Archive

  • Australia's Suncorp considering sale of bank unit

    27 June 2022

    Divestment would be latest in long line of such divisions

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia offloads non-life unit to Hollard

    21 June 2021

    M&A parties welcomed the deal - in contrast to CBA shareholders

  • Nippon Life boosts capital of MLC Life amid income protection concerns

    30 December 2020

    Japanese insurer fears Covid-19 will stoke Australian unemployment and claims

  • Allianz expands Australian non-life work in A$725m deal

    02 December 2020

    Westpac's sale marks another bancassurer offloading underwriting

  • Japan's life majors boost capital bases of foreign units

    27 December 2019

    Nippon Life and Sumitomo Life make moves in Australia and Vietnam

  • Resolution Life founder predicts 10 or fewer life firms for Australia

    14 November 2019

    Clive Cowdery foresees three dominating

  • Suncorp profit falls as fate of life business remains uncertain

    15 February 2018

    Melbourne hailstorms and strategic investments incur costs

  • Dominance of Australian bancassurers' life units shown in industry data

    14 December 2017

    Net profit of ANZ's OnePath Life nearly tops the list

  • Zurich pays $2.2bn for Australian life insurer

    12 December 2017

    Purchase of OnePath Life from ANZ marks latest exit by local bank from life business

  • Marsh poaches head of risk from National Australia Bank

    07 April 2015

    Sally Williams replaces John Nicholson, who has retired