RMA changes leadership
24 August 2015
Westpac executive Catherine Thrum has been elected President of the Risk Management Association…
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Correction: Ausure dinner and awards
24 August 2015
A report in insuranceNEWS.com.au last week stated Ausure Insurance Brokers’ annual awards were sponsored by CGU…
Zurich appoints NSW/ACT manager
17 August 2015
Zurich has named Craig Sandy as Commercial State Manager for NSW and the ACT…
Expansive UAC appoints NZ board member
17 August 2015
The Underwriting Agencies Council has named New Zealand underwriting veteran Mike Street as its first board member from that country…
Ausure unveils award winners
17 August 2015
Ausure Insurance Brokers named its annual award winners at a gala ceremony on the final night of its Darwin conference last week…
Institute promises sparkling night at Diamond Ball
17 August 2015
Axis Specialty Australia CEO David Smith is hoping for a big turnout and plenty of cash as he prepares to host a fundraiser for his “other passion” – the Children’s Cancer Institute…
RMIA secures risk management training link-up
17 August 2015
The Risk Management Institution of Australasia has appointed Paladin Risk Management Training Academy to deliver its courses on the fundamentals of managing risk and enterprise risk management…
QBE appoints aviation manager
10 August 2015
QBE has appointed Julian Fraser as National Manager, Aviation, based at its Melbourne office…
AICLA names Carey Bird scholar
10 August 2015
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters has named Timothy Wong from McLarens Hong Kong as the winner of this year’s Carey Bird Scholarship…
ANZIIF-TurksLegal scholarship invites entries
10 August 2015
The winner of this year’s Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and TurksLegal Claims Scholarship can choose between two prizes…
APRA names scholarship winners
10 August 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced the winners of its Brian Gray Scholarship for financial services students…
RMIA conference examines crisis management
10 August 2015
Communication in times of crisis is among the themes at the Risk Management Institution of Australasia’s national conference in Adelaide…
AILA unveils Victorian speaking award winner
10 August 2015
The Australian Insurance Law Association has announced Colin Biggers & Paisley lawyer Alexander Morell as the inaugural winner of the Victorian Ron Shorter Memorial Award…
Zurich stalwart joins Allianz
03 August 2015
Zurich Australia’s NSW State Distribution Manager James Stack has resigned to take up a new position at Allianz…
Loss adjusters urged to start recruiting
03 August 2015
Loss adjusting companies in Australia must recruit newcomers to avoid a looming shortage of qualified specialists, Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters President Michael Collins has warned…
ICA replaces retiring corporate services manager
03 August 2015
The Insurance Council of Australia has appointed Adrian Dolin as GM Corporate Services, following the retirement of Brian Francis…
Tributes paid to AIG’s Geoff Long
03 August 2015
AIG Head of Energy and Engineered Risks Geoff Long died last week, aged 59…
Indemnity professionals celebrate 20 years together
03 August 2015
The Australian Professional Indemnity Group celebrated its 20th anniversary last week with a cocktail party in the city where it started…
NIBA seeks mentors for young professionals
03 August 2015
If you’re an experienced insurance professional who wants to help the industry’s young up-and-comers, the National Insurance Brokers Association wants to hear from you…
APIG to award London scholarship
03 August 2015
A young insurance professional will visit London next year under a new scholarship from the Australian Professional Indemnity Group and law firm Wotton + Kearney…