APRA analyst wins scholarship
26 July 2010
Andrew Bojkowski from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is the winner of this year’s Aon Benfield Scholarship…
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Associated Marine announces more appointments
26 July 2010
Zurich-owned marine insurer Associated Marine has again reshuffled its management pack with three senior appointments…
FPA service award nominations open
26 July 2010
The Financial Planning Association has opened nominations for its Distinguished Service Awards, as well as the third round of Fellow Awards for this year…
AFA appoints first fellows
26 July 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed eight advisers as its first Fellows of Chartered Financial Practitioner…
ANZIIF extends Chinese reach
19 July 2010
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced a strategic partnership with China’s Insurance Professional College…
Grossman returns to home base
19 July 2010
QBE European Markets MD Doron Grossman will return to Sydney in September to take up the new role of QBE Executive GM Affiliated Businesses…
Qld Warren Tickle award finalist announced
19 July 2010
Tamara Johnson from Jardine Lloyd Thompson has been named as Queensland’s top young professional insurance broker…
Hiring upswing predicted in third quarter
12 July 2010
Rising confidence in the financial services sector is accelerating the hiring plans of more than 4000 employers over the coming three months…
Warren Tickle Memorial Award finalists named
12 July 2010
Rebecca Wilson of Sydney firm Austbrokers ABS has been chosen as this year’s top young professional insurance broker in NSW/ACT…
Boutique player targets niche training
12 July 2010
The newest entrant in the insurance professional training field says she doesn’t want to compete with the big players, but merely provide a service that complements theirs…
Brokers key players in climate change education
12 July 2010
Global insurer Zurich Financial Services Australia says insurance brokers remain pivotal figures in guarding society against climate change from a “risk management point of view”…
Suncorp appoints new HR boss
12 July 2010
Suncorp has appointed banking executive Amanda Revis to the role of Group Executive for Human Resources…
Brokers, claims managers in demand
05 July 2010
Brokers will be in high demand in the next few months, with recruitment specialist Hays predicting a “flurry” of hiring activity in the new financial year…
Insurance workers among most unhealthy: survey
05 July 2010
A survey by British healthcare provider Medicash has found insurance is the fourth least-healthy profession in the UK…
Do more for others, says award winner
05 July 2010
Insurance industry professionals should devote some of their free time to supporting the less fortunate in their communities, says Brisbane broker Colin Hambrecht…
New boss for Allianz global corporate team
28 June 2010
Allianz has shuffled the corporate decks in its Global Corporate and Speciality division, announcing Holger Schaefer as the new head of its Australian operations…
IBANZ award nominations open
28 June 2010
Nominations are now open for the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand annual general insurance industry awards…
Suncorp announces new life EGMs
28 June 2010
Suncorp Life has appointed two new EGMs to help manage its plans to double new life insurance business in the next three years…
Finsia launches professional standard
21 June 2010
A new professional standard for workers in the banking, wealth management and capital markets has been announced by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia…
AFA award nominations open
21 June 2010
Nominations have opened for the Association of Financial Advisers’ 2010 Rising Star of the Year and Adviser of the Year awards…