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Ausbil adds key MicroCap team hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... background in reinsurance, having previously served as chief executive, asset management and reinsurance for Insurance Australia Group and chief underwriting officer, international for ACE Tempest Reinsurance. All three of Ausbil's new recruits commence ...

QBE chief executive departs in leadership restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
QBE Insurance Australia chief executive Tim Plant has stepped down after just one year in the role following lackluster performance from the company. The insurer has opted for a change in leadership, with chief financial officer Pat Regan taking over ...

Zurich insurance appoints CFO, updates app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... years. He also held senior roles including CFO with Citibank Australia, Manchester Unity Australia and Holland Insurance Australia. Farquharson's appointment follows the promotion of Rajbir Nanra from CFO to chief executive officer, general insurance ...

Suncorp appoints new C-suite for restructured business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... to lead the restructured company. The three combined operating business units are now banking and wealth, insurance Australia and insurance New Zealand. This decision was made as part of Suncorp's "One Company, Many Brands" strategy. From March 1, John ...

Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... going to cause the eurozone to collapse," he told AAP. Financial stocks were giving the market a boost, with Insurance Australia Group leaping up on the news that billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying a $500 million stake in it. IAG ...

Buffett insurer partners with IAG

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Warren Buffett-chaired Berkshire Hathaway has entered a strategic partnership with Insurance Australia Group (IAG). The partnership consists of a ten-year 20% quota share agreement, with Berkshire acquiring roughly 90 million IAG shares (for a total ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... was 15 cents lower at $38.14, ANZ lost seven cents to $35.59, and Westpac dropped 11 cents to $38.15. But insurance Australia Group rose 1.5 cents to $5.78, despite announcing it's facing claims of up to $90 million as a result of devastation caused ...

ASX appoints non-executive director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... banking and has held roles at Deutsche Bank, ANZ and HSBC. Currently she is a director at Cochlear Limited, Insurance Australia Group Limited and Santos Limited. This news follows Dominic Stevens' appointment to the board in December 2013 and Damian ...

TAL appoints claims manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
TAL has appointed a former Insurance Australia Group (IAG) executive to the role of general manager of claims. Mary Maini will be responsible for overseeing claims management across all of TAL's distribution channels. Maini's appointment coincides with ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... to $72.06, Ramsay Health Care had lost 81.5 cents to $51.555 and Cochlear was 76.5 cents weaker at $69.135. Insurance Australia Group was also a heavy faller, down 36.5 cents at $6.115 after going ex-dividend. In the resources sector, Rio Tinto was up ...