insuranceNEWS.com.au - The ProfessionalGeneral insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auDecoding compliance: sign up for free webinarhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/decoding-compliance-sign-up-for-free-webinarhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/decoding-compliance-sign-up-for-free-webinar<p>A joint Insurance News and Guidewire webinar will examine the &ldquo;dual demands&rdquo; imposed by the insurance code and the corporate regulator when it comes to complaint handling...</p>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:21:58 GMTBMS secures a new kind of recognitionhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/bms-secures-a-new-kind-of-recognitionhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/bms-secures-a-new-kind-of-recognition<p>BMS Australia has been declared a &ldquo;kind company&rdquo; for its efforts to build a considerate business culture...</p>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:21:37 GMTNTI truck winner hits the road with ‘Dusty’https://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/nti-truck-winner-hits-the-road-with-dustyhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/nti-truck-winner-hits-the-road-with-dusty<p>NTI has handed this year&rsquo;s charity truck raffle prize to winner Robert Monks...</p>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:20:31 GMTClyde & Co bolsters team with returning partnerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/clyde-and-co-bolsters-team-with-returning-partnerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/clyde-and-co-bolsters-team-with-returning-partner<p>Clyde &amp; Co says Malcolm Wood will rejoin the law firm as a partner next month...</p>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:20:12 GMTAILA names ‘exceptional, dedicated’ award winnershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/aila-names-exceptional-dedicated-award-winnershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/aila-names-exceptional-dedicated-award-winners<p>Wotton Kearney solicitor Simone Snell has won this year&rsquo;s Australian Insurance Law Association award for young professional public speaking skills...</p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:44:38 GMTSteadfast Convention registration openshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/steadfast-convention-registration-openshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/steadfast-convention-registration-opens<p>Tickets are on sale for the 2026 Steadfast Convention, with a 20% discount on delegate passes available until the end of the year...</p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:44:29 GMTCastle brings in Sure managerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/castle-brings-in-sure-managerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/castle-brings-in-sure-manager<p>Marita Gribble will join Castle Insurance as broker development manager...</p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:44:13 GMTLockton adds to NSW construction teamhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/lockton-adds-to-nsw-construction-teamhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/lockton-adds-to-nsw-construction-team<p>Lockton has appointed Ken Williams as construction client director for its NSW operations...</p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:44:06 GMTEx-Arag chief to help Market Lane with portfolio integrationhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/ex-arag-chief-to-help-market-lane-with-portfolio-integrationhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/ex-arag-chief-to-help-market-lane-with-portfolio-integration<p>Market Lane Insurance Group has brought in former Arag Australia CEO Natasha Gale as a partnerships and strategic growth executive consultant...</p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:43:47 GMTPartner’s return an ‘exciting step’ for Clyde & Cohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/partner-s-return-an-exciting-step-for-clyde-and-cohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/partner-s-return-an-exciting-step-for-clyde-and-co<p>Clyde &amp; Co says Yvonne Lam will return as a partner to focus on growing the Asia-Pacific corporate insurance business...</p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:43:35 GMTSparke Helmore appoints specialty lines partnerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/sparke-helmore-appoints-specialty-lines-partnerhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/sparke-helmore-appoints-specialty-lines-partner<p>Sophie Pennington has joined Sparke Helmore as a partner in its specialty lines insurance team...</p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:43:04 GMTNIBA hails community championhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/niba-hails-community-championhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/niba-hails-community-champion<p>This year&rsquo;s NIBA community excellence member award has been won by North Queensland Insurance Brokers area manager Kieran Volpe...</p>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:28:25 GMTQBE regional boss calls for ‘collaboration, courage’ in leadershiphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/qbe-regional-boss-calls-for-collaboration-courage-in-leadershiphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/qbe-regional-boss-calls-for-collaboration-courage-in-leadership<p>QBE Australia and Pacific CEO Sue Houghton has called on the industry to do more to promote inclusive leadership opportunities...</p>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:13:05 GMTCoastal community project wins disaster research challengehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/coastal-community-project-wins-disaster-research-challengehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/coastal-community-project-wins-disaster-research-challenge<p>A Tasmanian research team examining coastal resilience has won this year&rsquo;s Natural Hazards Research Australia Disaster Challenge...</p>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:12:53 GMTNT award recipients namedhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/nt-award-recipients-namedhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/nt-award-recipients-named<p>Star Insurance Solutions founder Joshua Clayfield was crowned NT broker of the year at a gala dinner in Darwin...</p>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:12:40 GMTLaw firm’s insurance chief to step back after four decadeshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/law-firm-s-insurance-chief-to-step-back-after-four-decadeshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/law-firm-s-insurance-chief-to-step-back-after-four-decades<p>Barry Nilsson&rsquo;s insurance and health lead Rhett Kennedy will retire as principal at the end of December after 40 years at the law firm...</p>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:12:23 GMT‘Excellence meets glamour’ at AICLA state awards bashhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/excellence-meets-glamour-at-aicla-state-awards-bashhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/excellence-meets-glamour-at-aicla-state-awards-bash<p>The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters will hold its 10th Victorian awards night on December 11...</p>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:12:12 GMTAFCA to host member conferencehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/afca-to-host-member-conferencehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/afca-to-host-member-conference<p>The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will hold its member forum on November 5 and 6...</p>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:12:11 GMTBosses make U-turn on office working pushhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/bosses-make-u-turn-on-office-working-pushhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/bosses-make-u-turn-on-office-working-push<p>Australian CEOs&rsquo; return to office expectations have &ldquo;backflipped&rdquo;, a KPMG survey finds...</p>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 03:36:33 GMTInsurance Council board adds Chubb country chiefhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/insurance-council-board-adds-chubb-country-chiefhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/the-professional/insurance-council-board-adds-chubb-country-chief<p>Chubb country president for Australia and New Zealand Ben Howell has joined the Insurance Council of Australia board...</p>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 03:36:23 GMT