Steadfast Chairman joins ACORD
10 May 2010
Steadfast Executive Chairman Robert Kelly has been appointed a director on the board of the Association for Co-operative Operations Research and Development, the peak global data…
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Salaries too low, say 40% of industry jobseekers
10 May 2010
A survey by recruiters Hays Insurance reveals 40% of jobseekers in the industry believe the salaries on offer are below market rates…
MLC scholars graduate
10 May 2010
Financial services giant MLC has celebrated the graduation of 23 new financial advisers from its Adviser Scholarship Program…
Big players drive planner demand
10 May 2010
Banks and other major financial services companies are driving continued strong demand for financial planners, according to a report by recruitment specialist eJobs…
Broking group extends membership criteria
03 May 2010
Broker cluster Insight Insurance Brokers Association is planning to extend its membership criteria to include independent authorised representatives…
Job market picking up
03 May 2010
With the availability of permanent jobs in the financial services industry increasing, employers will need to act quickly to secure their preferred candidates or risk missing out…
AIMS delegates play their own ‘world cup’
03 May 2010
Members of the Austbrokers and IBNA broker cluster groups staged their own version of the soccer World Cup in South Africa last week…
AIMS comes ashore for next few years
27 April 2010
Major broker group Austbrokers & IBNA Member Services will hold its next three national conferences in Australia rather than offshore to ensure maximum interaction with underwriters…
Gill set to take global presidency
27 April 2010
Leading Sydney lawyer Michael Gill is a frontrunner for the presidency of the peak global body for insurance lawyers, the Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances…
Financial services staff a fine catch
27 April 2010
Employment surveys are painting financial services recruitment trends in a rosy light, with middle management a hot item in a resurgent job market…
Risk managers in vogue
19 April 2010
Demand for risk management professionals remains buoyant as the fallout from the global financial crisis continues to impact on internal auditing departments…
Recruitment and pay forecast to rise
19 April 2010
Australian employers are on the hunt for quality staff, according to a report finding employer confidence at its highest point in 18 months…
Kiwi appointed to London risk think tank
19 April 2010
The Aon Benfield Hazard Research Centre at University College London has appointed David Middleton, the former CEO of New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission, as visiting professor…
Warren Tickle award deadline looms
19 April 2010
The deadline is drawing near for young brokers intending to enter the Warren Tickle Memorial Award. Nominations for the award close on April 30…
Cloney calls time on QBE
12 April 2010
Long-serving QBE Chairman John Cloney has announced he will shortly bring his three-decade association with the company to a close…
Ace boss returns to Singapore
12 April 2010
Ace Insurance CEO Australia and NZ Damien Sullivan will return to Singapore as Asia-Pacific President and CEO, just a year after returning home for family reasons…
Zurich names new execs
12 April 2010
Former Suncorp executive Daniel Fogarty has been appointed COO for Zurich General Insurance, while Elizabeth Taylor has been named Head of Operations…
Jobseekers getting power back
12 April 2010
The balance of power in the executive recruitment market is swinging back to candidates, according to major industry recruiter Hays Insurance…
RMIA announces board changes
12 April 2010
The Risk Management Institution of Australasia has added another seat to its board of directors following the departure of two founding members…
Call to mentor top women
12 April 2010
Business leaders say mentoring talented female executives is the best way to address gender imbalance on the boards of Australia’s top listed companies…