BMS recruits financial lines broker from Gallagher
10 February 2020
BMS Australia has hired Kirsty Kennell-Webb as Senior Financial Lines Broker...
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‘Massive talent gap’ looms for insurance
03 February 2020
A major recruitment group has warned the insurance industry it will struggle to find skilled staff to handle dispute resolution, property claims and other key roles because of a long-running talent shortage...
McLardy McShane raises $105,000 for MND charity
03 February 2020
Melbourne-based McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers raised more than $105,000 to support FightMND during a charity golf day in January...
Bob Mann retires after five-decade insurance career
03 February 2020
Bob Mann, widely regarded as one of the industry’s leading brokers, has retired after nearly 49 years in insurance...
NTI appoints new Vic/Tas manager
03 February 2020
Specialist transport and logistics insurer NTI has appointed Jason Chappell to the role of State Manager for Victoria and Tasmania...
Broker HW Wood goes west
03 February 2020
Broker HW Wood Australia has expanded beyond its Melbourne office into the WA market, with an office in Perth headed by newly appointed state manager Clive Higgins...
Kurt Nilsen elected as UAC chair
16 December 2019
The Underwriting Agencies Council has elected Lion Underwriting MD Kurt Nilsen as its new Chairman...
QBE backs mentor programs for Indigenous students
16 December 2019
QBE Foundation has entered a multi-year partnership with the Stars Foundation, which helps young Indigenous women realise their full potential through mentoring at a critical points in their schooling...
Steadfast renews Kelly Racing partnership
16 December 2019
Steadfast has agreed a new multi-year deal with Supercars team Kelly Racing, continuing its long-time role as the team’s official general insurance broker network partner...
Ryno appoints underwriting manager
16 December 2019
Brisbane-based Ryno Underwriting has appointed Suzie O’Hagan as Underwriting Manager...
Academics to unite for cyber defence conference
16 December 2019
Research papers are being sought for a first-of-its-kind conference discussing defending cyber attacks...
Aon expands Cyber Solutions Group with key appointment
16 December 2019
Aon has appointed Lucas Roe to its recently established Cyber Solutions Group in the role of Security Architecture and Risk Quantification Leader...
Insurance consultancy expands team
16 December 2019
Sydney-based specialist (re)insurance consultancy ConsultRe has expanded its team with the appointment of Andrew Allison as Senior Consultant...
Claim Central hires Domain’s technology chief
16 December 2019
Claims manager Claim Central Consolidated has appointed Mark Cohen as the divisional head of its software business Intelligent Thought, which offers property and motor platforms ClaimLogik, LiveLogik and Hello Claims...
NIBA seeks 2020 broker award nominations
09 December 2019
The National Insurance Brokers Association is inviting nominations for its 2020 Broker of the Year and Young Professional Broker of the Year awards until February 29...
Ethical procurement idea wins ANZIIF award
09 December 2019
Insurance House Claims Manager Tracey Hind has been crowned the 2019 winner of the Bright Light Award for her ‘Ethics and Procurement’ competition entry...
TravelCard makes first Giving Partnership grants
09 December 2019
Rural firefighters, cancer patients, remote Australians and those in crisis are among the first recipients of grants from the TravelCard Giving Partnership, which has kicked off by donating $21,000 to be shared across eight nominated charities...
Loss adjusters recognise Robinson’s expertise
09 December 2019
Popular Melbourne-based Sedgwick Executive Adjuster Rob Robinson has been named the Loss Adjuster of the Year by his industry peers in Victoria...
Zurich selects NextGen brokers for Swiss visit
09 December 2019
Nine brokers have been selected for Zurich’s NextGen program and will fly to the insurer’s head office in Switzerland this month for an intensive three-day visit...
Sterling hires aviation underwriter
09 December 2019
Specialist underwriting agency Sterling has appointed Greg Leeman as Aviation Underwriter...