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- January 25 2018
QBE expects to book $1.2bn in losses
Huge wildfires in California, storms in Australia and Hurricane Maria contributed to unprecedented costs.
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- January 15 2018
CBA eyes selling stake in Indonesian venture
The sale of a majority stake in Commonwealth Life could value the insurer at up to US$250m.
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- December 15 2017
Chubb makes leadership changes in Asia Pacific
John French named head of broker distribution and Jarrod Hill as country president, Australia and New Zealand.
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- December 13 2017
Zurich agrees to buy ANZ life insurance arm for US$2.1bn
The Swiss insurer will become the biggest insurance company in the country after the deal.
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- December 12 2017
Allied World appoints country manager for Australia
Iain MacLeod will lead the company in the execution of its growth plan for the country.
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- December 12 2017
ANZ nears final stage of sale of life insurance unit
A deal will likely be completed in the latter half of 2018 if the transaction is signed next week.
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- December 11 2017
IAG shares 12.5% premiums, costs with reinsurers
In an effort to curb volatility in its earnings Australia’s biggest general insurer is releasing capital.
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- December 5 2017
Steadfast to buy Whitbread Insurance for US$72m
Australia's biggest network of insurance brokers and advisers said it would finance the acquisition with a A$100m institutional placement.
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- October 23 2017
IAG stalls Asia expansion to focus on home markets
Declining commercial and regulatory conditions have restrained opportunities for its expansion in the region.
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- October 18 2017
Honan Insurance to acquire Singapore-based NGA Benefits
The Australian-owned and operated buyer is looking to add to its growing employee benefits business in South-East Asia.
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- October 4 2017
QBE says 2017 could be costliest in history
The Australian insurer expects its earnings to be dented by rising claims from this year's disasters.
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- October 3 2017
Suncorp plans to sell life insurance unit
The move comes after chief executive Michael Cameron commenced a strategic review of the division in February.
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- September 22 2017
AIA pays A$3.8 billion for CBA life unit
The Asian insurance giant has acquired Australia's CommInsure Life and New Zealand's Sovereign.
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- September 18 2017
AIA set to buy Commonwealth Bank’s life assets
The Asian insurance group has become favourite to buy the unit in a deal said to be worth more than US$4bn.
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- September 13 2017
Pat Regan expected to become QBE’s new CEO
He is expected to replace John Neal when the current CEO steps down at the end of the year.
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- September 5 2017
Chubb appoints two Asia-Pacific cyber executives
Andrew Taylor in Sydney and John DePeters in Singapore take up new regional cyber underwriting roles
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- August 16 2017
MS&AD to spend US$401m for stake in Challenger
The Japanese group will acquire a 6%-plus interest in the leading player in Australia's superannuation industry.
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- July 27 2017
IAG names chief digital officer
Mark Drasutis moves from NewsCorp to assume the newly created position and take a lead on customer experience.
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- July 20 2017
IAG to maintain just one division in Australia
The insurer will bring together all of its divisions in the country under chief operating officer Mark Milliner.
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- June 8 2017
Swiss Re appoints corporate solutions CEO for Australia, NZ
Melanie Slack will be responsible for managing strategy, development and performance.
