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- September 17 2026
‘The highs are very high, the lows are very low’: New Zealand’s volatile, super-soft P&C market faces a turning point
After two years of double-digit rate cuts and a benign catastrophe experience, New Zealand's P&C market is showing signs of bottoming out, according to industry sources.
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- September 16 2026
ICNZ calls for insurance levy to be replaced, says current system outdated, not fit-for-purpose
Chief executive Kris Faafoi says the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) strongly supports a well-funded Fire and Emergency New Zealand, but believes it is time to modernise how the service is funded.
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- September 16 2026
Evan Moore joins Lockton Australia as head of real estate
Sydney-based Moore joins from Zurich, where he led property, marine and technical lines for its general insurance business in Australia.
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- September 15 2026
Jack Morecroft joins Marsh as cyber managing principal in Australia
Melbourne-based Morecroft joins from Gallagher, where he had been since January 2022 in London and Melbourne.
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- September 15 2026
BMS Group appoints Anna Capone as national head of general claims for Australia
She joins from McLardy McShane Insurance Advisors, having also previously worked for KBI and Knightcorp Insurance Brokers.
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- September 15 2026
Allianz Commercial confirms Steve Williams as head of liability underwriting
He has been with Allianz for over 15 year and had stepped into the acting head of liability role in October.
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- September 15 2026
ATC-owned motor MGA MB Insurance enters New Zealand market
Specialist underwriter will offer a dedicated motor product, backed by Lloyd's capacity.
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- September 14 2026
Specialist Risk Group Australia appoints Josh Lauren as managing partner
Perth-based Lauren joins the broker following a year-long career break, having previously spent nine years at Empire Insurance Group (now Marsh).
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- September 14 2026
Willis promotes Will Sare to lead Australia P&C business
Stephen Trickey will also take on an expanded role supporting sales activity across the Pacific, while continuing as head of growth for the region.
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- September 13 2026
Solomon Islands receives US$250,000 under excess rainfall parametric policy
Supported by Global Shield Solutions Platform and the World Food Programme, the payout was triggered by recent rainfall events during early August, which mainly affected Malaita and Makira-Ulawa provinces.
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- September 11 2026
Munich Re adds Joy Wang to Australia team
She joins Munich Re in Sydney following a strint at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
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- September 8 2026
Marsh’s Peter Sun joins Aviso Specialty as COO for schemes, affinity
Sydney-based Sun was previously Pacific COO for affinity at Marsh.
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- September 8 2026
Markel makes double promotion within Australia underwriting team
James Vlasveld and James Crawford earn promotions to senior underwriters.
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- September 8 2026
Underwriter Rachel Godden swaps Chubb for cyber MGA Coalition Australia
She joins after over four years of underwriting experience at Chubb, where she was most recently a senior cyber and tech industry practices underwriter.
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- September 7 2026
Charles Taylor elevates Andrew Milne to Australia managing director
He steps up from his role as director of natural resources, a position he has held since 2024, following the departure of Mark Thompson.
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- September 3 2026
AIG Australia scores Mahfuzur Rahman as senior professional indemnity underwriter
Melbourne-based Rahman joins from Chubb, where he had been a senior underwriter for financial lines and major accounts for Australia and New Zealand since September 2025.
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- September 3 2026
Brent Mullan returns from two-year travel, study break to join Gallagher New Zealand as head of marine
He joins the broker after a two year break, having last been a partner with Howden in New Zealand.
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- September 2 2026
Aon Australia promotes Hayley Pettit to chief broking officer for specialty
She will also continue to lead the Queensland financial institutions team.
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- September 2 2026
360 Underwriting Solutions hires Ben Church as general manager for commercial classes
Sydney-based Church joins from Allianz, where he spent over 13 years across a range of senior distribution roles, most recently as general manager of distribution.
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- September 2 2026
Anna Scott replaces Toni Ferrier as Marsh New Zealand CEO
Scott will retain her role as president of the newly-rebranded Marsh People and Investments in New Zealand.
