Trowbridge joins MDA National board
12 December 2011
Insurance industry stalwart John Trowbridge is poised to join the board of MDA National in January…
The Professional
ANZIIF in talks over New Zealand awards conflict
05 December 2011
Urgent talks are being held in Auckland this week in an attempt to resolve a stand-off between the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand and the Australian and New Zealand Institute…
New board and chair for UAC
05 December 2011
Specialist Underwriting Agencies director John Iles is the new Chairman of the Underwriting Agencies Council (UAC), replacing Damien Coates at its AGM in Sydney on Friday…
APIG elects new president
05 December 2011
The Australian Professional Indemnity Group has elected a new national president…
CGU claims manager wins ANZIIF TurksLegal Scholarship
05 December 2011
CGU National Liability Claims Manager Southern Julie Harriss is this year’s winner of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance TurksLegal Claims Scholarship…
ANZIIF launches public education website
28 November 2011
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has officially launched its “Know Risk” website, designed to provide information about the practical and financial management of risk…
UAC sessions for staff and bosses
28 November 2011
Young professionals and their more senior managers will be in the spotlight at the Underwriting Agencies Council professional development day in Sydney on December 6…
Vero executive wins global award for leadership
28 November 2011
Vero EM Operational Excellence and Partnering Troy Filipcevic has been presented with the Association for Co-operative Operations Research and Development award for outstanding leadership standards…
Brokerage uses laughter to raise funds for Reach
28 November 2011
Comedian Anh Do will attract plenty of insurance professionals to the McLardy McShane Reach Christmas Lunch in Melbourne’s Docklands on December 7…
RMIA picks its top risk manager
28 November 2011
CBH Group CRO Rob Maurich has been named Risk Manager of the Year at the Risk Management Institution of Australasia conference…
Stuart Beatty new Asia Pac head for JLT Re
28 November 2011
Stuart Beatty has been named as the new Asia-Pacific MD for JLT Re, the reinsurance wing of global broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson…
Coates steps out of UAC chair
21 November 2011
Underwriting Agencies Council Chairman Damien Coates will not stand for re-election at the UAC annual general meeting on December 2, saying he doesn’t have sufficient spare time…
Victorian Reinsurance Group to discuss outlook for 2012
21 November 2011
The Victorian Reinsurance Discussion Group will debate the outlook for next year when it meets on Friday…
More students studying for financial planning degrees
21 November 2011
More than 500 students are studying for an undergraduate degree aligned with the Financial Planning Association’s Certified Financial Planner program…
What price fame? Ask AAMI
21 November 2011
For people seeking their 10 seconds of fame, AAMI will allow 160 Facebook fans to appear in a special Safe Driver Rewards television commercial…
FPA names its best advisers
21 November 2011
Advisers from practices from WA, SA Tasmania and NSW won Financial Planning Association Best Practice awards at the annual conference in Brisbane last week…
Loss adjusters concerned over prior learning accreditation
14 November 2011
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters has changed its membership requirements due to concerns over “work around” options which enable candidates to achieve a Diploma…
Lambert to move to Global Transport
14 November 2011
Austbrokers GM Operations and Strategic Development Glenn Lambert is moving to underwriting agency Global Transport & Automotive Insurance Solutions after five years with the broker group…
Vero prepares for a hot, wet and busy summer
14 November 2011
Vero is running a series of training roadshows in Queensland and NSW for brokers to prepare for possible weather-related claims this summer…
Melbourne broker wins top Advisernet award
14 November 2011
Melbourne-based Gain Insurance has been named Insurance Advisernet Australia’s Authorised Representative of the Year…