Government seeks submissions on gender equality
15 November 2021
The Government is seeking feedback by November 24 as it reviews the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 in order to drive equality in Australia...
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AlphaXO walks for Black Dog Institute
15 November 2021
Staff from specialist marine insurance broker AlphaXO Risk Partners walked a combined 1878km last month, raising more than $20,000 for the Black Dog Institute to support the one in five Australians who suffer mental illness...
NQ insurance community raises food-relief funds
15 November 2021
The North Queensland Charity Benefit and Trade Show, held over two days in mid-October in Townsville, raised more than $50,000 for Food Relief NQ, which distributes over 200,000 kilograms of food to many welfare agencies from Cairns down to Mackay and out to Mt Isa...
Melbourne marine forum set for Christmas event
15 November 2021
The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum is set to hold its Christmas celebration at the Saint & Rogue restaurant and bar as hospitality restrictions ease in Victoria in time for end of year festivities...
Steadfast Convention set for Adelaide after two-year break
08 November 2021
The Steadfast Convention, the largest general insurance industry event in Australia and New Zealand, will return next year following an easing of restrictions on travel and gatherings...
Suncorp moves to new 'post-COVID' Heritage Lanes office tower
08 November 2021
The move to Suncorp’s new $856 million, 35-level Heritage Lanes office tower in Brisbane is underway ahead of full completion of the project in February...
New high-tech, sustainable QBE offices back hybrid work
08 November 2021
QBE is transforming its workplaces across Australia to simplify operations, improve collaboration and reduce emissions...
Suncorp loss adjuster wins AICLA scholarship
08 November 2021
Suncorp’s Commercial Loss Adjuster Natasha Blanch has won this year’s Carey Bird Scholarship, awarded by the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters...
Kennedys appoints new insurance partner in Sydney
08 November 2021
Law firm Kennedys has appointed insurance and commercial litigation specialist Alexandra Bartlett as a partner in its insurance group in Sydney...
Outgoing NIBA CEO honoured after a decade's service
01 November 2021
Tributes flowed in as Dallas "Tex" Booth departed the National Insurance Brokers Association last week...
NIBA presents 2021 awards
01 November 2021
Crucial Insurance & Risk Advisors MD Tony Venning, Integral Insurance Services Senior Broking Executive Mitchell Wight, Liberty Specialty Markets, NTI and AEI Insurance Brokers MD Tim Wedlock have all won 2021 National Insurance Brokers Association awards...
Marsh named 2021 Large Broking Company
01 November 2021
Marsh has been crowned Large Broking Company of the Year at this year’s Australian Insurance Industry Awards, while Hollard took out both Large General Insurance Company and Excellence in Workplace Diversity and Inclusion...
Swiss Re underwriter, Axa claims specialist win APIG awards
01 November 2021
Swiss Re Senior Underwriter FinPro Lucinda Conlon and Axa Senior Claims Specialist International Financial Lines Raymond Loh have won this year’s Australasian Professional Indemnity Group awards...
SCA names Chris Duggan president
01 November 2021
Strata Community Association has named Chris Duggan as national President, while Joshua Baldwin will take up the Vice President position...
Zurich renews mental health support partnership
01 November 2021
Zurich Financial Services and its OnePath Life business have renewed their 12-month partnership with Mr Perfect, a grassroots men’s mental wellbeing support network that encourages conversations and connections through informal BBQs...
Crowds gather once more for CQIB convention
25 October 2021
The Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers annual convention has attracted 380 industry professionals and 41 exhibitors after COVID-19 restrictions led to the rescheduling of the in-person event...
QBE introduces inclusive pregnancy loss support
25 October 2021
QBE has announced new support measures for staff who experience pregnancy loss...
MGA shares business overview, directions at two-day conference
25 October 2021
Adelaide-based MGA Insurance Group held its brokers assistants conference last week over two days in a hybrid format, with MD Paul George opening proceedings with an overview of the business and plans for the future...
Swiss Re risk engineer wins Aon scholarship
25 October 2021
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance says Swiss Re engineer Adi Mehta submitted the winning essay for this year’s Aon Scholarship...
Wotton + Kearney expands property, construction, energy team
25 October 2021
Insurance specialist law firm Wotton + Kearney has made four new appointments to its Property, Construction and Energy team, having announced two partner promotions to the division in June...