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Car theft conference gives insurers a voice

12 December 2016

Next year’s Australian Vehicle Crime Conference will be “a must” for insurers, investigators and claims managers wanting to learn what is fuelling theft and pushing up claims costs, according to organisers…

Liberty man takes AILA presidency

05 December 2016

Angus Kench, Assistant VP Casualty Claims Asia-Pacific with Liberty International Underwriters, has been elected President of the Australian Insurance Law Association…

ICA exec joins Swiss Re

05 December 2016

Swiss Re has confirmed the appointment of former Insurance Council of Australia executive Vicki Mullen as Client Manager for Global Partnerships…

Rugby star converts to underwriting

05 December 2016

Former Wallabies player Benn Robinson has joined SLE Worldwide, the same insurer that handled his career-ending injury claim earlier this year…

Oracle names inaugural AR of the year

05 December 2016

Blueprint Insurance director Anthony Latouf has won Perth broker Oracle Group’s authorised representative of the year award…

ANZIIF joins risk management certification program

28 November 2016

The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and the Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association have created a new designation to “demonstrate the professionalism and legitimacy” of Asia-Pacific risk professionals…

APIG gears up for Christmas

28 November 2016

Australian Professional Indemnity Group members in NSW, Victoria, SA and WA can now book for the group’s Christmas parties and final seminars of the year…

Finance veteran joins FOS board

28 November 2016

The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed former Citibank chief risk officer Johanna Turner as Industry Director…

Industry still a laggard despite narrowing gender gap

21 November 2016

Insurance and financial services remains the worst sector in terms of the gender pay gap, with women receiving 33.5% less in total remuneration than their male counterparts, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency scorecard shows…

ICA chief remains on global federation board

21 November 2016

Insurance Council of Australia CEO Rob Whelan will serve another two years as a membership executive with the Global Federation of Insurance Associations…

Dual NZ chief to depart

21 November 2016

Andrew Beaton will leave his role as MD of Dual New Zealand at the end of February, with Australian GM Leo Abbruzzo to manage both countries…