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- January 6 2026
Swiss Re CorSo Australia taps Allianz’s Sean McCaffrey as senior property underwriter
Sydney-based McCaffrey previously worked at Allianz Australia for almost 15 years, most recently as a senior property underwriter.
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- January 6 2026
ARPC declares cyclone event for Tropical Cyclone Jenna in the Indian Ocean
Fourth cyclone of Australia’s storm season is not expected to impact Indian Ocean territories or the Western Australia mainland.
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- January 6 2026
IAG integrates RACQI into cat reinsurance program
RACQI is now covered by IAG's main catastrophe cover, whole of account quota share (WAQS) arrangements, and aggregate stop-loss protection.
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- January 6 2026
Tesh Patel joins Canopius to lead ANZ distribution
Sydney-based Patel was most recently managing director of Delta Insurance Australia.
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- January 5 2026
Fac reinsurance MGA Pinnacle Underwriting promotes Benjamin Mogford to ANZ head of property
Melbourne-based Mogfold joined Pinnacle in 2022 as deputy head of property and energy for ANZ following his over four-year stint at Zurich.
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- January 5 2026
AIG taps Chubb’s Ryan Spettigue as client and broker engagement head in Australia
He spent the last 14 years at Chubb, most recently as national relationship manager for its global brokers strategy in Australia.
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- January 2 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Grant after 282 hours
It had passed the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean last week.
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- December 31 2025
Tropical Cyclone Hayley hits Western Australia, ARPC declares end of event
Multiple severe weather warnings have also been issued for New Year's Eve in Queensland.
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- December 23 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone Grant is set to impact the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as a category 2 system late on Christmas Eve or on the morning of Christmas Day.
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- December 22 2025
Kiwi broker Donaldson Brown elevates Racheal Greer to GM for fire and general
Auckland-based Greer assumes day-to-day leadership of the division, with founders Alex Brown and Dan Donaldson continuing to focus on the broader strategic direction of the group.
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- December 19 2025
Howden expands Australia footprint with CorpSure Cairns acquisition
Established in 2017 under the leadership of founders Amanda Bryant and Justin Williams, CorpSure Cairns brings expertise in strata and body corporate insurance.
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- December 18 2025
Dual Australia taps Harry Grannum as a senior cyber underwriter
He has over a decade of experience in financial lines underwriting in the UK and Australia.
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- December 16 2025
Bondi Beach attack declared terrorism incident, Australia’s Terrorism Reinsurance Pool activated
Insurance Council of Australia also declares Sunday's incident as a 'significant event'.
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- December 16 2025
Markel appoints Pavi Siriharan as operations manager for Australia
Melbourne-based Siriharan was with Chubb for 17 years, most recently as commercial operations manager for Australia and New Zealand.
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- December 16 2025
Andy Gunawan joins Dual New Zealand as commerial underwriter
Auckland-based Gunawan previoulsy spent over six and a half years with IAG.
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- December 15 2025
East Coast hailstorms to costs insurers US$736m: Perils
Figure covers property and motor hull lines of business collected from the majority of affected insurance firms for the hailstorms in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria between October 26 and November 1.
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- December 15 2025
ARPC asks to be notified of potential terrorism pool claims from Bondi shooting
Government-backed terrorism pool will only take effect once the minister declares a terrorist incident.
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- December 15 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets’ cyber lead Angela Messih confirms BHSI switch in 2026
Sydney-based Messih has been with Liberty Specialty Markets since May 2016, most recently as cyber lead and senior claims specialist for professional and financial risks.
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- December 12 2025
Rising cost of Queensland, New South Wales hailstorms creates ‘challenging months ahead’
Market has seen a high volume of claims across a widespread area, along with water ingress and related property damage, spanning domestic and commercial sectors.
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- December 12 2025
Australian broker Steadfast denies Blackstone approach
According to a report, the US private equity titan was considering making an AUS$4.6bn takeover bid for Australia’s largest insurance broker.
