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- May 2 2024
Australian MGA Agile’s syndicate gets final Lloyd’s nod to start underwriting
Asta-managed Syndicate 2427 will focus primarily on Australia and New Zealand and write accident and health, aviation, casualty, construction, financial lines and property business.
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- April 30 2024
Australian MGA Market Lane expands New Zealand team with BHSI hire
Auckland-based Luke Scott joins as regional development manager for the MGA's specialty commercial insurance underwriter The Barn New Zealand and will help deliver broker partner solutions.
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- April 30 2024
Dual launches title insurance for real estate, M&A deals in select APAC markets
The MGA's new offering will focus on commercial property deals in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and M&A transactions will also extend to Japan and South Korea.
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- April 30 2024
QBE elevates Nicola Schroder to group head of sustainability
Melbourne-based Schroder will be responsible for sustainability governance, strategy implementation, human rights, and modern slavery initiatives, and driving social impact through the QBE Foundation.
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- April 29 2024
Chris Kempton joins Marsh Australia as managing principal for Northern Territory
Darwin-based Kempton brings expertise in broking both conventional programs and discretionary trusts, workers compensation claims management and loss adjusting.
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- April 24 2024
Arch promotes Kirsten Valder to deputy CEO of international
London-based Valder will have oversight over the carrier's platforms in Australia, London and the UK markets, Bermuda and the EU, reporting to Hugh Sturgess, CEO of Arch Insurance International.
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- April 23 2024
Gallagher acquires trade credit broker Prasidium in Australia
Directors Mark Smith, Stuart Prendergast, Mark Browning, Paul Daniele and their team will join Gallagher offices across Australia.
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- April 22 2024
QBE appoints Jordan Stewart as Asia’s business development lead, broker distribution
Stewart, who has relocated to Hong Kong from Melbourne, will work with the teams across QBE Asia to enhance its broker partnerships across the region.
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- April 22 2024
Allied World ropes in Leigh-Anne Byrom from Mecon Insurance
Byrom was most recently with Mecon for 13 years in various positions including senior technical underwriter, and senior construction & liability underwriter.
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- April 19 2024
Australia’s specialist broker Bellrock hires Aon’s Sahalya Uthappa to lead M&A practice
Sydney-based Uthappa will lead the specialist broker's M&A and contingent risks team as she joins the firm after her departure from Aon in March.
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- April 19 2024
Boutique finpro brokerage PLI Brokers launches in Australia
The brokerage, founded by Melbourne-based managing director David Martin, will offer financial services and accounting professions products.
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- April 18 2024
Karen Leslie returns to Crawford Australia as senior strata adjuster
Joining from loss adjuster and consultant Technical Assessing, Brisbane-based Leslie reports to head of strata Ryan Neville.
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- April 18 2024
CFC acquires Australia’s Solution Underwriting to grow cyber offering
The specialty insurer will expand their presence in the country to five offices and nearly 100 underwriting, claims and incident response staffers.
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- April 18 2024
Australia’s strata insurance sector in ‘race to bottom’ as questionable practices abound: ACIL
A survey by the Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby has found a range of potentially unlawful practices in the industry that warrants regulatory intervention.
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- April 18 2024
Markel Australia expands professional, financial risk team with senior hire
Brisbane-based Jonathan Schroeder will work closely with Kym Beazleigh, head of PFR Australia and head of New South Wales, and Steve Rogers, head of Queensland.
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- April 17 2024
Crawford Australia elevates Brendan Ames as business development manager
Victoria-based Ames will focus on developing the company's business across multiple lines including domestic, strata, commercial, liability, forensic accounting,, marine, cyber, construction, and contractor connection.
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- April 17 2024
El Niño has ended, says Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that there’s a 60% chance that La Niña will develop by June–August, which could mean a more active Atlantic hurricane season.
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- April 16 2024
Marsh’s Australian finpro practice promotes Stephanie Wen, Eden Dunlop
Wen has been elevated to financial and professional liability principal and Dunlop to finpro senior account executive
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- April 15 2024
Arch Insurance Australia appoints Carmen Tung as Southern region underwriting manager, casualty
Melbourne-based Tung's appointment follows the promotion of Chris Wild to Northern region underwriting manager, property.
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- April 12 2024
Sure raises Northern Queensland residential strata cover to AU$20m to improve access
The move is expected to allow body corporates and lot owners who have been challenged by affordability or under-insuring their complexes to access "alternative strata premium offerings", the insurer said.
