Tributes paid to BJS broker
03 April 2017
Rod Luxford, Senior Account Manager at BJS Insurance Brokers, has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer…
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Vero adds GIO workers’ comp to risk awards
03 April 2017
Vero’s RMAdvancer risk management awards have this year added a category for GIO workers’ compensation customers, with nominations opening today…
Humour, imagination hold key to RDG Scholarship
03 April 2017
The seventh annual Reinsurance Discussion Group Scholarship is open, with entrants urged to present ideas on innovation, and points given for originality, imagination and humour…
QBE board member steps down
03 April 2017
QBE has announced the retirement of Margaret Leung from its board after four years…
QBE confirms claims head
27 March 2017
Jon Fox has been appointed EGM Claims at QBE Australia and New Zealand after serving seven months in the role in an interim capacity…
AIG appoints Private Client chief
27 March 2017
David McMurdo has been promoted to Head of Private Client Group Australasia at AIG…
Plant joins ANZIIF board
27 March 2017
Insurance & Care NSW Group Executive Innovation Tim Plant has been appointed to the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance board…
JMD Ross broker takes board seat
27 March 2017
JMD Ross Insurance Brokers Senior Broker John Davaine has been promoted to the board one year after joining the Sydney-based company…
Media marketing chief joins Suncorp NZ
27 March 2017
Former Fairfax Media NZ chief marketing officer Campbell Mitchell has been appointed Head of Customer Experience at Suncorp in New Zealand…
Dual staff in the running for charity
27 March 2017
The Melbourne office of underwriting agency Dual has begun its campaign to raise $30,000 for farmers with its annual Run the Tan event earlier this month…
McLarens appoints construction chief
27 March 2017
Loss adjuster McLarens Australia has appointed George Bejjani as Construction and Natural Resources GM, based in the Sydney office…
LFI appoints sales head
27 March 2017
Credit insurance specialist LFI Group has begun building its sales team, appointing Kevin Arkell as National Sales Manager…
Employer hiring plans slow in Q2
20 March 2017
The pace of hiring in the finance, insurance and real estate sector is expected to slow in the second quarter, according to an employment outlook survey by workforce group Manpower…
ANZIIF awards open for nominations
20 March 2017
Submissions are now open for the 14th Australian Insurance Industry Awards, hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance…
New ICA President relishes challenge
20 March 2017
Suncorp’s CEO Insurance Anthony Day has been appointed President and board Chairman of the Insurance Council of Australia…
New leader sets out Actuaries Institute vision
20 March 2017
New Actuaries Institute President Jenny Lyon wants to grow the profession’s contribution to public policy discussion and advise governments and regulators on issues including climate change and risks in finance…
CGU kicks on with Collingwood sponsorship
20 March 2017
CGU has extended its sponsorship of AFL team Collingwood for another five years, taking its involvement through to 2022…
AFA recruits ex-AHI chief in advisory role
20 March 2017
AFA Insurance has appointed industry veteran Kevin Kinsella as an advisory board member…
BOQ Finance raises charity cash
20 March 2017
The Bank of Queensland Cashflow Finance team – previously Centrepoint Alliance Premium Funding – has raised more than $11,000 for charity…
Ron Shorter award goes national
20 March 2017
Young insurance professionals in Tasmania, SA and WA can enter this year’s Ron Shorter Memorial Award for Professionalism in Public Speaking…