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- March 12 2026
Perils lowers Cyclone Alfred final insured losses estimate to US$1.34bn
Personal lines accounted for 70% of total industry losses, commercial lines 26%, and motor lines 4%.
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- March 12 2026
ICA declares significant event following Northern Territory, Queensland floods
Heavy rain and flash flooding has struck Queensland and the Northern Territory this week.
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- March 11 2026
Steadfast acquires food and beverage specialist broker Victual
The deal also includes Victual's MGA business @ Risk Underwriting, which specialises in product recall solutions for the sector.
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- March 11 2026
ICA calls for a review of Australia’s liability laws
Outdated liability laws are pushing up premiums for small businesses, according to the ICA.
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- March 11 2026
Canopius’ APAC premiums climb 22% to US$461m, COR drops to 81.2%
Samsung-backed Lloyd's carrier hails strong engineering and Australian casualty lines growth.
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- March 10 2026
Gallagher Australia appoints Marsh’s Johannes-Daniel Veldsman as chief commercial officer
Sydney-based Veldsman will have national responsibility for the majority of the broker's specialism teams, according to a company note seen by InsuranceAsia News.
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- March 9 2026
Stephen Ward to lead Steadfast’s newly formed Miramar Group
Steadfast has brought together seven MGAs under one entity led by CEO Ward.
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- March 6 2026
Ardonagh-backed Cornerstone Risk acquires Australia’s Cav Insure
Cav Insure was founded in 2015 in Stanthorpe, Queensland by Josh and Cara Cavallaro.
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- March 6 2026
Marsh names Tim Atkins head of Insurance Consulting Group for Pacific region
Sydney-based Atkins has led the Marsh McLennan Agency over the last six years.
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- March 5 2026
Australia’s competition watchdog reopens review of IAG-RAC deal
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission begins a new assessment after the insurer reapplied under updated merger laws.
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- March 5 2026
Stella Gilson returns to Sydney to lead CFC’s new tech, media push in Australia
She served as media and technology underwriter at CFC London for the past 12 years.
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- March 5 2026
Market Lane taps Jo Mason as New Zealand MD
She previously served as CEO of NZbrokers for just under 10 years.
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- March 2 2026
Lockton names Aon’s Alex Tilden as head of major corporate accounts practice
Sydney-based Tilden joins following over 20 years at Aon, last holding the position of strategic account director for APAC since September 2024.
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- March 2 2026
Robert Kell returns to Swiss Re CorSo as ANZ customer, distribution manager
He previously spent three years as a data scientist and assistant vice president at Swiss Re CorSo from November 2021 until January last year.
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- March 2 2026
‘Exciting and new’: Specialist Risk Group aims to put itself on the map in Australia, Southeast Asia
Group CEO Warren Downey and Australia managing director Laurence Basell tell InsuranceAsia News about what is next after the broker launched in Australia in January.
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- March 1 2026
ICA renews calls for climate resilience funding on Cyclone Alfred anniversary
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) is urging sweeping federal budget measures to deliver a significant uplift in climate adaptation funding.
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- February 27 2026
Australian insurers facing elevated US$2.1bn bill from late-November storms: Perils
Compares to an initial loss estimate of AU$2.6 billion by in January following the severe convective storms which hit Queensland and New South Wales.
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- February 27 2026
Australia’s financial watchdog sues Auto & General over ‘misleading’ discount ads
Australian Securities and Investment Commission says around 39,000 customers were affected between March 2020 and July 2024, with Auto & General Services having already refunded US$2.7m.
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- February 27 2026
Allied World promotes Camela Santos to property vice president
Sydney-based Santos has been with Allied World in Australia and Singapore for over five years.
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- February 27 2026
Opinion: Australia’s approach to terrorism risk – wilfully perverse?
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation purchased a reduced retrocession limit of US$1.48bn with an increased deductible of US$356m for its terrorism retrocession program despite the soft market.
