CGU kicks on with Collingwood sponsorship
20 March 2017
CGU has extended its sponsorship of AFL team Collingwood for another five years, taking its involvement through to 2022…
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AFA recruits ex-AHI chief in advisory role
20 March 2017
AFA Insurance has appointed industry veteran Kevin Kinsella as an advisory board member…
BOQ Finance raises charity cash
20 March 2017
The Bank of Queensland Cashflow Finance team – previously Centrepoint Alliance Premium Funding – has raised more than $11,000 for charity…
Ron Shorter award goes national
20 March 2017
Young insurance professionals in Tasmania, SA and WA can enter this year’s Ron Shorter Memorial Award for Professionalism in Public Speaking…
Aon recruits surety, trade credit and political risk specialist
20 March 2017
Dan Chapman has been appointed Client Director Head of Surety, Trade Credit and Political Risk at Aon Australia…
Kaplan unveils latest broking, insurance diplomas
13 March 2017
Financial services education provider Kaplan Professional has introduced a diploma of insurance broking and diploma of general insurance for students aspiring to leadership and specialist technical roles…
Committee expands as YIPs keeps growing
13 March 2017
Six more members have joined the Australasian management committee of YIPS as the young insurance professionals’ peak organisation continues to grow…
Vietnam a popular choice for claims convention
13 March 2017
Record numbers of claims professionals are expected to attend the Asia Claims Convention in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, next month…
IAG NZ achieves gender target as Australia, Asia lag
13 March 2017
IAG’s Australian and Asian businesses remain short of gender equity targets, while New Zealand has hit its goal, according to an article by a senior executive…
Forum to probe marine cyber risks
13 March 2017
Members of the Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum will hear a cyber and marine risks presentation by Lawyer Peter Craney of Kennedys when it meets on March 21.
HDI property underwriter off to Singapore
13 March 2017
HDI Global is moving Underwriting Manager Property Australasia Graham Silton to its Singapore office to help the company’s regional expansion…
McKenzie Ross names new manager
13 March 2017
Melbourne-based insurance brokerage McKenzie Ross has appointed Luke Lalor as Operations Manager…
Insurance still bottom of ladder on gender equity
06 March 2017
Women who work full-time in insurance and financial services will earn on average about $30,000, or 26%, less base salary than their male counterparts – the biggest gap of any industry in Australia, according to a new report…
Plant takes up icare innovation role
06 March 2017
Insurance & Care NSW (icare) has appointed former QBE Australia and New Zealand CEO Tim Plant as its Group Executive…
Floodplain Management Australia opens award scheme
06 March 2017
Organisations and individuals working to tackle floods can now enter Floodplain Management Australia’s Excellence Awards…
Zurich makes gender equity pledge
06 March 2017
Zurich Australia is striving to close the gender pay gap in insurance, pledging to provide equal pay for equivalent work within the next two years…
ISO revises risk management standards
06 March 2017
The Geneva-based International Organisation for Standardisation has unveiled plans to make its risk management standards “easier and clearer” for practitioners…
Ex-Suncorp CFO joins Auto & General
06 March 2017
James Knox has become Associate Director of Finance at Brisbane-based Auto & General Insurance following almost a decade at Suncorp in various roles, including CFO…
New award aims to promote claims excellence
27 February 2017
A new award recognising excellence in claims is being launched this year, using independent industry data and broker feedback…
Valerie Baker award: last call for nominations
27 February 2017
Brokers and underwriting agency staff have less than three days to submit nominations for the annual Valerie Baker Memorial Award, which recognises professional excellence in the general insurance intermediary sector…