Applications open for microinsurance fellowship
21 March 2011
Insurance professionals have been invited to apply for one of six fellowships to develop expertise in microinsurance…
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IBANZ event returns to Auckland
21 March 2011
The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand annual “Propel” conference will return to Auckland in July to capitalise on the success of last year’s conference in the city…
New director for AIA Australia
21 March 2011
AIA Australia has appointed former Aviva Australia director Elizabeth Flynn to its board…
AFA creates marketing role
21 March 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers has created a new marketing and strategy role to help promote the organisation…
FPA hopeful of membership change
14 March 2011
The Financial Planning Association is confident its move to remove the “principal” membership category will be passed at next month’s extraordinary general meeting…
Job market bounces back
14 March 2011
Financial services’ jobs are again showing significant growth, according to recruiting specialists Manpower Employment…
Not all employees think highly of their boss
14 March 2011
More than half of financial services employees find their senior leaders are acting effectively, according to a new survey by Aon Hewitt…
Financial studies centre chooses chairman
14 March 2011
Former fund manager Jeremy Duffield has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies…
New head of risk at Millennium3
14 March 2011
Dealer group Millennium3 has appointed Winton Aslin as it new Executive Director Life Risk…
Company secretary back at Calliden
07 March 2011
Calliden Group has appointed Nick Geddes as its company secretary, the second time he has held the post with the insurer…
DLA Phillips Fox loses two to Moray & Agnew
07 March 2011
Specialist law firm Moray & Agnew has launched a new professional indemnity unit headed by former DLA Phillips Fox partner Peter Tredinnick…
MLC on the prowl for new advisers
07 March 2011
MLC has launched an adviser recruitment campaign aimed at financial services professionals gaining their RG146 qualifications…
Internationals bolster loss adjuster pool
28 February 2011
The loss adjusting sector is stretched to the limit with large-scale disasters in Australia and NZ, but the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters says foreign adjusters are helping to meet…
Suncorp slams FSU claims
28 February 2011
Suncorp has rejected Financial Services Union assertions that 500 employees face “significant reductions” under the company’s new collective bargaining agreement…
States host forums on OHS laws
28 February 2011
Victoria and NSW will host a series of information seminars on the forthcoming harmonisation of Australia’s occupational health and safety system…
Brokers ‘missing out’ on marine opportunities
28 February 2011
Brokers could write much more cover in the marine insurance sector, according to Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum Secretary Simon Farmer…
Finsia appoints interim CEO
28 February 2011
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia has appointed Russell Thomas as its interim CEO following the resignation of Martin Fahy…
Asia ready for growth, but it won’t be easy
21 February 2011
Asia’s immature insurance markets are ripe for major growth but could be constrained by protectionism, according to a survey by legal firm Norton Rose…
FSC searches for future leaders
21 February 2011
The Financial Services Council and Deloitte have launched the sixth annual challenge to young financial services industry professionals…
WA brokers vote for Gens X and Y
21 February 2011
WA brokers participating in a Vero expo have agreed that the retirement of the Baby Boomers generation won’t cause any problems for the industry…