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- November 27 2018
Disaster declared in Queensland from “unprecedented” bushfires
Insurers will be watching closely as 40 bushfires burn in the central part of the state.
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- November 26 2018
ASIC to investigate Commonwealth Bank over credit insurance
Regulator to examine several major Australian institutions over mis-selling.
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- November 22 2018
Liberty merges specialty team with Ironshore in Asia Pacific
Redundancies as Liberty International Underwriters integrates local Ironshore operations across the region.
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- November 21 2018
IAG and Suncorp welcome climate initiatives
The two insurers are taking steps to tackle climate change and improve energy efficiency.
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- November 21 2018
Underwriting duo join HDI’s Australasia business
Jane Ravi and Jeremy Smith join the industrial insurer from Axa XL and Chubb, respectively.
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- November 19 2018
Approval granted for Cigna’s ANZ acquisition in New Zealand
Regulator has approved deal to buy ANZ's life business OnePath.
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- November 16 2018
QBE restructures Australia leadership teams
There have been some major changes in personnel, job titles and divisions.
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- November 13 2018
Auckland High Court places insurer into liquidation
Restructure attempts fail meaning court hearing is abandoned for CBL Insurance.
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- November 12 2018
Concern over ASIC royal commission’s broking proposals
Submission to Australia's investigation into financial services is a turnaround from 2013.
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- November 9 2018
BMS recruits two from Gallagher in Australia
UK headquartered (re)insurance broker bolsters Australia team.
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- November 9 2018
Travel insurance spurs Zurich’s Asia Pacific growth
The global insurer is gaining momentum in the region.
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- November 1 2018
QBE splits Asia Pacific arm
The business will be divided into two units: International and Australia Pacific.
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- October 26 2018
AMP sells Australia life insurance division
Australia' largest wealth manager has sold the unit to Resolution Life for US$2.34bn.
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- October 8 2018
Aussie commission highlights conflicts
A long-running investigation into the financial services sector has criticised the practice of cross-selling.
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- September 5 2018
Dai-ichi Life confirms purchase of Suncorp’s life arm
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life to pay A$640 million (US$460 million) for the Australian life firm.
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- August 17 2018
Aussie scandal felt around the world
Global insurance rates are on their longest uptrend since 2013, thanks to Australia’s badly behaved banks.
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- August 17 2018
QBE profit rises after streamlining its structure
The insurer credited the performance to much-improved operations in several regions.
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- August 10 2018
Suncorp confirms sale of life insurance unit to Dai-ichi Life
Australia's second-biggest general insurer will generate US$540m from the sale to the Japanese group.
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- August 8 2018
Chubb launches flight delay insurance in Australia
Offered in partnership with Swiss Re, the new policy pays out automatically for delays as short as 30 minutes.
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- July 9 2018
XL Catlin hires Australian portfolio solutions manager from Zurich
Jonathan Moss will be responsible for portfolio solutions, ensuring business alignment with brokers and managing relationships.
