Work-related travel takes toll on insurance workers’ health
28 May 2012
Almost 20% of workers who travel for their jobs believe it has a negative effect on their health, a Medibank survey of 400 insurance and finance workers shows…
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Victoria University launches postgraduate insurance course
28 May 2012
A Graduate Certificate in Insurance Law and Practice will be offered at Melbourne’s Victoria University from July…
Former SUA shareholder dies after long illness
28 May 2012
Former Specialist Underwriting Agencies shareholder Denis Clarke has died after a long illness…
Women sceptical about workplace equality
28 May 2012
A survey of New Zealand-based financial services professionals suggests the sector’s view of itself as one of the leaders in promoting gender diversity is flawed…
AFA female adviser award opens
28 May 2012
Entries for the Association of Financial Advisers’ 2012 Female Excellence in Advice Award have opened…
Birch steps up to Finsia presidency
28 May 2012
Macquarie Capital Advisers Executive Director Marianne Birch is the new President of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia…
ANZIIF dumps committees in restructure
21 May 2012
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance is disbanding its Academic Council and a number of key committees as it continues to restructure from state-based committees…
Speech leads to $17,475 donation
21 May 2012
A speech by McGrath Foundation director Tracy Bevan at last week’s Insight Insurance Brokers Association conference in Adelaide resulted in an impromptu whip-around by brokers and commercial partners…
Insurance archive goes to Victorian library
21 May 2012
Suncorp has donated a large insurance archive dating back to the 1830s to the State Library of Victoria…
Broker Guy Stening dies at 45
21 May 2012
Sydney broker and online insurance innovator Guy Stening has died from septicaemia at the age of 45…
Industry golf day assists charity
21 May 2012
A record turnout at the eighth annual McLardy McShane golf day in Melbourne has resulted in a total of $28,000 being raised for Reach, the charity founded by the late Jim Stynes…
UAC to launch expos in Tasmania
14 May 2012
The Underwriting Agencies Council plans to hold a business expo in Tasmania this year, as part of an expansion beyond the mainland capitals…
Feely to leave Zurich for charity ‘adventure’
14 May 2012
Zurich General Insurance has lost another key manager, with EGM SME Shaun Feely taking a “career break” to travel in southeast Asia and do community and charity work…
Karafilis departs CGU
14 May 2012
CGU has confirmed that its Victorian State Manager, Broker & Agent Division Jim Karafilis has left the company…
Brokers invited to free OHS seminars
14 May 2012
Underwriting agency SUA and insurer Axis will host free occupational health and safety harmonisation seminars for brokers in Adelaide and Perth this week and next…
FPA drops conference for state events
14 May 2012
The Financial Planning Association has dropped its national conference this year and will replace it with state-based events…
Lloyd’s joins ICA board
07 May 2012
Lloyd’s General Representative in Australia Adrian Humphreys has been appointed to the Insurance Council of Australia board…
New online presence for ANZIIF
07 May 2012
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has launched its new online services and membership faculties…
‘Renewed’ Peter Corrigan award entries open
07 May 2012
Entries are open for the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance’s reinstated Peter Corrigan award…
Nominations for broker award close soon
07 May 2012
Nominations for the inaugural National Insurance Brokers Association broker of the year award will close on May 31…