New Zealand scholarship opens
19 August 2019
Applications are open for the annual Insurance Council of New Zealand and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance Scholarship...
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IAG names legal head
12 August 2019
IAG has appointed Peter Horton as Group General Counsel...
Driverless vehicles: check loopholes for coverage
12 August 2019
Early adopters of driverless vehicles could be left without insurance coverage because of lagging legislation, an insurance lawyer warns...
Quill Club lunch raises $40,000 for SWAN
12 August 2019
The Quill Club has raised about $40,000 for Syndromes Without a Name from an annual charity lunch attended by more than 550 people on Friday...
Vavasour to lead Aon’s transaction insurance in NZ
12 August 2019
Aon in New Zealand has appointed Jonty Vavasour as Executive Director, M&A and Transaction Solutions...
Sedgwick appoints senior forensic specialist
12 August 2019
US-based claims specialist Sedgwick has appointed Emma Levett as a partner and corporate fraud specialist in the forensic advisory services team in Australia...
Underwriting agency co-founder dies
05 August 2019
Harry Dickinson Jr, who along with his parents founded Interruption Underwriting Agencies, has died...
HIH figure George Sturesteps dies
05 August 2019
George Sturesteps, who was a senior manager at HIH when the giant insurer collapsed in 2001 with losses of $5.3 billion, died yesterday...
Nameless: Quill Club lunch to support SWAN
05 August 2019
The Quill Club annual charity lunch will this year raise funds for Syndromes Without a Name, which provides information and support for families who have a child with an undiagnosed or rare genetic condition...
Risk management for quad bikes faces scrutiny
05 August 2019
The Australian Insurance Law Association will examine what insurers can do to mitigate the risks of serious injuries involving quad bikes...
CHU promotes Tchepak to national role
05 August 2019
Strata insurer CHU has promoted Steve Tchepak to the position of National Underwriting Manager...
APRA awards scholarships
05 August 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has awarded two scholarships to two university Honours candidates to support their actuarial and commerce studies...
Allianz exec wins marketing award
05 August 2019
Allianz Customer Relationship Manager Claire Vale was awarded Marketing Professional of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards last week...
IQumulate strengthens its sales focus
29 July 2019
Premium funder IQumulate has developed two new executive positions that CEO Raj Nanra says are crucial to the company’s further growth...
NIBA names SA/NT broker award winners
29 July 2019
The National Insurance Brokers Association has named Kevin Loader of Gallagher as the winner of its broker of the year award for the South Australia/Northern Territory region...
Gerard Milne joins Meridian as CEO
29 July 2019
Meridian Lawyers has appointed Gerard Milne to a newly created CEO position that will focus on the strategic direction of the firm...
Cyber, building products hog centre stage at APIG
29 July 2019
Cyber threats, artificial intelligence and building product failures will top the agenda at the Australian Professional Indemnity Group conference in Sydney next month...
AILA invites entries for inaugural Gill award
29 July 2019
The Australian Insurance Law Association is inviting entries for its inaugural Gill Award until mid September...
IAG rolls out roster app at contact centre
29 July 2019
IAG has rolled out a shift management app across its contact centres which it says has reduced sick leave and increased employee’s engagement and mental wellbeing.
Bushfire research group appoints two new directors
29 July 2019
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre has appointed two new directors...