QBE extends Swans sponsorship
06 August 2018
QBE Australia will continue its 22-year-old sponsorship of the Sydney Swans until at least 2022 under an extended deal with the AFL club…
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icare opens CASE awards
06 August 2018
Insurance & Care NSW has opened nominations for its fourth annual Care and Service Excellence awards, which recognise performance in workers’ compensation…
ATL makes key appointments
06 August 2018
Heavy motor and passenger vehicle underwriter Australian Transport & Logistics Insurance has appointed three key executives to strengthen its market presence…
Trust in insurers rises while banks slide
30 July 2018
General insurers are the second most trusted financial services providers behind superannuation funds, while royal commission hearings have dented the standing of banks, a new survey shows…
Zurich appoints NZ manager
30 July 2018
Zurich New Zealand’s head of corporate underwriting and deal management Brett Wainhouse has been promoted to GM General Insurance…
NIBA announces WA award winners
30 July 2018
Kim Gilbert of Zenith Insurance Services has won the National Insurance Brokers Association’s broker of the year award for WA…
Gallagher Bassett appoints national BDM
30 July 2018
Gallagher Bassett has appointed Simon Davey as National Business Development Manager – Strategic Sales…
EML helps SMEs understand workers’ comp
30 July 2018
EML has produced a video to help employers, especially SMEs, better understand workers’ compensation insurance…
Claims team lobbies for loss adjusters’ visas
23 July 2018
The Insurance Council of Australia has teamed up with claims specialist LMI and major loss adjusters Crawford & Co and Cunningham Lindsey to lobby Immigration Department officials over proposals to cut skilled work visas for loss adjusters…
NIBA names Queensland, SA/NT broker award winners
23 July 2018
The National Insurance Brokers Association has revealed its broker of the year award winners in Queensland and SA/NT…
NTI veteran calls time on career
23 July 2018
National Transport Insurance Senior Underwriter Marine Randy Pietersz will retire on Friday, ending a 46-year career in the industry…
Technical Assessing adds loss adjuster to NSW team
23 July 2018
Technical Assessing has recruited Wendy Reid as Executive Loss Adjuster, based in its NSW office…
QBE’s AFL fundraiser scores $20,000 for charities
23 July 2018
QBE donated $10,000 each to the Sydney Swans Foundation and the QBE Foundation as part of its Goals for Good fundraiser on Saturday…
BMS recruits national director
16 July 2018
Specialist insurance broker BMS has appointed Danny Gluszkiewicz as Director of Operations in Australia…
NIBA names NSW award winners
16 July 2018
John Duncan has won the National Insurance Brokers Association broker of the year award for the NSW and ACT region…
Industry workers prone to mental strain
16 July 2018
Nearly half of all financial services workers face ongoing stress in their jobs, rating slightly above the national average, a new study shows…
NIBA mentor scheme to return
16 July 2018
The National Insurance Brokers Association’s mentoring program will run from next month to November, pairing young professionals with industry role models…
AILA opens Perth conference registrations
16 July 2018
The Australian Insurance Law Association has opened registrations for its national conference in Perth…
icare names award finalists
16 July 2018
Insurance & Care NSW has announced finalists for its annual awards, which recognise standout performers in the government risk management and work, health and safety field…
New board members join EQC
16 July 2018
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission has appointed Toni Ferrier and Erica Seville as board members…