Global broker body tackles US law
24 March 2014
The World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries is seeking changes to new US financial legislation amid concerns it will unnecessarily increase costs in the international broking sector…
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NTI receives transport industry award
24 March 2014
National Transport Insurance has been named a “platinum partner” of industry association NatRoad, in recognition of its support for the transport sector…
McLarens appoints Australia GM
24 March 2014
Loss adjuster McLarens Australia has appointed Martyn Wicht as GM, as part of its re-entry to the local market…
ANZIIF retires reinsurers’ award
24 March 2014
Reinsurers have agreed to drop the reinsurer of the year category from the annual Australian Insurance Industry Awards, recognising there are relatively few candidates each year…
Disaster conference considers lessons learnt
24 March 2014
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor Neil Comrie will be among the speakers at the Australian and New Zealand Disaster…
QBE extends aviation safety scheme
24 March 2014
The QBE Airmanship Program has been renewed this year, in partnership with Matt Hall Racing…
Jobs outlook stays positive
17 March 2014
The insurance industry’s employment outlook will remain strong in the second quarter, according to a survey by recruiter Manpower…
Claims conference puts customer analytics in spotlight
17 March 2014
The use of customer analytics and data will be among the key topics at a major claims management conference in Sydney…
ANZIIF opens award nominations
17 March 2014
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has opened nominations for its annual insurance industry awards…
Westcourt General appoints state manager
17 March 2014
Westcourt General Insurance Brokers has appointed Temujin Scott as Victorian State Manager, effective from March 31…
Zurich chief underwriter to speak at APIG forum
17 March 2014
Zurich Global Chief Underwriting Officer Paul Schiavone will travel from London to address the Australian Professional Indemnity Group National Conference in Sydney in September…
Catlin stages education conference
17 March 2014
Catlin will host an educational conference in Melbourne on May 7…
Insurers lag behind on gender equality
10 March 2014
Only about one-third of managers in the financial services and insurance sector are women, new data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows…
Claims challenges to be tested in Singapore
10 March 2014
Challenges for loss adjusters in a rapidly changing insurance market will be a feature of discussions at the Asian Claims Convention in Singapore next month…
Sir Ninian masterclass tackles insurance law
10 March 2014
Australian and international experts will examine a range of legal issues at the first Sir Ninian Stephen Insurance Law Masterclass, to be held in Melbourne on May 23…
Steadfast happy with convention ‘experiments’
10 March 2014
Last week’s Steadfast Convention in Melbourne contained some program “experiments” that will probably be included in next year’s Adelaide event, Convention Chairman Greg Stewart says…
QBE appoints Marsh relationship manager
10 March 2014
QBE’s SA Regional Manager Intermediated Distribution Barry Drinkwater has been appointed National Relationship Manager, Intermediary Distribution, to work primarily with the international broker team that focuses exclusively on Marsh…
Fenwick joins Marsh
10 March 2014
Marsh has appointed Janine Fenwick as Pacific Head of Transactional Risk in its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice…
Van Reyk becomes Ace NSW manager
10 March 2014
Ace Insurance has appointed Mitch van Reyk as NSW State Manager, effective from May 1…
Innovation Group appoints insurance executive
10 March 2014
Service provider Innovation Group Australia has expanded its executive team, appointing former QBE stalwart Rod Wood as Group Executive Insurance…