Allied World recruits ex-Zurich manager for PL role
30 January 2017
Kym Beazleigh has been appointed to the new position of VP Professional Liability for Allied World in Australia…
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UAC votes in new directors
30 January 2017
Steadfast Underwriting Agencies CEO Simon Lightbody and Solution Underwriting MD Rhys Mills have been elected directors of the Underwriting Agencies Council…
Zurich appoints customer, claims head
30 January 2017
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed former QBE executive Gavin Gibson to the new role of Head of Customer, Claims in its general insurance business…
IAG manager promoted to Strata Unit Underwriters role
30 January 2017
Simon Ingham has been promoted to National Manager at Strata Unit Underwriters after the departure of Ryan Houston in November…
Ex-Sportscover chief joins Aon
30 January 2017
Former Sportscover CEO David Lamb, who left the underwriting agency in September, has taken up a new position at Aon as Head of Sport…
Zurich bags deal with top golfer
30 January 2017
Zurich has enhanced its three-year sponsorship of Australian golfer Jason Day, the world’s No.1, to put its brand on his bag and secure his appearance in marketing campaigns…
AA sales specialist wins NZ scholarship
30 January 2017
AA Insurance Sales Specialist Team Leader Caleb Walker has won an annual scholarship from the Insurance Council of New Zealand and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance…
RMIA takes Dynamiq step to aid corporate resilience
30 January 2017
The Risk Management Institution of Australasia and CGU-owned emergency management business Dynamiq will work together to increase organisational resilience under a three-year strategic partnership…
Marine forum holds bowls day
30 January 2017
Registration for next Friday’s Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum-organised Arthur Kinder Memorial Lawn Bowls Challenge has been extended until Wednesday…
JLT buys naming rights for AFL pre-season
12 December 2016
JLT Australia will take over naming rights for the next AFL pre-season competition…
Ex-broker takes senior Vero post
12 December 2016
Vero has appointed former insurance broker Peter Roberts as State Manager Queensland, effective from January 9…
Brokerage’s festive fundraiser tops $100,000
12 December 2016
Industry professionals dug deep at the eighth McLardy McShane Reach Christmas Lunch in Melbourne last week, raising more than $105,000 for the Reach Foundation…
Vietnam to host AICLA’s 2017 Asian Claims Convention
12 December 2016
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters is expecting record audiences for its 2017 Asian Claims Convention in Ho Chi Minh City in April…
Claims manager wins TurksLegal scholarship
12 December 2016
Claims Manager Jason Courtenay from Brisbane brokerage Bellrock Construction Surety has won this year’s Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance TurksLegal Claims Scholarship…
Insurers recognised for workplace gender equality drives
12 December 2016
Allianz, AMP, Genworth, Suncorp and TAL are cited as Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) “employers of choice for gender equality” this year…
Ex-ICA policy adviser returns in acting GM role
12 December 2016
The Insurance Council of Australia has appointed Sarah Phillips as Acting GM Consumer Relations and Market Development, following the departure of Vicki Mullen to Swiss Re…
Broker takes UK rugby kids to meet Wallabies
12 December 2016
Well-known Australian expatriate insurance broker Paul Butler helped bring a smile to the faces of 25 young rugby fans in the UK by taking them to watch the Wallabies train at Twickenham before their recent match against England…
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…
Allianz names workers’ comp GM
12 December 2016
Allianz has appointed Mark Pittman as GM Government Services in the workers’ compensation division…
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…