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- August 17 2026
Gallagher Australia taps Pakize Ceker as national faith claims manager
She formerly worked for Marsh, Catholic Church Insurance and IAG.
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- August 17 2026
QBE Australia appoints Tim Trandafilu as head of farm
Sydney-based Trandafilu joins from Aon, where he spent seven years leading the agribusiness.
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- August 17 2026
Crawford strengthens Australia leadership with appointments across property, specialty, client teams
Loss adjuster promotes Justin McEwan and Lucas Bressanutti and hires Amy Kane and Joshua Boyd.
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- August 17 2026
Amwins, Dragoneer, KKR enter ‘final stages’ of US$5.4bn Steadfast takeover
Exclusivity period for the consortium has been extended again to Friday to allow for work on the bid to be completed.
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- August 14 2026
Marsh brings Evan Danilo back to Australia
He returns following a stint at Lockton in the US.
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- August 14 2026
QBE H1 FY26 insurance operating results top US$1bn, COR flat at 92.8%
Australian carrier’s GWP rose 10% on a headline basis to US$15bn, underpinned by targeted rate increases in international and North American markets.
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- August 13 2026
Integra Technical Services names Mark Thompson as Australia, New Zealand MD
Sydney-based Thompson will partner with Integra’s leadership team to extend its reach across property, casualty and specialty lines.
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- August 13 2026
Dual Australia promotes Chloe O’Toole to lead commercial underwriter
Sydney-based O'Toole has been with Dual Australia since February 2025.
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- August 13 2026
IAG shrugs off Greensill litigation settlement with ‘quality result’, but US$2bn claims still loom
CEO Nick Hawkins signals settlement talks before September's mega trial of the remaining claims.
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- August 13 2026
Higher claims costs drag IAG’s FY26 earnings down 25%
IAG paid out AU$12.4bn in claims in FY26, up from AU$10.2bn in FY25.
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- August 13 2026
Australia’s bird flu outbreak prompts livestock insurance warning for APAC farmers
Brokers say cover is often sub-limited to provide a proportion of the full limit, which allows insurers to limit their exposure.
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- August 12 2026
QBE Australia’s business MD Elliot Hill to depart
General manager for distribution Lorelle Hillman will take over on an interim basis.
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- August 12 2026
Suncorp FY26 net profit slides 44% on US$1.4bn nat cat bill
Queensland-based carrier's GWP was up 3% year-on-year to US$11bn, while insurance service result was down 23% to US$850m.
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- August 12 2026
Suncorp reshuffles leadership team after profits tumble
Bridget Messer takes on a new role, with Michelle Bain taking over as chief risk officer, while Lisa Harrison and Michael Miller swap roles.
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- August 11 2026
Aviso Specialty hires Shane Aitken as financial lines manager
Sydney-based Aitken has 20 years of broking experience, most recently as a principal within Marsh Specialty's finpro team.
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- August 11 2026
QIB Group names Alan Moran as chief broking officer
Peter Apolakiatis becomes Austcover's new general manager following Moran's promotion.
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- August 10 2026
Joe Keiper joins Edgewise Insurance Brokers as head of construction broking
He was prvioulsy with EBM Insurance & Risk as a client director for construction and marine.
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- August 10 2026
Tasmania partners with RACT to advance TasInsure
A three-month interim partnership will pave the way for a proposed five-year partnership between the automobile club and state-backed insurer focused on insurance affordability, resilience and cover for hard-to-place sectors.
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- August 10 2026
Aviso Specialty names Paul Smyth as head of financial lines
He joins from Gallagher, where he had been a client director since joining in March 2025.
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- August 10 2026
Aon refreshes Australia leadership roles, Helen Lockwood appointed COO
Ben Rolfe and Mary-Catherine Hamill also handed expanded roles as part of an 'ongoing evolution' of the broker's business in the country.
