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…
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Zurich joins youth mentoring program
05 December 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia has teamed up with the Raise Foundation to provide youth mentoring services…
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…
Adroit golf day raises $100,000 for charities
05 December 2016
The annual Adroit Insurance Group charity golf day raised a record $100,000 for projects in the Geelong region of Victoria…
QBE operations chief takes ICA presidency
28 November 2016
QBE Group COO Colin Fagen has been appointed President of the Insurance Council of Australia, with a two-year term to start in January…
Eight nominated for UAC board
28 November 2016
The Underwriting Agencies Council has received eight nominations for five board vacancies…
QBE portfolio manager leaves
28 November 2016
QBE has confirmed the departure of Portfolio Manager Negotiated Lines Tony Isgro…
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…
NZ actuaries appoint first female president
28 November 2016
Andrea Gluyas has become the New Zealand Society of Actuaries’ first female President in its nearly 60-year history…
Lloyd’s city risk campaign wins Asian PR awards
28 November 2016
Lloyd’s has won a prestigious Asia-Pacific Communication Award for a campaign promoting its City Risk Index…
icare exec assistant wins national award
28 November 2016
Insurance & Care NSW’s Larissa Auditore has been named executive assistant of the year by CEO Magazine…
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…
Bulldogs champ stars at McLardy McShane fundraiser
21 November 2016
AFL grand final player Marcus Bontempelli will headline a stellar cast of speakers at this year’s McLardy McShane Christmas lunch and fundraiser…
WorkCover WA invites brokers to breakfast
21 November 2016
WorkCover WA will host its annual Insurance Brokers’ Breakfast Seminar on December 8 at Crown Perth…
Readership survey complete – and the winners are…
14 November 2016
The Insurance News feedback survey is now in the hands of our marketing team for analysis. Many thanks to the 2534 readers who took the time to provide their views on the industry’s media in general and this publication in particular…