Sterling names senior aviation underwriter
12 October 2020
Specialist underwriting agency Sterling Insurance has appointed Sharyn Gough as Senior Aviation Underwriter...
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WTW appoints tax insurance specialist in Sydney
12 October 2020
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Michelle Chua as associate director, Tax and Investment Structuring, after its Australasian tax liability insurance work almost tripled from a year ago...
Agile Risk Partners teams up with mapping specialist
12 October 2020
UK-based Agile Risk Partners, a managing general agent specialising in underwriting direct and facultative property risk, has partnered with mapping specialist Here Technologies to work on data cleansing solutions for the industry...
Regional winners to contend for NIBA’s Broker of the Year
05 October 2020
The National Insurance Brokers Association has named the five regional winners who will contend later this month for the Stephen Ball Memorial Award for Broker of the Year...
...and rising stars named for Young Broker of the Year
05 October 2020
The National Insurance Brokers Association has announced the five regional Young Broker of the Year award winners at a virtual ceremony...
RIMS sets out ways to adapt to remote working
05 October 2020
The Risk and Insurance Management Society has outlined ways for businesses to adapt to remote working arrangements as the pandemic disruption drags on...
360 recruits new commercial director from Allianz
05 October 2020
360 Underwriting Solutions has named Paul Riordan as Executive Director of the 360 Commercial Business...
Rothbury appoints new Risk and Compliance GM
05 October 2020
Rodney Knight has joined New Zealand’s Rothbury Insurance Brokers in the new role of GM – Risk and Compliance...
Dive In festival closes strongly with record audience
28 September 2020
Lloyd’s has hailed the success of the Dive In festival, which finished last week on a strong note with its biggest audience yet despite the pandemic disruption...
McLardy McShane names award winners
28 September 2020
McLardy McShane has named the winners of its annual company awards in recognition of their contributions to the Melbourne-based insurance group...
Suncorp celebrates multicultural mentoring
28 September 2020
Suncorp employees have participated in a professional networking event hosted by Multicultural Australia, giving this year’s graduates in its career mentoring program Shape Your Future the chance to build connections...
CGU launches Indigenous grants
28 September 2020
CGU Insurance is calling on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business owners to enter a scheme to win one of five $5000 grants...
EBM adds new board director
28 September 2020
Perth-based broker EBM has appointed Sharon Fox-Slater to its board of directors, effective later this week...
ATC Insurance Solutions names plant and machinery underwriter
28 September 2020
Underwriting agency ATC Insurance Solutions has appointed James O’Donohoue as Plant and Machinery Underwriter, based in Melbourne...
Dive In kicks off tomorrow
21 September 2020
The annual Dive In festival will kick off tomorrow as the insurance industry looks to make further progress in pushing for more workplace diversity and inclusion...
Suncorp partners with Queensland SES
21 September 2020
Suncorp has announced a partnership with the Queensland State Emergency Service to help protect residents from increasing natural disaster risks...
CQIB board re-elected for another year
21 September 2020
The Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers board has been re-elected for 2020 – 2021, with positions and members unchanged...
Technology specialist joins ATL
21 September 2020
Australian Transport and Logistics Insurance Group has appointed Nick Evans Executive Director Digital Transformation...
Correction: Steadfast tech manager
21 September 2020
An early version of a report in last week’s Professional section on the departure of Steadfast EGM Underwriting Agency Technology Services Niels Laaper incorrectly named Steadfast software engineer Justin Carlino as the new team leader...
Another tech manager leaves Steadfast
14 September 2020
Steadfast has confirmed the departure of EGM Underwriting Agency Technology Services Niels Laaper...