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- June 2 2026
Gallagher Australia hires Charlotte Jolly as faith specialty practice leader
Melbourne-based Jolly will play a key role in further developing Gallagher's offering and strengthening the support for faith-based organisations.
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- June 2 2026
Australian broker Knightcorp boosts leadership with double move
Andrew Dawson joins as head of enterprise and specialty, while Craig Anderson joins as corporate manager.
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- June 2 2026
Marsh’s Frank Lampert returns to Aon as client director in Australia
Brisbane-based Lampert was most recently managing principal for risk management at Marsh Risk.
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- June 2 2026
PSC Insurance Brokers New Zealand promotes Carol Cooper to head of personal lines
Auckland-based Cooper joined PSC in December 2022, most recently as team leader for personal lines.
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- June 2 2026
Kerry Thom joins Miramar Group as head of financial lines, tailored risk
Miramar Group was created in April by bundling a group of Steadfast-backed underwriting agencies.
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- June 1 2026
Gallagher Australia hires Blake Gleeson as chief client officer
He joins the broker in Perth from Marsh for the newly created role.
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- May 29 2026
IAG settles US$2.8bn litigation with Greensill Bank administrators
InsuranceAsia News reported last week that Greensill Bank’s administrators were nearing a settlement with its insurers following court-sponsored mediation in March.
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- May 29 2026
Marsh Risk promotes ex-first-class cricketer David Wigley up the order
Auckland-based Wigley was previously the national growth leader since March 2024.
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- May 28 2026
Zurich New Zealand hires Alan James as head of distribution
He joins from AIG, where he spent 17 years holding roles in London, Singapore and Auckland.
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- May 27 2026
Michael Hannigan returns to AIG in Australia
He begins a second stint following over two years at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.
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- May 27 2026
Insured losses from late-November storms in Australia trimmed: Perils
Personal lines property losses represent 67% of the loss, while commercial lines property losses represent 21% and motor losses 12%.
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- May 26 2026
Lockton appoints Andrew Wansey as growth, client strategy leader in Australia
Sydney-based Wansey brings more than 30 years of experience, including 15 years at Marsh.
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- May 26 2026
Levies on general insurers risk exacerbating insurance affordability pressures: ICA
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) argues the general insurance industry should not subsidise misconduct claims by other subsectors of financial services under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR).
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- May 26 2026
Zurich’s US$11bn Beazley deal draws Australian antitrust scrutiny over ‘competitive overlap’
New mandatory merger control regime has prompted the the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to examine whether the deal will affect the supply of specialty insurance products.
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- May 25 2026
Tower elevates Michael Skeens to chief operating officer
Former customer contact centre head will be responsible for leading the Kiwi insurer's operational hubs, teams, systems and processes.
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- May 21 2026
Howden Australia hires Marsh veteran Rebekah Scott as financial lines partner
Sydney-based Scott has been working at Marsh since 1998, including at JLT from 2003 to 2019 prior to its acquisition by Marsh.
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- May 21 2026
Tower’s NPAT falls 40.3% in H1 FY26 amid price softening, weather claims
Gross written premium was up 1% from H1 FY25 due to lower average premiums and growth of low risk properties.
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- May 21 2026
GT Insurance taps Paul McLean as chief commercial officer
Sydney-based McLean joins from PSC Insurance Brokers, where he had been a regional executive since April 2025.
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- May 21 2026
Victor Pacific names Carly Martin as head of underwriting operations
Melbourne-based Martin joins the underwriting agency and authorised representative of Marsh following two decades in underwriting roles with QBE.
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- May 21 2026
Tokio Marine’s Greensill reserving fuels US$300m profit drop
Insurer entered a court-sponsored mediation in March, and is currently negotiating the settlement of Greensill Bank AG litigation.
