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- June 5 2026
ICA, ICNZ formally join forces to strengthen community resilence, confidence
- Industry associations
- Australia
- Strategy
- Insurance Council of Australia
- Insurance Council of New Zealand
Resilient Insurance Markets Initiative formalises what has been an informal trans-Tasman relationship into a structured, bilateral commitment.
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- June 5 2026
Allianz Partners to acquire nib’s Australia, New Zealand travel portfolio
Deal marks Allianz Partners' expansion into the offline travel distribution channel in Australia.
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- June 5 2026
Cyber specialist Emergence acquires renewal rights to Blue Zebra’s cyber portfolio
Aaron Langmaid, Blue Zebra’s head of cyber, will join Emergence in July as part of the acquisition.
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- June 4 2026
Lockton hires Marsh veteran AnnMarie Rodgers as national corporate head in Australia
Broker taps 30-year industry executive to drive upper middle market growth.
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- June 4 2026
Munich Re strengthens cyber team with dual leadership appointments for APAC, Africa
Marco Petrovic will head Asia (excluding greater China), while Johanna Roman will lead Australasia, greater China and Africa.
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- June 4 2026
Aviso Specialty expands M&A practice with trio of senior appointments
Dmitry Yatsenko, Kurt Michl and Peter Gold are based in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, respectively.
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- June 4 2026
Markel appoints Matthew Stock to lead new Australian fine art and specie offering
Sydney-based Stock joins from 360 Underwriting Solutions, where he was executive director for fine art and specie.
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- June 3 2026
Australia broker channel grows faster than non-life sector, posts 6.1% CAGR: NIBA
Broker-placed business reached US$25.5bn in 2025, accounting for about 46% of the general insurance sector in the country.
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- June 3 2026
Munich Re Specialty hires Bob Algie to lead Australia property, construction, engineering team
His appointment is part of a buildout of Munich Re Specialty's presence in Australia.
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- June 3 2026
ICNZ wants fire and emergency levy scrapped, replaced with disaster prevention funding
Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) says reforms could redirect over US$355m a year into disaster prevention projects.
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- June 2 2026
Gallagher Australia hires Charlotte Jolly as faith specialty practice leader
Melbourne-based Jolly will play a key role in further developing Gallagher's offering and strengthening the support for faith-based organisations.
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- June 2 2026
Australian broker Knightcorp boosts leadership with double move
Andrew Dawson joins as head of enterprise and specialty, while Craig Anderson joins as corporate manager.
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- June 2 2026
Marsh’s Frank Lampert returns to Aon as client director in Australia
Brisbane-based Lampert was most recently managing principal for risk management at Marsh Risk.
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- June 2 2026
PSC Insurance Brokers New Zealand promotes Carol Cooper to head of personal lines
Auckland-based Cooper joined PSC in December 2022, most recently as team leader for personal lines.
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- June 2 2026
Kerry Thom joins Miramar Group as head of financial lines, tailored risk
Miramar Group was created in April by bundling a group of Steadfast-backed underwriting agencies.
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- June 1 2026
Gallagher Australia hires Blake Gleeson as chief client officer
He joins the broker in Perth from Marsh for the newly created role.
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- May 29 2026
IAG settles US$2.8bn litigation with Greensill Bank administrators
InsuranceAsia News reported last week that Greensill Bank’s administrators were nearing a settlement with its insurers following court-sponsored mediation in March.
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- May 29 2026
Marsh Risk promotes ex-first-class cricketer David Wigley up the order
Auckland-based Wigley was previously the national growth leader since March 2024.
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- May 28 2026
Zurich New Zealand hires Alan James as head of distribution
He joins from AIG, where he spent 17 years holding roles in London, Singapore and Auckland.
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- May 27 2026
Michael Hannigan returns to AIG in Australia
He begins a second stint following over two years at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.
