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- December 19 2025
Howden expands Australia footprint with CorpSure Cairns acquisition
Established in 2017 under the leadership of founders Amanda Bryant and Justin Williams, CorpSure Cairns brings expertise in strata and body corporate insurance.
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- December 18 2025
Dual Australia taps Harry Grannum as a senior cyber underwriter
He has over a decade of experience in financial lines underwriting in the UK and Australia.
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- December 16 2025
Bondi Beach attack declared terrorism incident, Australia’s Terrorism Reinsurance Pool activated
Insurance Council of Australia also declares Sunday's incident as a 'significant event'.
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- December 16 2025
Markel appoints Pavi Siriharan as operations manager for Australia
Melbourne-based Siriharan was with Chubb for 17 years, most recently as commercial operations manager for Australia and New Zealand.
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- December 16 2025
Andy Gunawan joins Dual New Zealand as commerial underwriter
Auckland-based Gunawan previoulsy spent over six and a half years with IAG.
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- December 15 2025
East Coast hailstorms to costs insurers US$736m: Perils
Figure covers property and motor hull lines of business collected from the majority of affected insurance firms for the hailstorms in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria between October 26 and November 1.
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- December 15 2025
ARPC asks to be notified of potential terrorism pool claims from Bondi shooting
Government-backed terrorism pool will only take effect once the minister declares a terrorist incident.
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- December 15 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets’ cyber lead Angela Messih confirms BHSI switch in 2026
Sydney-based Messih has been with Liberty Specialty Markets since May 2016, most recently as cyber lead and senior claims specialist for professional and financial risks.
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- December 12 2025
Rising cost of Queensland, New South Wales hailstorms creates ‘challenging months ahead’
Market has seen a high volume of claims across a widespread area, along with water ingress and related property damage, spanning domestic and commercial sectors.
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- December 12 2025
Australian broker Steadfast denies Blackstone approach
According to a report, the US private equity titan was considering making an AUS$4.6bn takeover bid for Australia’s largest insurance broker.
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- December 11 2025
Perth bushfires put lives and homes under threat, as Moody’s warns of a complex situation
Cat modeller says recent bushfires in New South Wales highlights the complexity of managing bushfires risk in Australia and the risk of secondary ignitions.
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- December 11 2025
Arch Insurance Australia unveils key leadership appointments
Joe Donovan has been named deputy regional manager, while Marita Elliott has been promoted to head of underwriting operations and compliance.
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- December 11 2025
Aon taps Marsh’s James Harmer as head of global and corporate for Australia
Harmer spent over three years as a broker with Aon's political risk and structured credit team in London until October 2013 before he moved home to Sydney in 2014.
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- December 11 2025
ACCC opposes IAG’s deal for RAC Insurance
Australia's antitrust regulator says the deal would undermine competition in Western Australia in home and motor insurance, but the insurer intends to contest the decision.
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- December 9 2025
Kiwi insurer Tower fined US$4m for misleading 61,000 customers
Tower had self-reported the issue in 2021, admitting that it had contravened the Financial Markets Conduct Act by making false or misleading claims about its multi-policy discount offer since September 2016.
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- December 8 2025
‘Foreboding’ start to Australia’s bushfire season with 20 homes destroyed in NSW
A firefighter died on Sunday evening after being struck by a tree while working on a bushfire at Bulahdelah on the state’s mid-north coast.
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- December 5 2025
Specialist Australian insurer Eclipse names Andrew Hookings as senior casualty underwriter
Sydney-based Hookings brings over 25 years of experience across the insurance industry, with a background spanning claims, property, and distribution.
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- December 5 2025
Queensland, New South Wales hail claims top Halloween Hailstorms
Suncorp has responded to more than 6,500 vehicle claims following the severe weather event.
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- December 5 2025
Steadfast shares rise following report of Blackstone interest
Private equity giant is reportedly weighing a US$4.6bn bid for the ASX-listed broker.
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- December 5 2025
IAG hires Phillip Gibson as CEO of New Zealand
Former Aviva Canada executive will join IAG New Zealand in March, replacing Amanda Whiting.
