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Salter Brothers acquires Causeway AM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... demonstrated to us that we share similar values and culture. Importantly, we have a shared perspective on conservative underwriting practices and a laser focus on capital preservation across our portfolios, which means we are well-placed to provide a ...

Lederer Group bids for Elanor Commercial Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... subject to market conditions, final Responsible Entity Board approval, regulatory approvals and securing suitable underwriting support for the rights issue," Elanor said at the time. Within the broader business, Elanor recently announced it has ditched ...

Treasury launches consultation on CSLR breaching sub-sector levy caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... special levy, the minister "should have regard to the risk of entrenching further moral hazard into the scheme through underwriting investment losses, the financial sustainability and viability of sub-sectors, and spreading the cost as widely as possible ...

CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... first established in 2016 and was last revised and updated in July 2023, incorporating several changes across sales, underwriting, premium disclosures, claims, mental health, vulnerable customers, sanctions, clarity on navigating the code, and the introduction ...

ClearView welcomes underwriting head

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
ClearView has hired from NobleOak to fill the position of head of underwriting. The life insurer also rolled out a slew of underwriting updates across its medical requirements and trauma definitions. Peter Tilocca has joined as the new head of underwriting ...

Bombora Advice appoints new chair, managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... insurance, distribution, and strategy. "Niall was responsible for numerous functions including sales, new business, underwriting, claims, and service - and played a role in helping to shape the future of financial advice in Australia," Handley said. ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... provide life, income and illness protection through their payroll platforms via streamlined online registration with no underwriting and 100% digital claims processing. It comes as Cover Genius estimates one million Australians are underinsured for death ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... the impact they'll have financially. "We are working to integrate physical climate risk metrics into our base case underwriting to ensure that assets are priced correctly in consideration of long-term exposure," one fund said, while others are building ...

Aware Super appoints UK private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... established European private equity manager relationships as a strategic capital partner for both co-investments and co-underwriting opportunities. He is also charged with developing new relationships across Europe and North America and will sit on the ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... change presents to its ongoing business, and the justification for its policy that allows the continued unrestricted underwriting of new oil and gas projects until at least 2030. As a major shareholder - owning $56 million worth of QBE shares as at 31 ...