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…
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Distinguished broker dies
10 October 2011
Well-known Brisbane-based life insurance and compliance expert David Squire died in Brisbane last week…
Gribbin steps back into IBNA chairmanship
10 October 2011
Melbourne broker Gary Gribbin has become the new chairman of Insurance Brokers Network Australia, replacing Trevor Lofts…
Jobs market still wide open, still recruiter
10 October 2011
The insurance jobs market is buoyant, with plenty of vacancies despite recent redundancies, according to recruitment firm Hays…
QBE chairman calls for tax deductible childcare
10 October 2011
QBE Chairman Belinda Hutchinson has called for childcare to be tax deductible as a way of encouraging more women to participate in the workforce and improve the country’s…
CommInsure gets new Queensland chief
10 October 2011
CommInsure has appointed Lachlan MacDonald as its new State Manager for Queensland…
Suncorp confirms extent of offshoring study
03 October 2011
Claims, distribution, finance, recoveries, settlement and administrative functions are currently being scoped by Suncorp for their potential to be offshored, according to the Finance Sector Union…
Recruiters see more jobs in financial services
03 October 2011
Financial services jobs could increase in number over the next few months, according to an independent recruitment report…
Keep frontline staff engaged, says expert
03 October 2011
Financial services companies are often very bad at communicating their strategic decisions to the employees who actually deal with customers, according to a leading personnel consultant…
Allianz appoints new board member
03 October 2011
Allianz Australia has appointed Telstra’s Group MD for Innovation, Products and Marketing Kate McKenzie to its board of directors…
Calliden gives staff an Antarctic opportunity
26 September 2011
Listed insurer Calliden is offering one of its employees the chance to join explorer Robert Swan on his expedition to the Antarctic in February…
NIBA Convention 2012 heads to Gold Coast
26 September 2011
Next year’s National Insurance Brokers Association Convention will return to Jupiters Broadbeach on the Gold Coast from October 6 to 9…
Catastrophes the focus of Aon Benfield hazards conference
26 September 2011
Reinsurance broker Aon Benfield will hold its 12th Hazards Conference on the topic of “catastrophic complexity” from Thursday to Saturday on the Gold Coast…
Insurers urged to give time to gender diversity
26 September 2011
Gender diversity in insurance can be improved if managers slow down the hiring process and look among a wider talent pool…
Victoria dominates rising star finals
26 September 2011
Victorian young financial advisers are dominating this year’s Association of Financial Advisers Rising Star of the Year Award…
New deputy chairman for FSC
26 September 2011
Schroder Investment Management CEO Greg Cooper has been elected as Deputy Chairman of the Financial Services Council…
Lardner’s NIBA service recognised
19 September 2011
Former National Insurance Brokers Association Brokers president Steve Lardner has been awarded the Lex McKeown Trophy for services to broking and the association…
WA broker wins Tickle award
19 September 2011
Perth broker Luke Goss has won the Warren Tickle Memorial Award for the outstanding young professional broker of 2011…
Suncorp attacks union but admits checking out offshoring
19 September 2011
Suncorp has hit back against union claims that thousands of jobs could be at risk if the company goes ahead with further offshoring, with a Suncorp spokesman describing the union’s comments…
Board changes at Insurance Council
19 September 2011
The Insurance Council of Australia has made a number of board changes, including the promotion of Suncorp Personal Insurance CEO Mark Milliner to Deputy President…