April 6, 2012
The Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that its 49 percent-owned Malaysian associate, AmG Insurance Berhad, has received regulatory approval for a possible acquisition of Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad, the principal general insurance business of Kurnia Asia Berhad. IAG first …
April 5, 2012
A.M. Best Co. announced rating actions on both New Zealand’s AMI Insurance Limited, or the old AMI, and AMI Insurance (Operations) Limited, or the new AMI, following a substantial restructuring of the company in the wake of the earthquakes which …
March 9, 2012
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that it is restructuring its “operating model” for its Australia Intermediated business, CGU. The changes are aimed at generating “annual cost savings of around $65 million pre-tax by the end of the 2015 financial …
January 5, 2012
The Insurance Australia Group has advised that its Australia Direct and CGU businesses have, “received approximately 20,000 claims following the hailstorms and related severe weather which occurred in Victoria around Christmas Day. The majority of claims relate to vehicle damage …
January 4, 2012
Insurance Australia Group Limited announced that it has finalized its catastrophe reinsurance program for the period commencing January 1, 2012 with up to A$4.7 billion [US$4.86 billion] in coverage, compared to A$4.1 billion [US$4.24 billion] in 2011. “Our reinsurance program …
December 20, 2011
Insurance Australia Group Limited announced that its 49 percent-owned Malaysian associate, AmG Insurance Berhad, “has submitted for local regulatory review a proposal to enter into an agreement to acquire Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad (Kurnia), the principal general insurance business of …
December 16, 2011
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced it had entered into an agreement to purchase the AMI insurance business for NZ$380 million (approximately A$288 million [US$287.96 million), enhancing its position as New Zealand’s leading general insurer. IAG’s bulletin noted that the …
August 25, 2011
Insurance Australia Group, Australia’s top home and car insurer, reported a more than two-fold jump in annual net profit on Thursday but its outlook knocked the shares lower. IAG forecast profit margins of 10-12 percent for the year to June …
August 16, 2011
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced it has agreed to acquire a 20 percent strategic interest in China’s Bohai Property Insurance Pty Ltd., a general insurer IAG said it would pay RMB687.5 million (approximately A$100 million [US$104.3 million]) for the …