Firms looking for moderate staff increases
19 September 2011
The finance and insurance sector is planning to hire more staff in the last quarter of the year, according to a new survey by ManpowerGroup Employment…
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NIBA set to kick off convention
12 September 2011
This is the last week to register for the National Insurance Brokers Association annual convention, which starts on Saturday night in Sydney…
Austbrokers’ award honours Frank Earl
12 September 2011
Austbrokers has named four finalists in the inaugural Frank Earl Platinum Award…
Peter Corrigan Award put on hold
12 September 2011
The annual Peter Corrigan International Exchange Award has been put on hold for a year to allow for a “renewal and refresh program”, according to the Australian and New Zealand Institute of…
Peberdy to chair government insurer
12 September 2011
The Victorian Government has appointed John Peberdy as the new chairman of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority…
CGU launches $15,000 competition for intermediaries
12 September 2011
CGU has launched a competition for brokers and advisers with $15,000 prize money as part of the rollout of its Ubuild construction quote tool…
FSU lobbies IAG for staff pay rises
05 September 2011
The Finance Sector Union is lobbying senior IAG executives to share the spoils of its recent results with employees…
NIBA finetunes program to focus on business woes
05 September 2011
A rapidly changing business and insurance environment has prompted the National Insurance Brokers Association to “fine-tune” parts of the program for its upcoming national convention…
Brian Gray Scholarship awarded
05 September 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced four recipients of the Brian Gray Scholarship, who have each been awarded $12,500 for research into the financial sector…
Aon receives service award
05 September 2011
Aon Australia has won Coca-Cola Amatil’s Supplier of the Year Award for financial services…
ANZIIF names John Allison Award winner
05 September 2011
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has presented Emma Wood of Catlin Australia with the John Allison Award…
Suncorp moves forward with offshoring plan
29 August 2011
Suncorp is assessing roles within its claims department to determine which positions are suitable for offshoring, according to the Finance Sector Union…
PI expert wins top honour
29 August 2011
Retired CGU National Professional Risk Product and Underwriting Manager Robert Beaton last week received the inaugural Frank Earl award at the 2011 Australian Professional Indemnity Group…
New group for discussions on life insurance
29 August 2011
A new forum has been launched in Sydney for women working in the life insurance industry…
Zurich moves Easton to Brisbane
29 August 2011
Zurich General Insurance State Distribution Manager NSW/ACT Hugh Easton has been appointed State Manager Queensland, based in Brisbane…
Insurer seeks church-going reinsurance expert
29 August 2011
Catholic Church Insurances is looking for a director with reinsurance experience – but the candidate must also have ties to the church…
Top marks for young loss adjusters
22 August 2011
New Zealand loss adjusters took two of the three Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters examination awards at the 2011 Claims Convention in Sydney last week…
Claiming top honours
22 August 2011
Law firm TurksLegal is calling for nominations for its 2011 claims award, which is jointly sponsored by the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance…
Sanfilippo moves to Suncorp
22 August 2011
Suncorp Commercial Insurance has recruited former Zurich stalwart Sam Sanfilippo as EM Broker Distribution Southern, covering Victoria, WA, SA and Tasmania…
AFA appoints a COO
22 August 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed former Colonial First State Head of Compliance Phil Anderson as its first COO…