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- June 10 2025
Howden Australia lands AIG veteran Grant Sheppard as head of marine and logistics
Sydney-based Sheppard spent 23 years at the insurer, most recently as head of marine for Australasia.
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- June 10 2025
BHSI Australia expands into life science, biotech, pharmaceutical management liability
The new policy, designed for the research and development ecosystem, covers directors and officers, scientific and medical advisory boards and private capital raisings and is not excluded in the event of insolvency.
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- June 9 2025
McLarens confirms Integra’s Torben Bell as Australia MD
Bell assumes the leadership responsibilities previously held by Martyn Wicht, who was promoted to managing director for APAC in 2024.
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- June 9 2025
Kiwi insurer Tower strengthens tie-up with key external loss adjusting partner Sedgwick
Chief claims officer Steve Wilson says the partnership will provide Tower with additional support from Sedgwick’s loss adjusters across New Zealand and the Pacific.
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- June 9 2025
New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission secures US$6.3bn in reinsurance cover
The cover, renewed on June 1, includes NZ$225 million from a multi-year catastrophe bond issued in 2023.
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- June 6 2025
BP Marsh folds Australian construction specialist MGA Sterling into ATC
UK PE firm BP Marsh will hold 27% of the combined entity following the transaction.
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- June 5 2025
Australian insurers faced with US$1.9bn bill after triple whammy: JBA
February's north Queensland floods, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, and the ongoing Mid North Coast and Hunter Regions floods in New South Wales have caused widespread damage.
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- June 5 2025
Swiss Re CorSo appoints Aimee Curtain as head of property & specialty for ANZ
Curtain takes over from outgoing head Luke Griggs as the commercial insurers continues its regional leadership shakeup.
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- June 4 2025
Chubb veteran Bilal Chohan joins Everest Insurance to ‘kick off’ risk engineering practice
Sydney-based Chohan will focus on property, energy, and construction portfolios covering local and international markets.
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- June 4 2025
Adenes Australasia acquires majority stake in New Zealand loss adjuster
Adenes Australasia already counts vrs ANA in Australia, vrs Vering in Europe, and vrs Adjusters globally as part of its brand.
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- June 4 2025
McLarens acquires Melbourne-based boutique loss adjuster
Property & Forensic Assessing boosts McLarens’ construction, commercial property, and financial loss capabilities.
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- June 4 2025
‘Exposed and vulnerable’: Australia’s wine industry in need of innovative solutions to cork protection gap
Parametric insurance is emerging as a viable alternative to traditional covers, addressing critical gaps for both large vineyards and single-vintage producers, according to underwriters and industry bodies.
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- June 3 2025
NSW floods claims top 8,700 as residents face ‘uncertain future’
Over 78% of claims are related to property, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
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- June 3 2025
‘Pivotal moment’ as Allianz Australia’s sale of Hunter Premium Funding is finalised
Allianz had agreed to sell Hunter to Pemba Capital Partners in December.
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- June 2 2025
AIG appoints Celina Ennis as ANZ head of operations
Ennis joins from Allianz, where she was national manager for quality assurance since July 2021.
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- June 2 2025
Canopius boosts APAC casualty, financial lines teams with dual promotions
Brodie English has been promoted as head of casualty for Australia and New Zealand, succeeding Craig Elliot, while Rob Barnum has been named head of financial lines for APAC.
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- May 30 2025
Zurich names Suncorp’s Morris Garsin as head of claims excellence for ANZ
Sydney-based Garsin will assume the role in August.
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- May 30 2025
‘No protection’: 9 out of 10 farmers affected by NSW flood are uninsured
Insurers have received 7,383 claims related to floods as of Friday, according to the Insurance Council of Australia, although farmers are unable to obtain flood cover, according to an insurance adviser in one of the hardest-hit towns.
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- May 29 2025
‘Recovery doesn’t happen overnight’: NSW floods claims top 7,000
Claims related to the Mid North Coast and Hunter Regions floods have risen to 7,014 on Thursday, up from 6,109 on Wednesday.
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- May 28 2025
NSW floods claims jump 20%, clean up and recovery expected to be long-term
Insurers have received more than 6,000 claims relating to the Mid North Coast and Hunter region floods as of Wednesday, according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
