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- February 27 2023
Flooding bill from Queensland, NSW hits US$3.9bn one year on: ICA
The dramatic summer 2022 flooding event was the costliest insurance event in Australia's history.
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- February 24 2023
Crawford Australia ropes in senior adjuster from McLarens New Zealand
Jon Stagg, who has relocated to Melbourne, joins as senior general adjuster to expand its liability claims team.
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- February 24 2023
Steadfast-owned Insurance Brands Australia acquires Melbourne broker
The target, Southern Cross Brokers, has merged with the IBA-owned Insurance House team.
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- February 24 2023
Weak earnings season ahead for Australia’s insurers: S&P Global
Solid capital buffers and ability to increase premium rates are helping to offset rising cost of claims.
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- February 22 2023
Steadfast sees 27.2% revenue growth in H1 as GWP climbs 14.7%
The Sydney broking group is on target to complete US$150m of trapped capital acquisitions this fiscal year.
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- February 22 2023
AUB’s H1 net profit falls on acquisition costs, but underlying earnings rise strongly
CEO Michael Emmett said Tysers was outperforming expectations with underlying net profit of US$12.3m in three months.
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- February 22 2023
Tokio Marine-owned renewables specialist GCube launches with local paper in Australia
The Sydney-based firm will underwrite on locally authorised paper issued by Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Australia.
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- February 22 2023
PSC bolsters H1 top line by 15%, ups FY profit guidance
The Melbourne broker benefited from recent acquisitions, including in Hong Kong, and 9% organic growth, as it registered net profit of US$14.7m.
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- February 22 2023
Enstar Group in LPT deal with RACQ for 80% of motor liabilities up to accident year 2021
Under the reinsurance deal RACQ will cede net reserves of approximately US$264m.
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- February 22 2023
Allianz Australia expands cyclone cover to Queensland and Western Australia
The insurer has extended cover to more cyclone-prone areas following its entry into the state-backed reinsurance pool.
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- February 22 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle claims ramp up pressure on New Zealand’s carriers
Insurers are being hit by inflation, rising reinsurance costs and unprecedented weather, including the country's largest event since the Christchurch earthquake.
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- February 20 2023
Lockton hires from Aon to build Australia, NZ and Pacific affinity SME unit
Tanya Dasgupta, who has almost 20 years of sector experience, has joined Lockton as national manager – affinity schemes.
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- February 17 2023
Allianz’s Asia P&C net earned premium grows 30%, COR up at 98.1%
Group COR increased to 94.2% primarily due to higher attritional losses related to normalisation of claims frequency and claims inflation.
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- February 17 2023
QBE 2022 COR improves to 93.7%; reinsurance expenses climb 34%
The global carrier's underwriting profit was up 34% to US$933m, while its GWP grew to US$20bn.
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- February 17 2023
Tower ups large event allowance by 33%, expects Gabrielle to trigger reinsurance
The storm is the second event in weeks set to breach the insurer's cat excess of US$7.4m leading to Tower to downgrade its profit guidance.
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- February 17 2023
AUB upgrades profit guidance as Tysers performs ‘ahead of expectations’
The broker expects US$32.3m of profit for H1 2023, which is 8.5% above the mid-point of the guidance.
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- February 16 2023
Insured losses from Cyclone Gabrielle, Auckland floods to exceed 2022 nat cat total: ICNZ
IAG New Zealand has already received 2,300 claims connected with the cyclone, mainly from Auckland, Northland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.
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- February 16 2023
Allianz sees claims from cyclone pool after Gabrielle hit Norfolk Island
The storm caused minor damage to the external territory before it slammed New Zealand.
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- February 14 2023
First claims lodged as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc
New Zealand has declared a state of emergency as the cyclone hits homes, roads, vehicles, air traffic and the power grid.
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- February 14 2023
IAG, Suncorp and Tower receive over 37,000 claims from Auckland floods
IAG has seen over 21,000 claims, Suncorp more than 11,500 and Tower over 4,800, from the event which started January 27.
