APIG plans WA branch
27 August 2012
The Australian Professional Indemnity Group is to open a new branch in WA from September 1…
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Financial Planning Week hailed a success
27 August 2012
Financial Planning Week has been declared a success, with almost 10,000 hits for the project’s “ask an expert” website…
Bill Friend leaves Insight
20 August 2012
Bill Friend, the Executive Officer of Melbourne-based broker cluster Insight Australia Group, left the organisation today after six years in the job…
Allianz wins ANZIIF’s large insurer of the year award
20 August 2012
Allianz Australia has been named large general insurance company of the year at the Australian Insurance Industry Awards last week…
Aon moves into new Christchurch office
20 August 2012
Aon has opened a new office in Christchurch, becoming one of the first companies to build permanent commercial space since the earthquake in February last year…
Facebook users like AAMI’s Rhonda ad
20 August 2012
AAMI’s latest advertising campaign has gone viral, attracting mainstream media coverage and 92,000 “likes” on a Facebook fan page…
Elevista and ANZIIF partner for new courses
20 August 2012
Education groups Elevista and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance have joined forces to offer two new courses…
Colin Neave appointed Commonwealth Ombudsman
20 August 2012
Former Financial Ombudsman Service Chief Ombudsman Colin Neave has been appointed the new Commonwealth Ombudsman…
Vero calls for nominations for risk management awards
20 August 2012
Nominees for Vero’s risk management awards have until the end of this month to submit their entries, and brokers and their clients have been urged to get involved…
Senior Queensland broker Keith Williams dies
20 August 2012
Keith Williams, one of the longest-serving brokers in the industry, has died in Queensland, aged 70…
Insurance staff in high demand, says Hays
13 August 2012
It is a good time to be an experienced insurance professional, with the latest quarterly report from recruiter Hays finding such staff are highly sought after by the industry…
JLT marches on with more senior appointments
13 August 2012
JLT has appointed another two senior industry professionals – this time recruited from rival Marsh – in a continuation of its specialty business expansion…
Companies not transparent on gender pay
13 August 2012
A survey about the gender pay gap in the financial services industry has found 72.5% of women did not think their employer is transparent about pay equality…
Calliden executive wins Peter Corrigan scholarship
13 August 2012
Calliden senior executive Simone Dossetor has won the 2012 Peter Corrigan International Scholarship…
Lumley appoints broker manager
13 August 2012
Lumley Insurance has appointed Shaun Morzinek as Regional Broker Relationship Manager for its Victorian distribution team…
Houston has lift-off at Claim360
13 August 2012
Claims management group Claim360 has appointed John Houston as its new Executive Manager, the first in a series of appointments to be announced in the coming months…
Entries for AFA female award up
13 August 2012
Entries for the Association of Financial Advisers female excellence in advice award are up 23% this year…
ANZIIF to showcase global trailblazers at Sydney conference
06 August 2012
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance will bring international business trailblazers to Sydney in December for a conference on innovation, risk and leadership…
Business awards for insurance players
06 August 2012
Insurance services companies have performed well at the Australian Business Awards for 2012, with Aon and Claim Central taking awards for innovation while insurer Budget Direct won award for…
ANZIIF appoints two new directors
06 August 2012
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has appointed Carmen Keller of Swiss Re and Tom Reddacliff of MLC Advice Solutions as directors…