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QBE names farm leader

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:40:53 GMT

Tim Trandafilu has been appointed head of farm at QBE...

Pen makes underwriting, strategy appointments

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:40:18 GMT

Pen Underwriting has named Paul Behm head of underwriting and appointed Ev Synnott to the newly created role of head of operational strategy and transformation...

Last call for Suncorp NZ grad scheme

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:40:07 GMT

Applications are open for Suncorp New Zealand’s 2027 graduate program, but interested applicants should move swiftly...

Mills Oakley adds insurance experts

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:40:00 GMT

Law firm Mills Oakley has strengthened its insurance team with the recruitment of partners Matt Huckerby, Holly Ulmer and Lucy Munro, and consultant Mark Brothers...

Marine forum examines sailor welfare

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:39:46 GMT

The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum will discuss seafarer welfare as a seaworthiness risk rather than an HR issue when it meets next month...

GB marks 20 years comforting kids

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:39:36 GMT

Gallagher Bassett has produced a limited-edition teddy bear to commemorate 20 years supporting traumatised children...

Crawford makes key promotions, hires

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:45:56 GMT

Crawford & Company has made changes to its property, specialty and chief client office teams in Australia...

Mansfield Awards contenders revealed

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:45:50 GMT

The Mansfield Awards for Claims Excellence judging committee has announced finalists in all categories for the 10th annual program...

Lockton names regional risk advice leader

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:44:22 GMT

Lockton has appointed Patrick Hunter as Pacific head of risk consulting, as the brokerage continues to expand its specialist advisory capabilities...

GB state manager takes permanent role

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:43:34 GMT

Gallagher Bassett has confirmed Shelley Reynolds as GM for its SA operations, after she acted in the state role since June last year...

Allianz continues food drive for visiting students

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:43:19 GMT

Allianz Partners has extended a tie-up with Foodbank Australia for another three years as new research highlights the extent of food insecurity among international students...

Insurance leaders to tee off for Lifeline

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:49:27 GMT

A golf day sponsored by Envest, Chubb, Steadfast and CGU aims to raise more than $100,000 for Lifeline International...

IA Foundation donations clear $5m milestone

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:49:12 GMT

The Insurance Advisernet Foundation gave $870,000 to organisations across Australia in 2025-26, taking its charitable giving above $5 million over the past decade...

Mansfield Awards reveals keynote speaker

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:48:45 GMT

McLardy McShane Partners CEO Meg Long will deliver a keynote speech at the 10th Mansfield Awards in Sydney on August 27...

Zurich makes room for breast cancer tributes at AFL match

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:48:20 GMT

Zurich Australia replaced its logo on Melbourne Football Club’s runout T-shirts with the names of people affected by breast cancer, and donated $20,000 to Breast Cancer Network Australia...

APIG event to examine emerging risks

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:54:18 GMT

The Australasian Professional Indemnity Group’s national conference in Sydney on September 10 will feature industry leaders discussing the trends, risks and market developments shaping the future of insurance...

ANZIIF looks to futurists for summit line-up

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:54:11 GMT

The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has revealed the first two overseas speakers who will headline its inaugural International Summit...

ICA offers discount tickets as conference looms

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:54:01 GMT

Geopolitical risks, digital threats and the fight against the illegal tobacco trade are among topics to be examined at November’s Insurance Council of Australia annual conference...

Monash degree aims to fill cyber skills gap

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:53:31 GMT

Monash University has joined forces with Accenture cybersecurity arm CyberCX to deliver a new degree...

Hundreds attend ICA annual dinner

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:39:18 GMT

About 380 people including insurance leaders, policymakers, regulators and industry partners attended the Insurance Council of Australia annual dinner at Sydney’s International Convention Centre last Wednesday...