZ takeover will now take place a week later on August 4.
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- July 21 2023
AIG hires Chubb’s APAC P&C head as Australia CEO
Grant Cairns will also become head of Australia and New Zealand from the beginning of November and will report to Chris Colahan, AIG's APAC leader.
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- July 21 2023
Opinion: Australian flood inquiry needs to broaden scope to probe impact of state taxes, land use rules
A shortage of expert assessors, building labour and materials constraints, and the complexity of recovery and resilience programmes delivered by state governments exacerbate problems.
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- July 20 2023
QBE raises FY 2023 cat budget to US$1.33bn
The insurer currently expects H1 2023 net catastrophe costs of around US$700m compared to an original budget of US$535m.
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- July 20 2023
Tower warns of potential loss in FY 2023 due to challenging claims environment
The Kiwi carrier’s large events allowance of NZ$50m has depleted to NZ$10.5m for the remainder of the year to September 30, 2023.
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- July 19 2023
APAC braces for escalating droughts, increased bushfires as El Niño develops: Gallagher Re
The first half of 2023 saw above-average nat cat losses with APAC accounting for 12% of an estimated US$138bn of global economic losses.
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- July 18 2023
Gallagher acquires Queensland broker Thompson Insurance
This is the second acquisition in the Sunshine Coast region which is anticipating higher economic development.
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- July 18 2023
Arch Australia strengthens property team with Allianz hire
Sydney-based Nick Wood has been appointed national property underwriting manager with responsibility for Australia and the Pacific region.
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- July 18 2023
Australia’s Rhodian launches its first underwriting agency
Halo Underwriting is a property and liability MGA backed by Lloyd’s which offers cover for specialty risks for SMEs and the mid-market.
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- July 17 2023
Greensill administrator sues IAG for US$2.25bn over Liberty Steel dues: report
The Germany-based administrator claimed that any amount not repaid by Liberty should be recoverable under the insurance from the Australian insurer.
