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…
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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…
Brisbane broker elected Insight chairman
19 September 2011
Queensland broker Danny Gumm has been elected the new chairman of the Insight Insurance Brokers Association…
Prichard wins travel scholarship
19 September 2011
BT’s Andrew Prichard has won this year’s ALUCA TurksLegal Scholarship. The prize, worth $8000, includes overseas travel, accommodation and registration at a major insurance conference…
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…
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…