The Professional
‘Irreplaceable presence’: colleagues pay tribute to Chubb underwriter
04 November 2026
A funeral will be held on Monday for Chubb underwriter James Balis, who died on October 23 aged 31...
Wellbeing study draws calls for ‘investment in people’
02 November 2026
This year’s Insurance News Wellbeing Survey once again indicated tough workloads, challenging customer interactions and high burnout rates...
Steadfast backs women’s networking event
02 November 2026
The Association for Women in Insurance held its NSW spring luncheon in Sydney last week, with sports commentator and former tennis star Jelena Dokic guest speaker...
Clyde & Co bolsters casualty claims unit
02 November 2026
Clyde & Co has appointed Danielle Skinner as insurance partner, recruiting her from Carter Newell, where she led the general liability practice...
Personal injury foundation names top performers
02 November 2026
The Personal Injury Educational Foundation handed out 12 awards for excellence at its conference in Geelong last week...
Brave broker, Zurich help NIBA Convention raise record $177,000
30 October 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association raised more than $177,000 for Ovarian Cancer Australia at its annual convention...
Insurance News conference launches with Shark Tank star and broking chiefs
27 October 2026
Shark Tank entrepreneur Nick Bell and broking leaders from Marsh and Gallagher are among confirmed speakers for the Insurance News Outlook 2027 conference on March 11...
Law association names annual award winners
26 October 2026
The Australian Insurance Law Association has given former president Sue Vidler this year's life membership award, with Andrew Sharpe taking the insurance law prize...
Restorer honoured for fire clean-up
26 October 2026
AllAces Cleaning & Restoration has won a commercial restoration project of the year award...
Webinar to examine AI and wellbeing
26 October 2026
Dual will host a webinar on Thursday exploring the evolving relationship between AI and mental health...
On the move: new hires at Sompo, NM, Marsh and Zurich
23 October 2026
Joe Wee has joined Sompo Asia-Pacific as head of construction underwriting for Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore...
NIBA names top broker, rising star as 2026 awards wrap up
21 October 2026
Alison Gemmell and Alyssa Sanfilippo took top honours at the NIBA Convention this week...
Final call for UAC Leadership Academy intake
20 October 2026
Applications for the Underwriting Agencies Council Leadership Academy’s class of ’27 close on Friday as the program builds on the success of its first year...
NIBA crowns community hero
20 October 2026
Affinity Insurance Brokers client director Paul Davenport has won NIBA’s community excellence member of the year award...
NIBA reveals claims award winner
19 October 2026
Gallagher senior technical claims lead for construction Maree Solvyns has won the claims broker of the year award from NIBA...
Toolkit helps brokers find and develop interns
19 October 2026
The National Insurance Brokers Association today launched a toolkit designed to give small and medium brokerages a structure for recruiting, onboarding and developing new talent...
SRG adds to credit and political risk unit
19 October 2026
Specialist Risk Group has appointed Simon McMahon to its credit and political risk insurance team...
Criterion brings in commercial distribution exec
19 October 2026
Craig Mauger has joined Criterion Underwriting as executive director for commercial distribution, as the agency expands its property and liability offering, its reinsurance business and its structured risk solutions and surety capabilities...
AiBEC to host inaugural awards night
19 October 2026
The Association of Insurance Building and Engineering Consultants will hold its first awards dinner in Sydney on November 12...
Marine forum examines war threat
19 October 2026
The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum will hold a roundtable on “war risks in an increasingly unstable world” on October 22 after its annual meeting...