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Agile Risk Partners teams up with mapping specialist

12 October 2020

UK-based Agile Risk Partners, a managing general agent specialising in underwriting direct and facultative property risk, has partnered with mapping specialist Here Technologies to work on data cleansing solutions for the industry...

McLardy McShane names award winners

28 September 2020

McLardy McShane has named the winners of its annual company awards in recognition of their contributions to the Melbourne-based insurance group...

Suncorp celebrates multicultural mentoring

28 September 2020

Suncorp employees have participated in a professional networking event hosted by Multicultural Australia, giving this year’s graduates in its career mentoring program Shape Your Future the chance to build connections...

CGU launches Indigenous grants

28 September 2020

CGU Insurance is calling on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business owners to enter a scheme to win one of five $5000 grants...

EBM adds new board director

28 September 2020

Perth-based broker EBM has appointed Sharon Fox-Slater to its board of directors, effective later this week...

Dive In kicks off tomorrow

21 September 2020

The annual Dive In festival will kick off tomorrow as the insurance industry looks to make further progress in pushing for more workplace diversity and inclusion...

Suncorp partners with Queensland SES

21 September 2020

Suncorp has announced a partnership with the Queensland State Emergency Service to help protect residents from increasing natural disaster risks...

Technology specialist joins ATL

21 September 2020

Australian Transport and Logistics Insurance Group has appointed Nick Evans Executive Director Digital Transformation...

Correction: Steadfast tech manager

21 September 2020

An early version of a report in last week’s Professional section on the departure of Steadfast EGM Underwriting Agency Technology Services Niels Laaper incorrectly named Steadfast software engineer Justin Carlino as the new team leader...

Tributes to agency founder, 42

14 September 2020

Grant Skinner, the founder of plant and equipment agency Core Underwriting, has died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 42...

NIBA chief calls out cyber crooks who impersonated him

14 September 2020

National Insurance Brokers Association CEO Dallas Booth has urged members to take digital threats more seriously after cyber criminals used his name to send hundreds of emails asking for “urgent help” from business contacts...