More students studying for financial planning degrees
21 November 2011
More than 500 students are studying for an undergraduate degree aligned with the Financial Planning Association’s Certified Financial Planner program…
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What price fame? Ask AAMI
21 November 2011
For people seeking their 10 seconds of fame, AAMI will allow 160 Facebook fans to appear in a special Safe Driver Rewards television commercial…
FPA names its best advisers
21 November 2011
Advisers from practices from WA, SA Tasmania and NSW won Financial Planning Association Best Practice awards at the annual conference in Brisbane last week…
Loss adjusters concerned over prior learning accreditation
14 November 2011
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters has changed its membership requirements due to concerns over “work around” options which enable candidates to achieve a Diploma…
Lambert to move to Global Transport
14 November 2011
Austbrokers GM Operations and Strategic Development Glenn Lambert is moving to underwriting agency Global Transport & Automotive Insurance Solutions after five years with the broker group…
Vero prepares for a hot, wet and busy summer
14 November 2011
Vero is running a series of training roadshows in Queensland and NSW for brokers to prepare for possible weather-related claims this summer…
Melbourne broker wins top Advisernet award
14 November 2011
Melbourne-based Gain Insurance has been named Insurance Advisernet Australia’s Authorised Representative of the Year…
Boral wins Lumley’s fleet excellence award
14 November 2011
Construction supplies specialist Boral has won the Lumley Insurance Motor Benchmark Award, which was announced in Sydney last week.
Who beat the boss this week for $120,000?
14 November 2011
Team Finity, from Finity Consulting, won the Create Foundation’s “Beat the Bosses” quiz night in the annual insurance and finance industry “battle of the brains” held in Sydney last week…
FSU, Suncorp argue over offshoring numbers
07 November 2011
The Finance Sector Union says Suncorp is aiming to send at least 50 jobs offshore to India, but the company insists the figure is closer to 20…
AICLA names new board
07 November 2011
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters has announced a series of board changes following its AGM…
Financial services jobs drop as year-end looms
07 November 2011
Financial services job ads are trending down as the end of the year approaches, according to eJobs Recruitment…
Ansvar veteran retires
07 November 2011
Ansvar Insurance WA and SA Regional Manager Phil McGuire has resigned after 40 years in the industry…
Look at the fine detail of succession planning
07 November 2011
Sort out the fine detail of a succession plan at the start to be able to handle unexpected changes, Coppers N Cents Financial Services Principal Steve Wilson says…
Insurance skills shortage, but salaries stable
31 October 2011
The rising need for claims and customer service personnel following last summer’s natural disasters has been offset by recruiting people out of other industries, according to recruitment…
Insurance lawyers elect new president
31 October 2011
Sydney lawyer David Lee has been appointed President of the Australian Insurance Law Association…
New life designation from AFA
31 October 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers plans to introduce a new life insurance qualification called Chartered Life Practitioner…
Austbrokers names Frank Earl award winner
31 October 2011
Professional risks specialist Matt Kuc of Austbrokers Countrywide in Melbourne has won the inaugural Austbrokers Frank Earl Platinum Award…
Many stars at this year’s AFA conference
31 October 2011
WA adviser Troy MacMillan won the Association of Financial Advisers’ top award at its annual conference on the Gold Coast last week…
New head of communications starts at ICA
24 October 2011
Former journalist Campbell Fuller has been appointed Head of Communications at the Insurance Council of Australia.