Hollard Insurance Australia has recruited Mark Adams from the banking sector to be its chief risk officer. Mr Adams has more than 20 years’ experience spanning financial services and regulation, ...

IAG and RAC have lodged applications that keep the door open for an Australian Competition Tribunal review of a blocked takeover deal, as they also pursue a public interest test process. Last month, ...

A travel policyholder has lost a claim dispute after her handbag, passport and other belongings were stolen from outside her garage at the end of a family trip. Nib Travel Services declined the ...

A demolition recycling company has been fined $187,500 for breaching NSW workplace safety laws when a worker died in an excavator accident. The man died from blunt force trauma to his head on May 31 ...

Laws banning the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance underwriting began today after the reform secured passage in the Senate in April. The ban applies to new policies or variations ...

Underwriting agency Castle Insurance has struck a new capacity agreement with international (re)insurer Canopius, drawing a line under its partnership with QBE. Castle launched a year ago, offering ...

The National Insurance Brokers Association has revealed nine finalists for its 2026 Insurer Awards, across three categories: large insurer, specialty insurer and underwriting agency. The shortlist was ...

ICA, the Insurance Council of New Zealand, the Association of British Insurers and the Insurance Bureau of Canada represent insurers writing about $US200 billion ($287 billion) in premium annually.

Tower says gross written premium grew 3% in the year to September 30 and it will not need to use all its annual large event allowance. The New Zealand insurer now expects underlying net profit of ...

Natural disaster impacts on small businesses can deepen the second year after an event, bringing a risk of long-term “economic scarring” to communities, research commissioned by QBE finds.

Axa XL says Thomas Gotting has become chief client and distribution officer for Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region as well as Europe. Dr Gotting, who is based in Cologne, Germany, will ...

Suncorp shares fell late last week after the company said in response to an Australian Securities Exchange price query that it is not in discussions regarding a takeover and that it has not received ...