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- August 21 2025
Favourable rating environment to persist for Australian insurance buyers: Marsh
Property premium decreases in Australia have outpaced every other region globally as clients benefit from intense competition and improving loss ratios.
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- August 21 2025
Allianz Commercial appoints Tom Gilmore as head of farm underwriting in Australia
Sydney-based Gilmore, who has been with Allianz for six years, takes charge as a review and simplification of the insurer’s agri product is underway.
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- August 21 2025
APRA targets promoting cost-effective reinsurance to general insurers
Australian regulator's 2025-26 corporate plan says it will release details on its proposals in the first half of FY26, and in the latter half, it will report the results of its climate vulnerability assessment for the general insurance sector.
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- August 19 2025
Asian Development Bank, UN collaborate to launch climate insurance solutions for Fijian small businesses
Initiative is supported by US$950,000 in technical assistance from the Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund.
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- August 19 2025
Darren Woolnough rejoins Dual as head of specialty
Auckland-based Woolnough had spent three years as a senior underwriter with the Howden-owned MGA during his first stint.
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- August 19 2025
Howden taps Chris Hughes to lead New Zealand broking
Howden is reshuffling the leadership of its New Zealand broking business, with Nigel Wallace elevated to chairman.
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- August 18 2025
Zurich veteran Mervyn Rea joins Howden as Pacific head of risk engineering
Melbourne-based Rea had spent over four decades at Zurich.
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- August 15 2025
Frontier Global taps Tokio Marine HCC for commercial PI capacity in Australia, New Zealand
Financial lines specialist MGA will target mid-market to large corporate clients.
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- August 14 2025
Suncorp underwriting result soars 54% to top US$1bn in FY25
Australian insurer's profit after tax was up 53% to US$1.2bn, boosted by asset sales and a 'favourable' natural hazard experience.
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- August 14 2025
Australian broker McLardy McShane seeks to ‘build the next generation’, unveils new look executive structure
Meg Long becomes CEO of McLardy McShane Partners, while Nick McLardy takes over as CEO of McShane Insurance Advisers.
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- August 13 2025
Australia’s Envest targets heavy motor fleet sector with new agency
Led by managing director Pat Miller, TLI Underwriting is set to launch on August 31 to deliver specialised, BHSI-backed insurance solutions.
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- August 13 2025
IAG FY25 net profit surges 51.3% to US$887m, COR improves to 87.2%
Strong uplift in profit driven by 'disciplined approach to pricing, underwriting and claims efficiencies, combined with favourable perils experience'.
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- August 12 2025
360 Underwriting hires CGU’s Pegah Vaghaye as Australian agencies’ COO
Sydney-based Vaghaye will oversee the optimisation of operational processes, integration of new agencies, and digital enablement initiatives.
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- August 11 2025
Markel eyes Australia marine growth with senior hire
Markel is expanding its marine offering in Australia beyond long tail lines with the appointment of Tim Wills.
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- August 11 2025
Australia’s new ‘hard line’ M&A rules snag small, mid-cap insurers amid overreach warning
Insurers and brokers face higher merger costs and greater execution risks as a result of the Australian government's new mandatory merger notification rules, competition lawyers say.
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- August 8 2025
QBE H1 profit rises 27% to over US$1bn; COR improves to 92.8%
Australian insurer's GWP in the first half of the year grew 11% to US$13.82bn, buoyant on stronger performance in core segments offsetting the drag from crop and non-core exits.
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- August 8 2025
Gallagher acquires New Zealand’s Insure Taranaki
New Plymouth-based broker, founded in 2016, will trade under the Gallagher brand following the deal.
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- August 7 2025
Australia’s Community Broker Network expands to New Zealand with Folio tie-up
Under the terms of the deal, Folio will retain its platform and technology operations.
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- August 7 2025
Australian MGA Blue Zebra eyes commercial lines expansion, earning its stripes overseas
Managing director Colin Fagen tells InsuranceAsia News about plans to expand into liability, management liability, marine and professional indemnity, and to also license its proprietary platform to MGAs and insurers overseas.
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- August 6 2025
Gallagher acquires Australian agri specialist broker Mack Insurance
Lizzie Carver-led business will integrate with Gallagher, working from offices in Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in New South Wales.
