QBE appoints former Swiss Re head, tech expert to board
17 August 2020
QBE has appointed former Swiss Re Americas CEO Eric Smith and US-based technology entrepreneur Tan Le as non-executive directors...
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HDI hires local QBE risk manager
17 August 2020
Specialty insurer HDI Global has appointed Anja Dix-Eberhardt as Head of Risk and Compliance...
Seven move across to Wotton + Kearney
17 August 2020
Law firm Wotton + Kearney is expanding its Property, Construction and Energy group to prepare for heightened client demand in construction and infrastructure which it expects will continue for up to a decade on new government investment...
Submissions window opens for ICNZ, ANZIIF scholarships
17 August 2020
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and the Insurance Council of New Zealand are accepting submissions for this year’s scholarship...
NTI partners with ‘Healthy Heads in Trucks’
17 August 2020
NTI has agreed to partner with not-for-profit organisation Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds, which is creating a national mental health plan for the transport industry...
Survey launched to gauge diversity progress, COVID impacts
10 August 2020
The industry has launched an online survey to assess the progress in advancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace ahead of next month’s Dive In Festival, an annual event pushing for changes in corporate culture and practices in insurance...
Steadfast cancels 2021 event as disruptions roll forward
10 August 2020
Steadfast has cancelled its convention for a second year as the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt industry event schedules...
Finity’s principal wins award for claims work
10 August 2020
Finity Principal Paul Beinat has gained recognition for his work in third-party claims processing from University of Technology Sydney...
Suncorp matches $1 million staff donations
10 August 2020
Suncorp has matched more than $1 million raised by its employees for charity, bringing the total donated to more than $2 million...
Aon teams up to address mental health
10 August 2020
Aon has teamed with a specialist company to provide an e-learning platform focussed on helping businesses and their workforces address mental health concerns...
NZ regulator gives nod to ANZIIF broker certification plan
10 August 2020
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance says its proposed compliance certification for general insurance brokers has been approved by the industry regulator...
Resilience Project founder to speak at AICLA event
10 August 2020
Resilience Project founder Hugh Van Cuylenburg will speak at an Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters event this week...
Genworth board sees changing of the guards
10 August 2020
Genworth Mortgage Insurance has appointed Graham Mirabitoas to its board as director Christine Patton departs after two years...
Lockton names head of new sport division
03 August 2020
Lockton has appointed Michael Woodlands to the newly created role of Head of Sport, Australia & Pacific...
Risk Frontiers weekly webinars to start next month
03 August 2020
Local risk modelling firm Risk Frontiers will kick off its annual seminar series next month, starting with the first of three one-hour webinars on September 17...
ATC hires Melbourne cyber underwriter
03 August 2020
Melbourne-based underwriting agency ATC Insurance Solutions has appointed Jenny Arkell as Senior Underwriter – Cyber...
Arch hires two accident & health underwriters
03 August 2020
Arch Insurance Australia has expanded its accident & health division with two new hires...
Youi hires marketing chief as duo depart
03 August 2020
Youi has appointed Joachim Holte to head its inhouse marketing team...
Insurance staff volunteer for office return
27 July 2020
QBE and Hollard are allowing small numbers of employees to “opt-in” to an office return, but there is not yet any large-scale reversal of the industry’s coronavirus-inspired switch to home working as Victoria continues to battle a second wave...
LMI Group bulks up its training ambitions
27 July 2020
LMI Group has taken full ownership of Financial Services School, bolstering the claims management specialist’s ambition to grow its presence in the insurance education sector...