Mental health support top priority after disaster, Achmea says
14 November 2022
Specialist farm insurer Achmea Australia says agribusinesses should make seeking mental health support their first priority during post-disaster recovery...
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AICLA board reappoints President to third term
07 November 2022
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters board has unanimously reappointed Glyn Lloyd as its President...
ICA adds Youi and RACT executives to board
07 November 2022
The Insurance Council of Australia has announced Youi CEO Hugo Schreuder and Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania Chief Insurance Officer Paul Sofronoff as its newest board members...
Scott Breihl wins AILA Gill award with 'fairness' paper
07 November 2022
Turks associate Scott Breihl has won the Australian Insurance Law Association’s Gill Award with a presentation on fairness in the ombudsman complaints resolution scheme...
Arch appoints Northern Region Underwriting Manager
07 November 2022
Arch Insurance Australia has appointed Louise Lumley as its new Northern Region Underwriting Manager...
Sparke Helmore adds partners in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle
07 November 2022
Sparke Helmore has added four new partners in Australian locations, including Melbourne’s Jehan Mata from the law firm’s Commercial Insurance practice...
Berkley, NTI take out top Insurance Advisernet awards
31 October 2022
Berkley has been named Insurer of the Year and NTI Underwriting Agency of the Year at this year’s Insurance Advisernet conference...
Suncorp wins customer service awards
31 October 2022
Suncorp’s SA-based personal injury claims business has won several Customer Service Institute of Australia excellence awards...
Eliot Partnership appoints new Asia Pacific hires
31 October 2022
Specialist insurance executive recruiter Eliot Partnership has named Jenni Smith and George Kesselman to new senior advisory roles as it expands further in the Asia Pacific region...
Cover-More to sponsor Sydney WorldPride event
31 October 2022
Cover-More has announced it will be a Supporting Partner and Official Travel Insurance Partner for next year’s LGBTQIA+ WorldPride event, hosted in Sydney...
Australian and NZ firms recognised at ITIJ awards
31 October 2022
The International Travel & Health Insurance Journal has named NZ-based Southern Cross Travel Insurance as its International Travel and Health Insurance company of the year at this year’s awards ceremony in Athens, Greece...
WTW appoints Australasia Property & Casualty Head
24 October 2022
WTW has appointed Robert Lasovski as Head of Property and Casualty for its Corporate Risk and Broking business in Australasia...
Professions seek PI recognition for risk-reducing schemes
24 October 2022
Professional Standards Councils are seeking to boost insurer recognition of schemes that act to improve risk management, as the cost of obtaining professional indemnity cover continues to increase in some areas...
ANZIIF names Making a Difference award winners
24 October 2022
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced the newest winners of its Making a Difference recognition awards...
New Suncorp Customer Advocate addresses accessibility and affordability
24 October 2022
Suncorp Customer Advocate Andrew Chanmugam says policyholders are going through “a challenging time” as cost-of-living pressures worsen insurance affordability and accessibility issues...
UAC Underwriting Expo largest yet for Hobart
24 October 2022
The Underwriting Agencies Council says its Hobart underwriting expo last week attracted the largest turnout of exhibitors yet for the event...
NIBA reveals award winners at 40th anniversary dinner
17 October 2022
CGU, NTI and Liberty Specialty Markets have been awarded top honours at this year’s National Insurance Brokers Association awards night...
Chubb senior executive retires
17 October 2022
Chubb has announced that its Head of Personal Risk Services in Australia Michelle O’Dowd will retire after 37 years with the insurer...
Sedgwick hosts construction insolvencies, defect claims forum
17 October 2022
Global loss adjuster Sedgwick hosted a forum for residential builders and the broader construction industry last week amid concern over insolvencies and property defect claims...
Indigenous food industries program gains Steadfast support
17 October 2022
Steadfast is supporting a program aimed at increasing the representation of Indigenous girls and women within the agriculture and food industry...