ASX:IAG 11 March 2026 - 23 June 2026

IAG (ASX:IAG) jumps 4.3% as Goldman upgrade raises margin hopes

IAG (ASX:IAG) jumps 4.3% as Goldman upgrade raises margin hopes

ASX cash market was still in pre-open at the dateline. According to the ASX, regular trading kicks off at 09:59:45 Sydney time and goes until 16:00. Insurance Australia Group Ltd is set to open Friday after rallying late Thursday. The insurer finished the day up 4.32% at A$8.21. Shares moved between A$7.98 and A$8.25 during the session. Volume jumped to 9.10 million shares while the average is 5.68 million.
June 25, 2026
QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) trades close to 52-week high after €500 million capital move

QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) trades close to 52-week high after €500 million capital move

QBE Insurance Group closed Tuesday at A$24.39, losing 0.2%. The stock finished 21 cents under its 52-week high after moving between A$24.21 and A$24.50 on 3.21 million shares. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.33% to 8,787. QBE has pulled back a bit after jumping 23.8% since the start of 2026. The stock's strong run puts more focus on the June 30 half-year end, with first-half results set for Aug. 14.
June 23, 2026
IAG Shares Rise 3% with $3 Million Disaster-Housing Deal in Focus

IAG Shares Rise 3% with $3 Million Disaster-Housing Deal in Focus

Insurance Australia Group Ltd finished Monday up 3.01% at A$8.22, the top of the day’s range, after saying it invested in modular builder Spacecube. Shares started at A$8.00 and volume hit 5.28 million, less than the 6.03 million average. S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.14% to 8,816.1 in a sluggish session. Financials rose 0.50%. Rivals among insurers moved higher too, making the sector look bid up across the board. The session's price action suggests this was not just about the small venture investment.
June 23, 2026
QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) close to year high after bond repricing lift

QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) close to year high after bond repricing lift

QBE Insurance Group Ltd is set to open Tuesday just under its 52-week high. Shares added 1.54% Monday, closing at A$24.43. QBE bucked the downtrend as tech and resources names weighed on the market. Bond moves took the lead. MarketIndex tied the insurers’ sharp gains to a jump in short-term real yields, or yields after inflation, coming after last week’s repricing in the bond market. Insurers put premium money to work until claims hit, so rising yields feed through as income when near-term bonds mature and that cash is reinvested.
June 22, 2026
Suncorp up after A$389m capital-note redemption

Suncorp up after A$389m capital-note redemption

Suncorp Group Ltd heads into Friday’s pre-open trading after edging up 0.21% to close at A$18.67. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.62% to 8,911.1. The stock is up 2.2% in the past five sessions and 5.8% year to date. But new company filings deal mostly with capital structure cleanup, not a new earnings boost. Insurance pricing and weather losses remain the main drivers for the next move.
June 19, 2026
Suncorp Group shares rise 1.5% as insurance cost pressures stay in focus

Suncorp Group shares rise 1.5% as insurance cost pressures stay in focus

Suncorp Group shares will enter Thursday’s Australian session at A$18.63 after gaining 1.53% on Wednesday, outpacing the S&P/ASX 200’s 0.54% rise. The stock has climbed 4.6% over the past seven trading days. The immediate issue for investors is whether higher premiums can keep pace with repair, labour and catastrophe costs. Rate increases can protect insurance margins, but steeper bills also raise the risk that customers shop around or reduce cover.
June 18, 2026
Insurance Australia Group stock moves higher as ASX drops

Insurance Australia Group stock moves higher as ASX drops

Insurance Australia Group Ltd shares head into Wednesday’s ASX session at Tuesday’s closing price of A$7.71, up 1.98%. The S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.24%. ASX trading is set to start around 09:59:45 Sydney time, so A$7.71 remains the key price level for IAG ahead of the open. Investors are again sizing up whether premium hikes can keep pace with rising weather claims. On Wednesday, IAG’s New Zealand business pushed the question back onto the market, warning natural hazard risks are set to outstrip the country's ability to adapt, and pressed for a better government strategy over the long term. “This problem is solvable,” IAG NZ chief Phil Gibson said.
June 9, 2026
Suncorp Shares Hold Up While ASX Drops

Suncorp Shares Hold Up While ASX Drops

Suncorp Group Ltd finished higher in the latest ASX trade while the broader market eased, closing at A$17.82 on Tuesday, up 1.48%. The insurer reached that price as its session high. Volume was 2.88 million shares, shy of the 3.07 million average, according to Google Finance. The Australian cash market hadn’t opened when this was written. Regular trading on the ASX goes to 16:00 Sydney time, with close set in the 16:10–16:11 auction. Tuesday’s session came after Monday’s King’s Birthday holiday, when the ASX was shut.
June 9, 2026
Suncorp shares gain with $400 million buyback nearly finished

Suncorp shares gain with $400 million buyback nearly finished

Suncorp Group Limited is set to open Wednesday close to its high for the month. The insurer rallied on Tuesday and said it moved ahead with another part of its on-market share buyback, where the company is buying its own shares on the exchange. Shares finished Tuesday at A$17.83, gaining 2.06%, after moving between A$17.42 and A$17.83, StockAnalysis said. The ASX cash market was still outside normal hours at the dateline; regular trading is from just before 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney, per ASX market-phase rules.
May 20, 2026
IAG Shares Near A$8 Before ASX Open—The Weather-Cost Test Investors Are Watching

IAG Shares Near A$8 Before ASX Open—The Weather-Cost Test Investors Are Watching

Insurance Australia Group Ltd was marked at A$7.99 after Monday’s close, down 0.25%, as the insurer headed into Tuesday’s ASX session with investors weighing last week’s strategy reset against weather-claims and deal-risk questions. The ASX was still in pre-open; normal trading starts around 09:59:45 Sydney time and runs to 16:00. The move was small beside the wider market’s drop. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 125.5 points, or 1.45%, to 8,505.3 on Monday, leaving defensive financial names in focus before the next open.
May 19, 2026
IAG Jumps 10% as Traders Watch Monday’s ASX Open

IAG Jumps 10% as Traders Watch Monday’s ASX Open

Insurance Australia Group Ltd will start Monday’s ASX pre-open at A$8.01 after climbing 10% over the last five days—a solid rebound for a stock that faced some pressure earlier this year. Shares added 1.65% Friday. Turnover was 6.39 million shares. Timing is key here. The ASX cash market opens at 09:59:45 Sydney time following its auction, so the first trade on Monday will tell if last week’s bid held up over the weekend.
May 18, 2026
Suncorp Pushes Ahead With Buyback After Storm-Hit Half, Sets A$14.32 DRP Price

Suncorp Pushes Ahead With Buyback After Storm-Hit Half, Sets A$14.32 DRP Price

Suncorp Group stepped in on Tuesday, scooping up 1.19 million shares for A$17.17 million. In a separate update posted late Monday, the insurer locked in its interim dividend reinvestment price at A$14.32 per share. Fresh filings highlight that Suncorp is keeping capital flowing back to investors, even after a storm-battered half. Right now, the focus is on just how much capital insurers can return to shareholders, especially after weather-related hits took a bite out of Australian earnings. Based on the buyback filing and Reuters math, Suncorp’s buyback tally sits at around A$223.9 million for 12.27 million shares so far. That leaves approximately A$176.1 million to go if management aims to hit its A$400 million fiscal 2026 buyback target.
March 11, 2026