Insurance salaries remain flat despite shortages
07 June 2010
Pay rates in the Australian and NZ risk insurance industries remain generally flat despite a shortage of talent in some key areas…
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Qld brokers name QBE as top insurer
07 June 2010
QBE took the top gong at the Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers awards ceremony last week, with Allianz Australia named as runner-up…
Peberdy spruiks non-profit creds
07 June 2010
Outgoing Ansvar Insurance CEO John Peberdy says he remains “open” to board offers but is focused on taking a short break from the industry…
RMIA President elected to global post
07 June 2010
Risk Management Institution of Australasia President Brian Roylett has been elected Vice President of the International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations…
Student nominations open for AFA awards
07 June 2010
Nominees for the annual Association of Financial Advisers student awards are now open…
Cluster group keeps on growing
31 May 2010
Broker cluster group Insight is continuing to grow beyond its Victorian rural origins, according to CEO Bill Friend…
Zurich’s Barrowman moves to broking
31 May 2010
Former Zurich Australia GM General Insurance Andrew Barrowman has resigned from the company to join JLT Australia…
Survey reveals gender gap in insurance pay
31 May 2010
New official figures show that Australia’s finance and insurance sector has the largest discrepancies in pay between men and women, with men earning on average 29.3% more than women…
Norm Dyer Award winner announced
31 May 2010
The Insight Insurance Brokers Association has awarded the 2010 CGU Norm Dyer Award of Excellence to Ballarat broker Simon Hepworth…
ANZIIF makes membership changes
24 May 2010
Further changes to the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance membership structure are being implemented to “recognise and engage” insurance professionals…
Aon Benfield unites groups
24 May 2010
Reinsurance broker Aon Benfield has decided to bring together its academic and industry research relationships under one banner – Aon Benfield Research…
Local broker hails US marketing meet
24 May 2010
Australian risk insurance marketing specialists attending the annual US Professional Insurance Marketing Association conference in Washington in July will find they have plenty to learn…
ANZIIF makes Brown a life member
24 May 2010
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has awarded honorary life membership to former president Ian Brown in recognition of his contribution to the industry…
Allianz clients get OHS refresher
24 May 2010
Australia is making real progress toward a truly national approach to workplace health and safety, according Safe Work Australia CEO Rex Hoy…
Lloyd’s forms alliance with underwriting agents
17 May 2010
A new alliance between Lloyd’s of London and the Underwriting Agencies Council will see Lloyd’s provide updates on company and market trends to UAC members…
Underwriting agents choose ANZIIF
17 May 2010
The Underwriting Agencies Council has selected the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance as its training partner…
Brit makes local appointment
17 May 2010
Former IAG executive Stuart Anderson has joined Brit Insurance as Senior Representative, based in Sydney…
New leaders to speak up at ANZIIF breakfast
17 May 2010
Veterans and newcomers to the front ranks of risk insurance will take to the stage in Melbourne on May 27 to exchange views on the sector’s future…
Brokers offered a zoo campout
17 May 2010
QBE is offering brokers and their families a chance to sleep in a tent surrounded by wild African animals…
NIBA’s government guide steps down
10 May 2010
Leading government relations specialist John Hanks has stepped down from his role as regulatory consultant with the National Insurance Brokers Association…