History repeats for ANZIIF award winners
25 August 2014
Several of the winners at last week’s Australian Insurance Industry Awards night in Sydney had additional reasons to celebrate their achievements…
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Indigenous students step onto career ladder at IAG
25 August 2014
IAG will provide internships for indigenous university students as part of the reconciliation action plan it adopted last December…
Office workers urged to take a stand on health
25 August 2014
The amount of time employees in contemporary offices spend sitting increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers, Curtin University researchers say…
Suncorp appoints construction manager
25 August 2014
Suncorp Commercial Insurance has appointed Ed Rawnsley as National Manager of Construction, Surety and Engineering, following the retirement of Don McKenzie…
Ace names new Victoria manager
25 August 2014
Ace has appointed Steve Ord as Victorian State Manager, starting next week…
Vero produces web tool for brokers
25 August 2014
Vero has launched a web strategy guide to help brokers make the most of online communications…
APIG conference to discuss cyber risk
25 August 2014
This year’s Australian Professional Indemnity Group conference will feature sessions on pricing cyber insurance, challenges in professional risk claims management, workplaces…
Geneva Association seeks program director
25 August 2014
Australian insurance professionals with an academic bent and well-developed communications skills could be interested in a position being advertised at the Geneva Association…
ANZIIF holds fire in ‘war for talent’
18 August 2014
The insurance industry is unlikely to participate in careers expos until it understands why it is failing to attract or retain high-calibre people…
Claims convention breaks attendance record
18 August 2014
A record number of more than 350 delegates attended this year’s Claims Convention in Sydney, according to organisers…
ANZIIF and TurksLegal open claims scholarship
18 August 2014
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and law firm TurksLegal have launched their claims scholarship for this year…
QBE tags Swans for another five years
18 August 2014
QBE has extended its sponsorship of the Sydney Swans until the end of 2019…
Vero launches broker insight initiative
18 August 2014
Vero Insurance will hold a series of events to help its claims teams see the world through the eyes of a broker…
Arch appoints executive risk manager
18 August 2014
Arch Underwriting at Lloyd’s (Australia) has appointed Clive Davidson as Regional Manager, Executive Risks, as it expands its local operations…
Ansvar appoints management trio
18 August 2014
Ansvar Insurance has recruited three senior managers to build on its actuarial and underwriting capabilities…
Tower board appoints ex-Kraft exec
18 August 2014
New Zealand insurer Tower has appointed former Kraft Foods head Rebecca Dee-Bradbury as an independent non-executive director, based in Melbourne…
Actuaries call for summit presenters
11 August 2014
The Actuaries Institute is calling for expressions of interest to lead sessions at next year’s Actuaries Summit…
QBE calls for eQuip nominations
11 August 2014
QBE has today opened nominations for next year’s eQuip training and development program for brokers…
CQIB convention secures record attendance
11 August 2014
More than 410 people attended the Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers’ 22nd annual conference on the Sunshine Coast at the weekend, setting a new record for the event…
Ausure names award winners
11 August 2014
Ausure Insurance Brokers has presented its annual network awards…