Ed taps IAG manager for Asia-Pacific role
12 February 2018
London-based wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker Ed – known until 2016 as Cooper Gay – has appointed former IAG executive Marcus Taylor as its Head of Reinsurance Asia-Pacific…
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Broker demand and claims skill shortages ‘drive insurance salaries’
05 February 2018
Demand for brokers and claims professionals is expected to rise in the first half of this year, with increased salaries likely as brokerages look to retain talent, according to recruitment group Hays…
Actuaries Institute names new president
05 February 2018
John Evans has replaced Jenny Lyons as President of the Actuaries Institute…
Community Underwriting backs more worthy causes
05 February 2018
Community Underwriting’s annual small grants program helped 24 projects last year…
NTI seeks new restoration project
05 February 2018
National Transport Insurance is looking for a run-down truck with a story to tell, with the aim of restoring it to its former glory…
Valerie Baker award applications close soon
05 February 2018
Australian and New Zealand brokers have less than a month left to apply for this year’s Valerie Baker Memorial Award…
FOS forum open for registrations
05 February 2018
The Financial Ombudsman Service’s general insurance forum is now open for registrations…
Lockton announces new hires
05 February 2018
Professional services group Lockton Companies Australia has named George Harding as National Manager Professional and Financial Risks and Simon Bennett as National Client Manager Professional Risks…
MMIF talks commercial ship risks
05 February 2018
The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum’s first presentation of the year will focus on commercial vessel regulation and risks…
UAC invites sponsors to back Sydney expo
29 January 2018
The Underwriting Agencies Council has produced a sponsorship proposal for its Sydney Underwriting Expo on March 9 at the Hilton hotel…
Prominent insurance lawyer switches firms
29 January 2018
Insurance law specialist Andrew Sharpe has left McCabes to join Meridian Lawyers, based in Sydney…
NSW CTP reformer receives Australia Day honour
29 January 2018
Andrew Nicholls has received a Public Service Medal for his contribution to developing and reforming NSW’s insurance and transport…
Zurich sponsors AFL club Melbourne
29 January 2018
Zurich has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with AFL club Melbourne that will see the insurer’s logo feature on the front of player jumpers…
UAC elects new board
29 January 2018
Lyndon Turner has been re-elected as Chairman of the Underwriting Agencies Council following last month’s AGM…
NZ scholarship winner examines technology
29 January 2018
IAG New Zealand Senior Consultant Fraud Analytics Catherine Cumpstone has won a $NZ10,000 industry scholarship with her submission on the benefits and risks of technology and regulation changes…
Hollard underwriting chief switches to Calibre
29 January 2018
Calibre Commercial Insurance has appointed David Simpson as Head of Underwriting…
BHSI names NZ A&H head
29 January 2018
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has appointed Jared McGrath to head its new accident and health line in New Zealand…
ProRisk appoints regional managers
29 January 2018
Underwriting agency ProRisk has appointed Joe Lou as its Melbourne-based Southern Regional Manager, while Aimee Pozoglou has become Northern Regional Manager…
HDI names property, marine, energy managers
29 January 2018
HDI Global has named a leadership team for its property, power and energy, and marine lines in Australasia following the transfer overseas of underwriting manager Kai Brueggemann…
JLT partners with Golf Australia
29 January 2018
JLT has been named “official risk partner” of Golf Australia and the Women’s Australian Open, beginning a three-year deal…