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- December 6 2022
Gallagher continues M&A push with Brisbane broker buy
Ausure Coast & Country is the seventh Australian acquisition in as many months for the global broker, which says there are more deals 'to come'.
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- December 5 2022
Suncorp New Zealand hires Tower underwriting head
Nicholas Meister has joined the Australian insurer's arm as executive manager for broker business and channel partnerships.
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- December 3 2022
Cornerstone Risk acquires broker PMA Trilogy
This is the third acquisition by the Brisbane-based broker in as many months.
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- December 1 2022
Howden assumes full ownership of Australian subsidiary AlphaXO
The Sydney-based marine specialist, earlier known as FP Marine Risks, has been part of the global broking group since 2007.
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- December 1 2022
Honan Insurance acquires logistics expert ATIA
The Melbourne-based target, which will continue to use its brand, also offers financial and political risk advisory.
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- November 30 2022
Australia floods: insurers settle US$2.37bn in 2022 claims
About 69% of the 237,000 claims raise this year have been settled to date, according to data from the Insurance Council of Australia.
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- November 30 2022
Tokio Marine-backed ICEYE in Asia nat cat data push
The Finnish satellite tech provider, which offers disaster claims management services, is looking to expand beyond Australia and Japan.
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- November 30 2022
Aon shakes up APAC reinsurance leadership
Robert De Souza to take charge as regional president, Reinsurance Solutions and John Carroll to succeed him as Australia and New Zealand CEO.
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- November 30 2022
Steadfast-owned Insurance Brands Australia snaps up Victoria broker
The Mattiske & Henderson acquisition is the broker's second deal in two weeks following its Aus Insurance buy earlier this month.
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- November 30 2022
Zurich relocates UK exec as Australia property and marine head
Evan Moore will start in the newly created Sydney-based role in February.
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- November 29 2022
QBE’s underwriting profitability likely to moderate: Fitch Ratings
The Australian giant improved its combined ratio to 82% in H1 2022, but inflation and reinsurance costs are increasing.
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- November 29 2022
Suncorp names reinsurance manager for responsible investment
Rachel Yao has most recently been a senior capital and reinsurance specialist at the insurer.
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- November 25 2022
Gallagher acquires Smart Insurance in Australia
This is the sixth deal in the country in as many months for the US broker with more deals in the pipeline.
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- November 25 2022
Reinsurance rates to rise the most in Australia: Fitch
Rates for property catastrophe should increase by over 10% when contracts are renewed in 2023.
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- November 24 2022
Tower’s FY 2022 COR improves to 90.1% but profits slip
The company said the strengthening of Canterbury earthquake reserves and a customer remediation provision impacted results.
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- November 24 2022
ICA warns New South Wales, Queensland floods could become the costliest
236,000 claims worth US$3.67bn have been reported across the states for the February/March disaster.
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- November 23 2022
Ardonagh snaps up Australia’s Envest for US$320m
The Brisbane-based firm, which owns broker consolidator the Aviso Group, will continue to be led by Greg Mullins and trade under the same brand.
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- November 23 2022
Allianz to join Australian cyclone reinsurance pool in January 2023
The insurer said the average premium offered to existing customers exposed to cyclone and related flooding risk will be around 6% lower.
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- November 22 2022
RBNZ proposes to vet insurers’ senior management hires
The industry regulator wants to ensure proper assessments of the senior management candidates before their appointment.
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- November 21 2022
QBE ups FY 2022 nat cat estimate by US$98m
The new figure is US$1.06bn as 'elevated catastrophe activity' continued in H2.
