Picnic appoints Company Secretary for Mutuals
11 March 2024
Picnic Labs has appointed Anthony Troy Browning as Company Secretary for Mutuals...
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Marine forum tackles engineering failure
11 March 2024
The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum will hold a presentation and webinar on engineer-related failures tomorrow...
ANZIIF opens entries for Donna Walker Awards
04 March 2024
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has opened submissions for this year’s Allianz Donna Walker Awards, with winners to be named at its annual Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon...
ASIC to host workshop on First Nations customers
04 March 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will host an industry workshop focusing on First Nations customers who have experienced financial abuse...
QBE rides high in graduate employer rankings
04 March 2024
Insurers QBE and Allianz have been ranked among Australia’s top 75 graduate employers...
ICA announces dinner date
04 March 2024
The Insurance Council of Australia will hold its annual dinner on May 21 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney...
NIBA launches recruitment website
26 February 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association has gone live with its Insure Your Future recruitment initiative...
UAC takes Market Exchanges to Canberra, Wagga
26 February 2024
The Underwriting Agencies Council will host two Market Exchange events next month, in Canberra and Wagga Wagga...
Axa launches cyber tools in Australia
26 February 2024
Axa is offering policyholders discounted rates for a new suite of cybersecurity tools and pre-incident services...
SSP Asia-Pacific appoints Product Manager
26 February 2024
IT systems provider SSP has welcomed Dimi Boubolas as Product Manager for its Select platform...
Crawford adds to loss adjusting team
26 February 2024
Crawford and Company Australia has recruited Ryno Sanders as a Senior Liability Loss Adjuster...
Survey points to another 4% pay rise at insurers
19 February 2024
Insurance professionals will attract among the highest salary increases in Australia’s key industries this year, with pay expected to jump 4.2%, a WTW survey has found...
360 names new CIO to head tech ‘evolution’
19 February 2024
Former Steadfast executive Niels Laaper has joined 360 Underwriting as CIO to lead the company’s technology innovation drive...
QBE expands paid parental leave scheme
19 February 2024
QBE will increase its gender-neutral staff paid parental leave scheme from 12 weeks to 18 weeks...
Underwriting, risk chiefs join Southern Cross Travel
19 February 2024
Southern Cross Travel Insurance has appointed Anita Samu as Chief Underwriting Officer and Greg Sparling as Chief Legal and Risk Officer for its New Zealand and Australian operations...
Zurich renews Demons deal
19 February 2024
Zurich Australia has extended its partnership with AFL club Melbourne’s men’s and women’s teams to the end of the 2026 season...
Suncorp backs bid to tackle motor repair skills shortage
12 February 2024
Suncorp has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with the Australian Collision Industry Alliance, an advocacy body launched last year...
Hundreds through the doors at ‘buzzing’ UAC-Xceedance expo
12 February 2024
More than 500 brokers attended the Underwriting Agencies Council-Xceedance Sydney expo last Thursday, kicking off a program of events around the country...
CGU to sponsor NIBA broker award
12 February 2024
The National Insurance Brokers Association has announced CGU is the new sponsor of its broker of the year award...
QBE Foundation grants more than $400k
12 February 2024
The QBE Foundation has given 11 charity and community organisations $40,000 each to help address inclusion and climate resilience in Australia...