Suncorp shakes up specialty teams
13 April 2015
Suncorp Commercial Insurance has unveiled changes to its specialty teams, designed to strengthen underwriting expertise and broker support…
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ICNZ names Vero chief as president
13 April 2015
Vero New Zealand CEO Gary Dransfield is the new Insurance Council of New Zealand President, replacing IAG’s Jacki Johnson. The appointment is effective from April 1…
Centrepoint raises money for Thai children
13 April 2015
Centrepoint Alliance raised more than $54,000 at its annual conference for an Australian charity dedicated to helping impoverished children and communities in Thailand…
Allianz veteran joins HDI-Gerling
13 April 2015
HDI-Gerling Australia has appointed Graham Silton as Property Underwriting Manager Australasia…
Vero spreads word with footy commercial
13 April 2015
Vero has urged businesses to talk to brokers in a major new ad campaign featuring the AFL’s Brisbane Lions…
Climate change paper wins award
13 April 2015
The authors of a paper discussing the significance of climate change have won an Actuaries Institute award…
Crawford creates new role to revamp image
13 April 2015
Crawford & Company has appointed Darren Trott to the new position of National Business Development Manager…
Expert addresses marine misconceptions
13 April 2015
Willum Richards of New Zealand-based Willum Richards Consulting will give a presentation at a Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum on Thursday…
Market changes ‘will benefit agencies’
30 March 2015
The underwriting agencies sector is gaining strength as agencies align their advantages to complement the role of insurance companies, according to Pen Underwriting CEO Paul Lynam…
UAC Sydney expo sets exhibitor record
30 March 2015
The Underwriting Agencies Council’s 16th annual Sydney expo attracted 300 brokers – 70 more than last year – and a record 65 exhibitors…
Transformation strategies drive employment outlook
30 March 2015
Second-quarter hiring intentions in professional services have dipped slightly but remain “broadly positive”, with financial services and insurance among the strongest sectors…
Asia convention audiences getting younger, AICLA says
30 March 2015
Younger claims technicians and loss adjusters are becoming more obvious in audiences at the annual Asian Claims Convention, according to Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters CEO Tony Libke…
HDI-Gerling marine chief takes Australian role
30 March 2015
HDI-Gerling has appointed Kai Brueggemann as Regional Head of Marine Underwriting Asia-Pacific, based in Sydney…
‘Chartered’ is a term to treasure: AICLA chief
30 March 2015
Loss adjusters in the Asia-Pacific region should make more of the fact their representative body carries the word “chartered”…
ICNZ teams up on schools program
30 March 2015
The Insurance Council of New Zealand is helping to develop an online educational tool to be used in schools from July…
Seminar tackles maritime crime
30 March 2015
The “untouchables” of organised crime in international waters will be discussed at a Federal Court of Australia seminar next month…
Austbrokers gains exclusive access to Lloyd’s chiefs
23 March 2015
Austbrokers representatives will meet Lloyd’s top executives next month when they visit the market to discuss challenges and opportunities in Australia…
UN recognises resilience roundtable
23 March 2015
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities has been awarded a certificate of distinction at a prestigious United Nations awards ceremony…
Zurich takes Insight award
23 March 2015
Zurich has been voted insurer of the year by members of broker cluster group Insight…
‘Father of the internet’ to address IIS forum
23 March 2015
Google VP and internet pioneer Vint Cerf will deliver the keynote speech at the International Insurance Society’s annual global forum in New York in June…