NIBA to roll out new training courses
13 July 2015
The National Insurance Brokers Association will introduce new education courses following a regulatory review of program requirements…
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UAC spruiks its wares in Singapore
13 July 2015
An Underwriting Agencies Council delegation has visited Singapore under a five-year plan to become the voice of the sector across Asia-Pacific…
‘True giant’ of loss adjusting dies
13 July 2015
Crawford & Company Australia Chairman Laurie Bevan, who died on July 6, was farewelled at a funeral in Melbourne today…
ANZIIF names awards contenders
13 July 2015
The finalists for this year’s Australian Insurance Industry Awards have been announced…
NIBA honours NSW pair in broker awards
13 July 2015
Austbrokers SPT director Brian Salisbury is the National Insurance Brokers Association’s NSW/ACT broker of the year…
Salaries demands grow amid candidate shortage
13 July 2015
Insurance companies are keen to hire, but the industry remains short of quality candidates, according to Hays…
Experts and heroes to address NT conference
13 July 2015
An international expert on personal injury management is among the headline speakers at this year’s Territory Insurance Conference in Darwin…
Trainer slams insurance education ‘downgrades’
06 July 2015
A training provider has stopped offering some modules for insurance professionals, claiming they fail to meet her industry clients’ needs…
NIBA announces SA/NT award winners
06 July 2015
The National Insurance Brokers Association has named its award winners for the SA/NT region…
Vero calls for risk award nominations
06 July 2015
Vero’s 10th annual RMAdvancer risk management awards are now open for nominations…
UAC makes date for Adelaide expo
06 July 2015
The Underwriting Agencies Council’s annual SA Underwriting Expo will be held in Adelaide on August 13…
Victorian finalists prepare for public speaking contest
06 July 2015
Three young professionals will compete in the first Victorian final of the Australian Insurance Law Association’s (AILA) public speaking award…
UAC rolls out NZ professional development program
06 July 2015
The Underwriting Agencies Council will expand its professional development programs to New Zealand, to cater for its growing membership there…
Financial sector props up employment outlook
29 June 2015
Financial services companies, including insurance groups, offer promising job prospects in the third quarter, according to Hudson’s latest employment trends report…
Leading risk officers to address RIMS conference
29 June 2015
A distinguished line-up of corporate risk officers from Westfield, BHP Billiton, Toll Group, Ikea and Woodside Energy will appear at this year’s Risk Forum Australasia…
Marsh & McLennan to relocate in Sydney
29 June 2015
Marsh & McLennan Companies will move its Sydney office to the city’s new waterfront precinct Barangaroo late next year…
LMI shares expertise with Kenyan insurers
29 June 2015
Loss manager LMI Group and insurance technology provider Gratex International have held an insurance seminar in Nairobi for leaders of the Kenyan insurance industry…
RMIA board appoints EY partner
29 June 2015
EY partner Catherine Friday has been appointed to the Risk Management Institution of Australasia board…
Report warns of massive job losses
22 June 2015
Australia is on the cusp of a new industrial revolution that could see more than 5 million jobs disappear over the next 10-15 years – and the insurance industry will not be immune…
Broker’s golf day raises $22,000 for charities
22 June 2015
Insurers helped raise more than $22,000 for charity at McLardy McShane’s annual golf day…