Talbot appoints Australian underwriting head
11 July 2016
Talbot Underwriting Australia has promoted senior class underwriter for crisis management Steve Ward to the new position of Head of Underwriting…
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Lloyd’s welcomes young professionals to new group
11 July 2016
A Lloyd’s group for young insurance professionals in Australia will hold its first seminar this Thursday…
XL Catlin makes marine appointments
11 July 2016
XL Catlin has appointed Tom Hughes as Head of Marine for Australia and Oliver Miloschewsky as Regional Product Manager Hull and Yacht Asia-Pacific…
Sports star and top cop among RIMS forum speakers
11 July 2016
InterRisk MD Phil Kearns will lead a session called “From Scrummaging to Broking” at this year’s Risk Forum Australasia, hosted by the Risk and Insurance Management Society…
FOS opens conference registrations
11 July 2016
Registrations are now open for this year’s Financial Ombudsman Service national conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre on September 8…
Xchanging appoints operations manager
11 July 2016
Insurance outsourcing group Xchanging has appointed Liam O’Neill as operations manager…
AGCS appoints NZ manager
11 July 2016
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has named Shanil Williams as Market Manager of New Zealand…
Milliner returns as ICA President
04 July 2016
The Insurance Council of Australia board has announced the return of Mark Milliner as President…
Sydney to host Claims Convention in spring
04 July 2016
The 10th annual Claims Convention will be held at Sydney’s Sofitel Wentworth on September 20, with speakers focusing on changing trends in the claims sector…
APIG scholarship open for entries
04 July 2016
This year’s Wotton + Kearney-sponsored Australian Professional Indemnity Group scholarship is now open for submissions…
Aon announces wholesale changes
04 July 2016
Aon Australia has promoted Jeff Smith to Executive Chairman of its wholesale insurance arm One Underwriting…
CGU keeps cameras rolling at Tropfest
04 July 2016
After saving Australian short film festival Tropfest from financial ruin last year, CGU has signed a new sponsorship deal covering the next three years…
Directorship progresses LMI succession plan
04 July 2016
Steven Manning, son of LMI Group founder and MD Allan Manning, has been appointed a director of the company’s Australian, New Zealand and Singapore operations…
Ansvar forums highlight ‘innovation revolution’
27 June 2016
Faith, care and community insurer Ansvar has announced a series of “innovation forums” across Australia…
ANZIIF names industry award contenders
27 June 2016
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced the finalists for this year’s Australian Insurance Industry Awards…
NIBA names WA broker award finalists
27 June 2016
The National Insurance Brokers Association has named its finalists for the WA broker and young broker of the year awards…
Actuaries seek award nominations
27 June 2016
Nominations are open for this year’s Actuary of the Year award…
CEO Sleepout fundraiser tops $5 million
27 June 2016
Almost 1500 CEOs, including insurance bosses, slept rough last Thursday night and helped raise more than $5 million for charity Vinnies…
Chubb promotes state manager to Singapore role
27 June 2016
Chubb SA and NT state manager Liam Burrell has been made Division Head of Property and Casualty in Singapore and Labuan…
Marine insurers look forward to winter warmer
27 June 2016
The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum holds its “winter warmer” next month…