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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.
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- July 8 2026
Australian MGA MLX Risk Partners secures licence
Lloyd's coverholder, led by managing director Sam Reid, specialises in placing complex commercial, industrial, and high-risk operations.
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- July 7 2026
APRA overhauls reinsurance framework to allow alternative cover, cut red tape
New regime, due to take effect from January, will modernise Australia's prudential framework, expand access to alternative reinsurance and give appointed actuaries greater authority over capital treatment, reducing regulatory approvals.
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- July 7 2026
New South Wales emergency services levy reform could save US$347m in economic costs, lower premiums: ICA analysis
Independent economic analysis released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) shows reforms would deliver more money to over two million households, with most saving at least US$38 a year.
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- July 6 2026
Australia’s competition regulator probes Allianz-nib travel insurance tie-up
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launches a phase one investigation into the US$34.66m transaction.
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- July 6 2026
Aviso Specialty hires Kerin Rathgeber as trade credit head
Melbourne-based Rathgeber has more than 29 years of experience spanning trade credit, underwriting, broking, business development and strategic client advisory.
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- July 6 2026
Willis appoints Gary McMullen as senior director for workplace risk
Brisbane-based McMullen joins from Aon following a previous stint at Willis Australasia.
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- July 3 2026
Suncorp FY26 nat cat costs top US$1.5bn, exceeds allowance
Australian insurer expects GWP growth of approximately 2.7% for the finacial year ended June 30.
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- July 3 2026
Darren Toll named Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit Insurance & Risk businesses group CEO
Tim Considine transitions to a role as group executive chair following the merger between Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit Insurance & Risk.
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- July 3 2026
Suncorp renews FY27 cat program with higher top-end, 5-year aggregate cover
Carrier reports higher reinsurance costs due to aggregate cover, which is offset by capital efficiency gains, including reduction in excess capital and capital release.
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- July 3 2026
Australia’s Metrix Insurance Group acquires Coverscope Insurance Brokers
It is the first of a strategic pipeline of acquisitions that will continue to support the long-term growth of the Metrix.
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- July 3 2026
Zurich enters Australian home insurance market via new Honey tie-up
Agreement follows a similar partnership to offer pet insurance in March.
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- July 3 2026
‘Forerunners in the unforeseeable’: Knightcorp challenges the status quo in Australia’s consolidated insurance market
CEO Trent Brown tells InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast that three pillars are redesigning insurance broking from the ground up.
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- July 2 2026
Australia’s cyclone reinsurance pool only part of the answer, brokers association says
National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) responds to the release of the fifth and final insurance monitoring report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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- July 2 2026
Reinsurance pools must be designed to ‘absorb volatility, not just price for it’: ARPC chief
Affordability and resilience must be addressed together, warning that focusing on one in isolation is unlikely to deliver sustainable outcomes, Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation CEO Christopher Wallace says.
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- July 2 2026
EBM Insurance & Risk hands Ryan Cameron, Ashton George expanded leadership roles
As part of a new national leadership structure, managing director of broking Peter McLachlan will be leaving EBM Group.
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- July 2 2026
We’ve seen reinsurers’ appetite prevail at 1.7, Gallagher Re’s Roshan Perera says
New managing director and head of APAC tells InsuranceAsia News that while there seems to be some more room for rate reduction, cedents will certainly benefit from more options and flexibility in future renewals.
