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- October 14 2025
Howden acquires Kiwi broker Omni in continuing Pacific expansion
Founded in 2006 by Clinton Alcock and Matthew Thorburn, Omni offers commercial and domestic insurance to 1,800 clients across Auckland and Central North Island.
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- October 13 2025
Steadfast merges underwriting arms to create new specialty MGA Prevail
The broking group combined Mansions, Dawes Motor Insurance and Argis Insurance to form the new underwriting agency, which will be led by CEO David McMurdo.
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- October 10 2025
Marsh Pacific names Steven Cakaric as head of sales in ongoing leadership rejig
With 25 years of experience, Melbourne-based Cakaric was most recently director for national client solutions at Mercer Marsh Benefits.
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- October 10 2025
Scott Luxford joins Markel to manage Australian distribution
Luxford, who joins from agri MGA Harland Green, will be head of distribution and MGA strategy.
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- October 9 2025
Kiwi Natural Hazards Commission invites bids from reinsurance brokers for 2027 renewal
The NHC intends to release a request for proposal in April to May next year and will select a new broker by late August 2026.
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- October 9 2025
Coalition promotes Trent Nihill to Australia country manager
Since launching in Australia in 2023, the cyber specialist MGA has written over 5,000 local policies.
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- October 8 2025
ARPC in ‘strong financial position’ despite ‘large scale’ impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation suffered an operating deficit of US$587.5m during the 2024-25 financial year, according to its annual report.
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- October 7 2025
Gallagher Insurance NZ acquires Auckland-based brokerage 2Insure
Gallagher Insurance New Zealand continues its expansion with the acquisition of the licensed insurance brokerage and financial advice provider, which was founded by David Lim in 2014.
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- October 7 2025
Eye in the sky expands tropical cyclone coverage across Australia, Japan to ‘fill the gap’ amid rising demand
Finnish firm ICEYE is also close to launching an earthquake product in Japan, global head of insurance Stephen Lathrope tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- October 6 2025
Australia’s insurance losses down 25% in 2024–25, ICA says
Declared events over the 12 months to June 30, 2025, included one cyclone and two floods, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
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- October 6 2025
IAG New Zealand fined record US$11.4m for misleading customers
New Zealand's largest insurer admitted overcharging 269,000 customers US$20.4m, according to the Financial Markets Authority.
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- October 6 2025
Australian insurance sector remains stable despite slow topline growth, geopolitical tensions: S&P
However, supply chain disruptions and large losses from perils could also increase market volatility.
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- October 3 2025
Marsh ANZ promotes Poppy Foxton to Pacific head of corporate and commercial
Foxton originally joined Marsh as a result of its acquisition of Honan Insurance Group.
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- October 2 2025
MSI strengthens Oceania leadership with 4 senior hires
Hajime Takeda elevated as deputy general manager and COO; David Hall, Anna Isenberg and Go Mandai join leadership team
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- October 1 2025
Swiss Re CorSo Australia appoints Anna Khomeini to distribution team
Khomeini joins from HDI Global SE and has nearly two decades of experience across underwriting, portfolio management and broker engagement.
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- October 1 2025
Allstate Underwriting, MSI partner to serve Australia’s SME farm insurance
MSI will provide capacity for Allstate’s ‘farm-pack’ product, offering coverage to property risks and vehicle exposures.
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- October 1 2025
Australia starts consultation on terrorism and cyclone reinsurance legislation
The Treasury has launched a statutory review of the Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance Act 2003, inviting public feedback on the relevance and governance of national reinsurance pools.
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- October 1 2025
Willis promotes Ollie Moore as Pacific head of broking
Moore has been at Willis since 2023 and has played a 'key role' in the growth of its financial and professional risks business in the Pacific.
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- September 30 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred accounts for over 90% of pool claims since inception, ARPC says
Cyclone pool received 101,888 claims from the cyclone that affected Queensland and New South Wales during February and March, totalling to US$650m.
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- September 30 2025
Market Lane launches specialty reinsurance MGA
The Lane Re will offer facultative solutions to the Australian and New Zealand commercial property market, said group CEO David Porteous.
