New school offers insurers technical courses
07 December 2015
A new Melbourne-based training academy aims to enhance insurance executives’ technical skills…
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CGU steps in to save Tropfest
07 December 2015
Famous short film festival Tropfest has been saved by eleventh-hour sponsor CGU…
Chamber helps Queenslanders brace for storm season
07 December 2015
The Queensland Government and Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland have released a guide, including a video, to help businesses prepare for the impending storm season…
Surety manager joins JLT
07 December 2015
JLT Australia has appointed Rachel Salton as Divisional Manager Surety…
Gold Seal revamps broking diploma for ‘real-life’ focus
30 November 2015
Gold Seal has released its suite of revamped broker education courses following the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s new FNS15 guidelines…
Insurance men trouser 29% more thanks to gender pay gap
30 November 2015
The pay gap between men and women is particularly pronounced in the financial and insurance services industry, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s second annual pay scorecard…
Suncorp underwriter wins TurksLegal scholarship
30 November 2015
Suncorp Commercial Insurance Graduate and Underwriter Darren Low has won the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance TurksLegal Claims Scholarship…
QBE recruits manager for marketing drive
30 November 2015
QBE Australia has appointed Bettina Pidcock to the newly created role of EGM Marketing…
Fundraiser still taking bookings
30 November 2015
McLardy McShane’s annual Christmas lunch and fundraiser for the Reach Foundation on Wednesday still has some space available for late registrations…
Brokerage tees off for charity
30 November 2015
Adroit Insurance Group raised about $90,000 at its annual charity golf event at Barwon Heads in Victoria…
NIBA quits training to focus on industry representation
23 November 2015
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and the National Insurance Brokers Association have struck an agreement that will see NIBA College cease to exist…
‘Rebel’ committee finalises case for SME broker training
23 November 2015
The Queensland-based broker qualifications committee will meet again next month to finalise its case for an overhaul of the official industry training framework…
IAG takes Deloitte digital chief
23 November 2015
IAG has appointed Deloitte Digital Director Peter Bonney to a newly established role as a disruptive technology and architecture executive in its IAG Labs division…
XL Catlin replenishes crisis management team
23 November 2015
XL Catlin has recruited AIG Shelley Devane as Head of Crisis Management in Australia. She was previously Australian national manager for crisis management at AIG, and has more than 15 years’ industry experience…
AICLA unveils Asian Claims Convention program
23 November 2015
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters has released details of the next Asian Claims Convention, in Phuket…
Nautilus deals aces to MS charity
23 November 2015
Nautilus Marine Insurance is sponsoring a series of “poker run” boating events to support MS Australia…
Ace appoints deputy casualty boss
23 November 2015
Ace Australia has appointed Joshua Jenkins as Deputy Casualty Manager…
RMIA names lawyer top risk manager
23 November 2015
A legal risk counsel who oversaw a 65% drop in professional indemnity claims against Queensland lawyers has been named the Risk Management Institution of Australasia risk manager of the year…
Insurance Advisernet gets new logo, recognises top performers
16 November 2015
More than 400 delegates attended the Insurance Advisernet conference in Hobart last week…
Zurich veteran joins Vic broker
16 November 2015
Former Zurich state manager Chris O’Connor has joined Fergusons Insurance Brokers in Frankston, Victoria, as GM…