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- November 27 2025
Suncorp on the hook for US$230m from Queensland hail
Insurer has received just over 10,000 claims, with approximately 5,000 in home and 5,000 in motor.
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- November 27 2025
Lloyd’s Chris Mackinnon to lead Munich Re Specialty’s push into Australia
Lloyd's regional director for Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa will join the German reinsurer in the first half of 2026.
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- November 26 2025
Steadfast COO Noelene Palmer departs as Australian broker makes role redundant
Move is part of the broker's expense management initiatives announced in October, company tells IAN.
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- November 26 2025
Claims top 27,000 after giant hail battered Queensland, New South Wales
Insurance Council of Australia declared an insurance catastrophe after thousands of homes were left without power and residents suffered damage to property.
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- November 26 2025
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Fina as clean up begins across Northern Territory, Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Fina crossed the western Australian coast on Monday night as a category 3 system, before being downgraded to a tropical low on Tuesday afternoon.
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- November 25 2025
ICA declares insurance catastrophe after giant hail batters Queensland
Insurers are also 'closely monitoring and prioritising' claims from the Northern Territory and Western Australia following Tropical Cyclone Fina.
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- November 25 2025
Nick Slessor takes the reins at GT Insurance
Tony Dodd has also stepped into the new leadership role of chief commercial officer having served as CEO from January 2020.
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- November 24 2025
Australia’s Northern Territory counts the cost of Tropical Cyclone Fina
Tropical Cyclone Fina passed near Darwin offshore on Saturday night, causing high winds and heavy rainfall and leaving thousands of residents in the region without power.
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- November 21 2025
Surety bond specialist Amparo launches in Australia with Munich Re capacity
Specialty MGA is the sixth agency launched by Australian underwriting network, Rhodian Group.
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- November 20 2025
ICNZ welcomes move to leave natural hazards levy unchanged
The levy, collected by insurers on behalf of the government, helps ensure the Natural Hazards Commission (NHC) is funded to provide basic cover for natural disasters such as earthquakes, landslides and flooding.
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- November 20 2025
Gallagher Re names Parrus Kunvarji as APAC executive director for customised solutions
He joins from Pacific International Insurance, having also worked for Willis Re.
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- November 19 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event as Tropical Cyclone Fina strengthens
First tropical cyclone of Australia’s storm season has developed off the country’s northern coast.
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- November 19 2025
Optus Mobile fined US$500,000 for breaching anti-scam rules
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found Optus, operating as Coles Mobile, breached anti-scam rules on 44 occasions in September and October 2024.
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- November 18 2025
Aon promotes Jason Disborough to chief commercial officer for Pacific
He has spend over 25 years at Aon in the UK and Australia.
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- November 18 2025
4 Envest-backed ‘like-minded agencies’ to merge in early 2026
Combined group of Blue Zebra Insurance, The Proplab Group - current holding company of the SGUA and Allstate Underwriting brands - and Point Insurance, will be led by Proplab Group CEO Rowan Watson.
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- November 18 2025
Tower, CelsiusPro collaborate to launch rainfall parametric cover in Fiji
Rainfall Response Cover provides a rapid cash payout when a policyholder is impacted by heavy rainfall, regardless of damage, without the requirement of an insurance assessor’s sign-off.
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- November 17 2025
Steadfast CEO Robert Kelly to return on Tuesday following conclusion of probe into workplace complaint
He had 'chosen to stand aside' on a temporary basis from October 30 amid the investigation.
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- November 17 2025
Sedgwick confirms new Australia leadership
Phil van Zyl has been appointed interim CEO, replacing Diego Ascani, with Simon Kay appointed chief operating officer.
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- November 13 2025
Australia’s cyclone pool ‘needs greater focus on climate resilience and mitigation’: ICA
- Industry associations
- Australia
- Public sector solutions
- Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
- Insurance Council of Australia
Industry group says pool has contributed to reducing pressure on insurance premiums in northern Australia, but not directly reduce underlying extreme weather risk.
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- November 13 2025
Australia’s Aviso Group promotes Jeff Moule to CEO
Brisbane-based Moule succeeds Travis Kemp, who will continue to oversee Aviso Specialty.
