insuranceNEWS.com.au - The ProfessionalGeneral insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auInsurance News conference: last chance for discounted ticketshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/insurance-news-conference-last-chance-for-discounted-ticketshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/insurance-news-conference-last-chance-for-discounted-tickets<p>Time is ticking for those looking to secure early bird tickets to the upcoming Insurance News conference...</p>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:25:43 GMTVero names new broker engagement managerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/vero-names-new-broker-engagement-managerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/vero-names-new-broker-engagement-manager<p>Chris Kokalevski has been promoted to be Vero EM of broker partnerships...</p>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:25:33 GMTChubb fills partnerships, compliance roleshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/chubb-fills-partnerships-compliance-roleshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/chubb-fills-partnerships-compliance-roles<p>Chubb has made three key appointments in its Australian and Asia-Pacific operations...</p>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:25:26 GMTArdonagh seeks young innovator prize entrieshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/ardonagh-seeks-young-innovator-prize-entrieshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/ardonagh-seeks-young-innovator-prize-entries<p>UK-based Ardonagh Group&rsquo;s charity arm has launched this year&rsquo;s Bright Future Prize and is looking for young applicants to share in the &pound;40,000 ($76,046) fund...</p>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:25:15 GMTWotton Kearney hires cyber experthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/wotton-kearney-hires-cyber-experthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/wotton-kearney-hires-cyber-expert<p>Law firm Wotton Kearney says Leah Mooney has joined as a partner, based in Brisbane...</p>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:25:05 GMTWillis names new Pacific analytics chiefhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/willis-names-new-pacific-analytics-chiefhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/willis-names-new-pacific-analytics-chief<p>Michelle Ng has been appointed Pacific head of risk and analytics at Willis after the retirement of Matt Frost...</p>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:35:17 GMTGallagher appoints credit, political risks experthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/gallagher-appoints-credit-political-risks-experthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/gallagher-appoints-credit-political-risks-expert<p>Gallagher has appointed Ian Rouse as executive director for credit, surety and political risks...</p>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:35:09 GMTHDI hires QBE broking exec as market managerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/hdi-hires-qbe-broking-exec-as-market-managerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/hdi-hires-qbe-broking-exec-as-market-manager<p>HDI Global has made Kelly Carroll its southern region market manager, responsible for distribution strategies and broker relations across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and WA...</p>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:34:48 GMTMetLife, CHU make diversity and inclusion listhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/met-life-chu-make-diversity-and-inclusion-listhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/met-life-chu-make-diversity-and-inclusion-list<p>CHU Underwriting Agencies and MetLife feature in Diversity Council Australia&rsquo;s Inclusive Employer Index for 2025-26...</p>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:34:33 GMTBarry Nilsson eyes tech gains in three-year growth planhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/barry-nillsson-eyes-tech-gains-in-three-year-growth-planhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/barry-nillsson-eyes-tech-gains-in-three-year-growth-plan<p>Law firm Barry Nilsson has made technology, innovation and professional development strategic focuses for the next three years...</p>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:34:24 GMTTokio Marine fills claims chief rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/tokio-marine-fills-claims-chief-rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/tokio-marine-fills-claims-chief-role<p>Tokio Marine Management Australasia has hired Daniel Sirone as chief claims officer...</p>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:20:23 GMTAiBEC event to feature NSW building commissionerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/ai-bec-event-to-feature-nsw-building-commissionerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/ai-bec-event-to-feature-nsw-building-commissioner<p>The first in a series of Association of Insurance Building &amp; Engineering Consultants lunches will be held in Sydney on February 25...</p>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:20:11 GMTWillis names transaction risk leaderhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/willis-names-transaction-risk-leaderhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/willis-names-transaction-risk-leader<p>Willis has appointed Mareli Vermeulen to lead merger and acquisition and transaction risk solutions across Asia...</p>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:20:01 GMTCrawford manager becomes technical services headhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/crawford-manager-becomes-technical-services-headhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/crawford-manager-becomes-technical-services-head<p>Crawford &amp; Company Australia has promoted Joel Arbuthnot to be head of global technical services...</p>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:19:46 GMTMarkel taps Axa XL claims specialist for adjuster rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/markel-taps-axa-xl-claims-specialist-for-adjuster-rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/markel-taps-axa-xl-claims-specialist-for-adjuster-role<p>Markel has appointed Mark Christen as senior claims adjuster in its professional and financial risks team...</p>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:19:23 GMTDWF hands out promotionshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/dwf-hands-out-promotionshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/dwf-hands-out-promotions<p>Law firm DWF has made a series of promotions across its Australian operations...</p>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:19:01 GMTAon names Australian specialty leaderhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/aon-names-australian-specialty-leaderhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/aon-names-australian-specialty-leader<p>Alistair Clarke has been appointed head of specialty at Aon Australia...</p>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:10:59 GMTNew claims lead steps up at 360https://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/new-claims-lead-steps-up-at-360https://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/new-claims-lead-steps-up-at-360<p>360 Underwriting Solutions has promoted Tom Hatton to be its claims head...</p>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:42:34 GMTCanopius brings in ANZ distribution bosshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/canopius-brings-in-anz-distribution-bosshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/canopius-brings-in-anz-distribution-boss<p>Canopius has recruited former Delta Insurance Australia MD Tesh Patel to be its head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand...</p>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:42:23 GMTAIG hires Chubb manager for broker-focused rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/aig-hires-chubb-manager-for-broker-focused-rolehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/aig-hires-chubb-manager-for-broker-focused-role<p>AIG has made Ryan Spettigue its client and broker engagement head for Australia...</p>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:42:08 GMT