Vero SME webinar focuses on broker opportunities
17 February 2020
Vero will run a webinar for brokers next month, to coincide with the release of the ninth annual SME Insurance Index report.
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Yellow Cover joins forces with Matt Stone Racing
17 February 2020
NTI’s mobile plant and equipment brand Yellow Cover will feature in the Australia Supercars Championship this year after the insurer joined Matt Stone Racing as naming rights partner...
EML examines bushfire impact lessons
17 February 2020
Workers’ compensation firm EML is reviewing how to better support injured workers living in bushfire-affected areas...
Gallagher hires two top players in Brisbane
10 February 2020
Former Wallabies rugby union captain Tony Shaw has joined the corporate broking team at Gallagher alongside industry veteran Mark Richardson, who steps into the role of Manager, Corporate...
Loss adjuster switches focus from volume claims
10 February 2020
Adjuster Peter Brown has left Technical Assessing after 10 years with the company to set up his own business...
Miramar opens Perth office, hires Grant Bowen
10 February 2020
Miramar Underwriting Agency has opened a new office in Perth’s CBD and appointed Grant Bowen as its WA State Manager...
IUA appoints senior underwriter
10 February 2020
Interruption Underwriting Agencies has appointed Daniel Hrycko to the role of Senior Underwriter...
BMS recruits financial lines broker from Gallagher
10 February 2020
BMS Australia has hired Kirsty Kennell-Webb as Senior Financial Lines Broker...
‘Massive talent gap’ looms for insurance
03 February 2020
A major recruitment group has warned the insurance industry it will struggle to find skilled staff to handle dispute resolution, property claims and other key roles because of a long-running talent shortage...
McLardy McShane raises $105,000 for MND charity
03 February 2020
Melbourne-based McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers raised more than $105,000 to support FightMND during a charity golf day in January...
Bob Mann retires after five-decade insurance career
03 February 2020
Bob Mann, widely regarded as one of the industry’s leading brokers, has retired after nearly 49 years in insurance...
NTI appoints new Vic/Tas manager
03 February 2020
Specialist transport and logistics insurer NTI has appointed Jason Chappell to the role of State Manager for Victoria and Tasmania...
Broker HW Wood goes west
03 February 2020
Broker HW Wood Australia has expanded beyond its Melbourne office into the WA market, with an office in Perth headed by newly appointed state manager Clive Higgins...
Kurt Nilsen elected as UAC chair
16 December 2019
The Underwriting Agencies Council has elected Lion Underwriting MD Kurt Nilsen as its new Chairman...
QBE backs mentor programs for Indigenous students
16 December 2019
QBE Foundation has entered a multi-year partnership with the Stars Foundation, which helps young Indigenous women realise their full potential through mentoring at a critical points in their schooling...
Steadfast renews Kelly Racing partnership
16 December 2019
Steadfast has agreed a new multi-year deal with Supercars team Kelly Racing, continuing its long-time role as the team’s official general insurance broker network partner...
Ryno appoints underwriting manager
16 December 2019
Brisbane-based Ryno Underwriting has appointed Suzie O’Hagan as Underwriting Manager...
Academics to unite for cyber defence conference
16 December 2019
Research papers are being sought for a first-of-its-kind conference discussing defending cyber attacks...
Aon expands Cyber Solutions Group with key appointment
16 December 2019
Aon has appointed Lucas Roe to its recently established Cyber Solutions Group in the role of Security Architecture and Risk Quantification Leader...
Insurance consultancy expands team
16 December 2019
Sydney-based specialist (re)insurance consultancy ConsultRe has expanded its team with the appointment of Andrew Allison as Senior Consultant...