Former SIRA CEO Donnelly awarded Public Service Medal
07 February 2022
Former State Insurance Regulatory Authority CEO Carmel Donnelly has been awarded a Public Service Medal in this year’s Australia Day Honours...
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Law firm names new insurance partner
07 February 2022
Sydney-based Jacqueline Haski has joined Moray & Agnew as a Partner in its insurance practice, bringing her paralegal team Amy Reyes and Karen Jackson...
Wotton + Kearney announces new health appointments
07 February 2022
Law firm Wotton + Kearney says Marie-Clare Elder and Claudine Watson-Kyme have joined its health team as Partners...
QBE named Sydney Swans AFLW foundation principal partner
07 February 2022
QBE has extended its commitment to the Sydney Swans AFLW, becoming principal partner of the club’s foundation...
ANZIIF names broking sector, New Zealand award winners
31 January 2022
Bridges Insurance Compliance and Office Manager Alana Garnett has won the QBE-sponsored Broking Sector category Making a Difference recognition award, the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced...
Suncorp New Zealand makes executive team changes
31 January 2022
Suncorp New Zealand has made a number of changes to its executive team as part of a broader push to take the business forward...
Howden RE taps Berkley reinsurance exec for newly created role
31 January 2022
Howden RE has appointed Richard Pike as Executive Director Treaty Reinsurance, reporting to Head of Treaty for Asia Pacific Stephen Warwick...
Insurance recruiter Eliot Partnership opens Sydney office
31 January 2022
Specialist insurance executive search firm Eliot Partnership has opened a sixth office in Sydney, led by Graeme Young who has relocated from New York...
Wotton + Kearney grows NZ team, announces senior promotions
31 January 2022
Wotton + Kearney announced today a team of insurance lawyers from DLA will join its New Zealand office...
Sedgwick names COO Australia
31 January 2022
Global loss adjuster Sedgwick says Tracey Harris has joined the busines as COO in Australia...
RACT chief takes GM Claims role at RACQ
13 December 2021
Trent Sayers has been appointed GM Claims at RACQ and will move back to Brisbane with his family from Tasmania for the role...
Willis Towers Watson appoints cyber risk consultant
13 December 2021
Willis Towers Watson says Anthony Smit has joined from Sedgwick to take up the role of Cyber Risk Consultant, a position that sits within the broker’s Australasia Financial Lines team...
Nilsen retains UAC Chairman position
13 December 2021
The Underwriting Agencies Council has named a new board following meetings last week, and Lion Underwriting MD Kurt Nilsen has retained his position as UAC Chairman...
Ian Laughlin awarded Actuaries Institute’s highest honour
13 December 2021
The Actuaries Institute has awarded its highest honour to former Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Deputy Chairman Ian Laughlin...
360 Underwriting announces retirement of well-known manager
13 December 2021
360 Underwriting Solutions is looking for a new National Manager Sura Mobile Plant & Equipment following the retirement of Stephen Borg...
Kishan Dasan departs AIG for WTW in Melbourne
13 December 2021
Melbourne-based Kishan Dasan has been appointed Director of Strategic Growth, Construction and Natural Resources Australasia at Willis Towers Watson...
IAG exec joins motor insurance and repair code committee
13 December 2021
IAG Manager of Industry Risk and Governance George Manos has been appointed to the Code Administration Committee of the Motor Vehicle Insurance and Repair Industry...
ANZIIF names Making a Difference award winners
06 December 2021
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced the latest round of winners of its Making a Difference recognition awards...
CHU names new claims head
06 December 2021
Steadfast-owned strata specialist CHU Underwriting Agencies has appointed David Gow as Head of Claims, taking over from Andy Martindale, who takes up a new role as Steadfast Claims Solutions CEO...
Snake bath, fire-walking braved as CEOs Dare to Cure
06 December 2021
Steadfast’s Robert Kelly and Gallagher Australia head Sarah Lyons were among business leaders braving snakes, spiders and fire-walking as part of the CEO Dare to Cure event that raises funds for the Children’s Cancer Institute...