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- July 21 2026
Lloyd’s coverholder Salt hires Chris Dent as marine manager
Sydney-based Dent, who has more than 20 years of marine insurance experience, joins from QBE.
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- July 16 2026
Hollard Insurance promotes Tony Martiniello to head of distribution
Sydney-based Martiniello will be responsible for driving existing portfolio growth and building new partnerships across Australia and New Zealand.
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- July 16 2026
AIG elevates Anouk Sireude to Pacific head of marine
She has been with AIG in Australia for two years.
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- July 16 2026
Australia’s M&A rules becomes DNA of dealmaking as cross-border execution risk rises
Mandatory merger control regime, which came into force in January, has not led to a slowdown in M&A volumes, but transaction liability specialists and advisers say regulatory approval is now being considered much earlier in the process.
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- July 15 2026
AUB Group names Eric Harris as national manager for broker partnerships
He joins following 27 years as Aon, last holding the position of head of operations for Asia Pacific.
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- July 15 2026
Swiss Re CorSo promotes Jacqueline McCarthy to expert casualty underwriter for ANZ
She has been with the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re in Australia since 2024.
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- July 14 2026
Australia’s cyclone claim payouts up marginally to surpass AU$1.5bn
Total annual pool premiums are also up slightly to approximately AU$659m.
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- July 14 2026
Dual rolls out Liberty-backed global transactional risk unit with ANZ among initial markets
Howden-owned MGA targets GBP500m transactional risk premiums by 2030 with the new platform, which has plans for further geographical and talent build-out.
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- July 14 2026
January Victoria bushfire losses rise to US$596m: Perils
Third industry loss estimate from the catastrophe data provider indicates personal lines accounted for 30% of the loss, commercial lines 68%, and motor 2%.
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- July 14 2026
KKR joins Amwins–Dragoneer consortium in US$5.4bn Steadfast bid
US private equity group will serve as a co-lead investment partner with Dragoneer in Steadfast's retail brokerage business.
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- July 14 2026
CFC adds Gemma Hicks to Australian cyber team
She joins CFC after three years at Coalition.
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- July 13 2026
QBE, Blue Zebra renew motor insurance partnership
Envest-backed MGA also announced three appointments in its expanded motor insurance team, with Ryan Grigg as head of claims, Sarahjane Goldych as motor claims manager and Brenden Anforth as senior technical underwriter.
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- July 13 2026
Guy Carpenter’s Cait Fisher embarks on new chapter in Bermuda
She has served as senior vice president at Guy Carpenter for over five years in Australia.
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- July 13 2026
Marsh elevates 23-year veteran Robert Krleski to Pacific head of advocacy
Sydney-based Krleski reports to APAC head of claims Jon Fox.
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- July 10 2026
IAG makes remedy offer to ACCC to secure US$970m RAC deal approval
Acquisition is currently in a phase two investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) due to antitrust concerns.
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- July 10 2026
AIG appoints Claudio Saita as interim CEO, general manager for Australia
Prior to joining AIG, Sydney-based Saita was Everest' interim country head for the Pacific.
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- July 9 2026
European fund manager Arrow Group to acquire Australian-headquartered W&I MGA Fusion
Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, although all required regulatory approvals have been obtained and completion is expected during the third quarter of 2026.
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- July 9 2026
Steadfast extends exclusivity period for US$5.4bn Amwins, Dragoneer bid
Consortium reconfirms its intention to retain exclusivity and proceed with the bid.
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- July 8 2026
Natasha Golden to lead WTW-backed Zest Insurance in Australia
Melbourne-based Golden was most recently the head of professions for finex at WTW.
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- July 8 2026
QBE Australia Pacific chief executive Sue Houghton to retire
She will remain in the role and continue to lead the business while QBE undertakes a search for her successor.
