Brian Schwartz takes chair at IAG
30 August 2010
Insurance Australia Group has appointed Brian Schwartz as its new chairman, replacing long-serving chairman James Strong…
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Aon takes IBANZ board seat
30 August 2010
An Aon executive has been appointed to the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand board nine months after the company returned to membership of the association…
Kaplan opens eBooks for students
30 August 2010
The local arm of financial services training provider Kaplan Professional has unveiled a range of eBooks offering postgraduate students greater interactivity and accessibility…
Independent experts pick NZ finalists
23 August 2010
Finalists for this year’s NZ General Insurance Industry Awards have been selected by a new system that ensures “complete transparency” in the selection process…
Chartis manager wins Peter Corrigan award
23 August 2010
Chartis multinational accounts specialist Ben Vale has been announced as the winner of the 2010 Peter Corrigan International Exchange Award…
Awards recognise financial services achievers
23 August 2010
The Financial Services Council has announced the winners of its 2010 Industry Excellence Awards…
Claims scholarship up for grabs
23 August 2010
Claims professionals are being invited to apply for a scholarship that could net them an expenses-paid visit to the US…
FPA service award nominations open
23 August 2010
The Financial Planning Association last week opened nominations for its 2010 Value of Advice Awards recognising excellence in financial planning…
Victorian finalist named for Warren Tickle award
16 August 2010
Marsh broker Jodie Sharman has won the Victorian and Tasmanian state category for the top young professional insurance broker…
CEOs like MLC and AMP
16 August 2010
MLC and AMP have been named as organisations that promote trust and confidence, according to a survey of CEOs conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Financial Services Council…
Aon exec moves to Swiss Re
16 August 2010
Swiss Re has lured Paul Lacey from Aon Benfield to work in its property and casualty reinsurance business in Australia and New Zealand…
Tributes paid to insurance financial guru Nick Renton
16 August 2010
Well-known actuary and writer Nick Renton has died in Melbourne at the age of 79…
ProRisk appoints Australian manager
16 August 2010
Underwriting agency ProRisk has hired former Ace Insurance Financial Lines Underwriting Manager Neil Sheppard as the firm’s new Australian Manager…
Risk manager award nominations open
16 August 2010
Applications are now open for the Risk Management Institution of Australasia’s Risk Manager of the Year award…
APRA announces Brian Gray scholarship winners
09 August 2010
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has named David Rowell and Tahlia Parrish as winners of the Brian Gray Scholarship awarded for the study of topics related to the financial sector…
Financial salaries remain competitive
09 August 2010
More than half of Australian financial services staff received salary increases in the past year, keeping pay rates competitive with the rest of the Asia Pacific region…
Hangover costs are a big headache
09 August 2010
A new study estimates that hangovers cost Australia $453 million every year in overtime costs associated with covering for “sick” colleagues…
Trainers unite to boost transition
09 August 2010
Five financial adviser training companies have joined together to form Fees4Service, offering a turnkey solution to help advisers’ transition to a fee-for-service model…
Zurich pushes safety technology
02 August 2010
Zurich is encouraging brokers and their fleet clients to embrace the new science of telematics – the combined use of technology such as GPS, hands-free phones and wireless safety…
Performance reviews fail merit test
02 August 2010
Annual performance reviews have failed an assessment of their own value to business, with a high performance coach branding them “ineffective, outdated and pointless”…