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- April 2 2025
Australia MGA Agile hires Liz Geden as senior liability underwriter
Auckland-based Geden was previoulsy a casualty manager and team leader at Delta, where she had worked for over four years.
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- April 2 2025
Gallagher expands in Australia with Tresidder acquisition
Tresidder provides property and casualty brokerage services to commercial and personal lines clients across Australia from offices in Victoria and Queensland.
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- April 1 2025
Worst flooding in 50 years hits Australia’s western Queensland, over 100,000 livestock lost
State emergency services minister Dan Purdie says the area covered by water is 'double the size of Victoria'.
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- April 1 2025
Bain Capital exits Tower investment via US$50m block deal
Kiwi insurer's largest shareholder sells 19.941% stake for US$0.74 per share.
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- March 31 2025
MS Amlin expands in Australia with Sydney office, appoints head of ANZ
New office will be led by Matt Botfield, who joins carrier from Aon.
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- March 31 2025
Howden Australia takes Gallagher’s Michael Herron as head of specialty
Sydney-based Herron was previously managing director for specialisms at the rival broker.
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- March 28 2025
Lloyd’s coverholder Salt appoints Lee Maureen Santiago as marine underwriter
Sydney-based industry veteran previously worked at Allianz Marine and Transit Underwriting Agency for over 12 years.
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- March 27 2025
Australia extends deadline for US$125m disaster mitigation grant due to Cyclone Alfred
The application deadline for the third round of the Disaster Ready Fund, focused on large-scale infrastructure, has been extended by two weeks from April 2.
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- March 26 2025
Arch Insurance Australia increases property capacity limit to US$31.5m
The carrier's property team offers property and business interruption coverage, with target markets being low-hazard occupancies with active risk management practices.
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- March 25 2025
Lloyd’s coverholder Salt promotes Iain Sharples to head of underwriting
He has been with the Australian MGA since April 2023, having previously worked at Zurich Financial Services Australia and Thomas Miller.
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- March 25 2025
Cyclone Alfred losses estimated at US$1b: ARPC
Total cyclone pool coverage period for ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred was close to 10 days at 237.5 hours, according to the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC).
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- March 24 2025
Allianz Australia appoints 25-year veteran Julie Mitchell as chief commercial GM
Allianz also appoints Anna Stavropoulos as its new chief people and culture officer.
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- March 24 2025
Steadfast restructures leadership team as COO departs
Nigel Fitzgerald will step down on July 1, with Noelene Palmer taking over the role, while Tim Mathieson has been promoted to CEO of Australasia broking.
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- March 21 2025
Australia’s Network Insurance Group, Insurance House name new COO
Brisbane-based Cath Whitaker was most recently director for strategy and risk at Auto & General Australia.
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- March 20 2025
Cyclone Alfred claims top 74,000, insurer extends pet coverage
Queensland remains the most affected area, with about 69,000 claims following the event earlier this month.
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- March 20 2025
Howden-owned MGA Dual promotes Damian Browne to deputy general manager for New Zealand
Auckland-based Browne has been at the company since 2021, most recently as an underwriting manager.
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- March 20 2025
Aon appoints Kevan Johnston CEO of Australia
Sydney-based Johnston succeeds Jennifer Richards, who has been appointed Asia Pacific CEO.
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- March 19 2025
Review panel urges Australian insurers to implement General Insurance Code recommendations on pricing
The ICA, in its action plan released earlier this week, had disagreed with pricing-related recommendations of the independent panel’s final report.
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- March 18 2025
Cyclone Alfred insured losses to reach US$1.6bn, flood modeller predicts
JBA says 'previous concerns about a high number of severe wind damage claims were not realised' following the event earlier this month.
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- March 17 2025
Cyclone Alfred claims top 63,000, but event ‘not as significant as first feared’
Insurance Council of Australia also releases its Industry Action Plan, which outlines the industry’s position on the remaining recommendations from the Parliamentary Flood Inquiry and the independent review of the industry’s Code of Practice.
