FSU, Suncorp argue over offshoring numbers
07 November 2011
The Finance Sector Union says Suncorp is aiming to send at least 50 jobs offshore to India, but the company insists the figure is closer to 20…
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AICLA names new board
07 November 2011
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters has announced a series of board changes following its AGM…
Financial services jobs drop as year-end looms
07 November 2011
Financial services job ads are trending down as the end of the year approaches, according to eJobs Recruitment…
Ansvar veteran retires
07 November 2011
Ansvar Insurance WA and SA Regional Manager Phil McGuire has resigned after 40 years in the industry…
Look at the fine detail of succession planning
07 November 2011
Sort out the fine detail of a succession plan at the start to be able to handle unexpected changes, Coppers N Cents Financial Services Principal Steve Wilson says…
Insurance skills shortage, but salaries stable
31 October 2011
The rising need for claims and customer service personnel following last summer’s natural disasters has been offset by recruiting people out of other industries, according to recruitment…
Insurance lawyers elect new president
31 October 2011
Sydney lawyer David Lee has been appointed President of the Australian Insurance Law Association…
New life designation from AFA
31 October 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers plans to introduce a new life insurance qualification called Chartered Life Practitioner…
Austbrokers names Frank Earl award winner
31 October 2011
Professional risks specialist Matt Kuc of Austbrokers Countrywide in Melbourne has won the inaugural Austbrokers Frank Earl Platinum Award…
Many stars at this year’s AFA conference
31 October 2011
WA adviser Troy MacMillan won the Association of Financial Advisers’ top award at its annual conference on the Gold Coast last week…
New head of communications starts at ICA
24 October 2011
Former journalist Campbell Fuller has been appointed Head of Communications at the Insurance Council of Australia.
Vero calls for greater risk management
24 October 2011
Vero has announced the winners of its RMAdvancer Awards, with a warning that the need for risk management is greater than ever…
WA adviser named AFA’s rising star
24 October 2011
Mark Rattigan, the Principal of WA company Merideon Wealth Strategies, has been named this year’s Association of Financial Advisers Rising Star…
Fusca takes group life development role at TAL
24 October 2011
TAL has promoted Adam Fusca to head its group life product development team, having previously led the corporate group life division since June 2009…
Former Axa managers now running AMP life business
24 October 2011
Former Axa GM Financial Protection Michael Rogers has been appointed Director Retail Risk at AMP’s Wealth Protection and Mature Products division…
Conquest quits Macquarie, Cilia steps in
17 October 2011
Macquarie Relationship Banking has appointed Paul Cilia as Head of Insurance Broking, responsible for the insurance-related portfolios here and overseas…
Gen Y ‘doesn’t buy insurance online’
17 October 2011
Gen Y business-owners are using the internet to research insurance products, but are not buying online, according to Zurich Life Australia…
Australia’s finance professionals ‘have highest job satisfaction’
17 October 2011
Job website eFinancialCareers has found Australian finance professionals have the highest job satisfaction among employees it surveyed in Australia, Hong Kong, China and Singapore…
AFA female advice award finalists
17 October 2011
The six finalists in the inaugural Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice award have been announced…
Distinguished broker dies
10 October 2011
Well-known Brisbane-based life insurance and compliance expert David Squire died in Brisbane last week…