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…
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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…
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…