NIBA 2020 set for Melbourne
28 October 2019
Next year’s National Insurance Brokers Association convention will be held in Melbourne, with dates yet to be confirmed...
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Merchant moves to Crawford in client-facing role
28 October 2019
Claims management group Crawford & Company has appointed James Merchant as Chief Client Officer for its local operations...
Vero tool aims to support ‘trusted adviser’ role
28 October 2019
Vero says its new Risk Profiler tool will enable brokers to better assist clients in understanding key insurance risks and preventative actions, helping to enhance their advisory role...
icare recognises company's improved safety
28 October 2019
icare has presented disability care company Sylvanvale with an icare Aware award for halving its workers’ compensation costs in less than five years...
Finity appoints climate risk expert
21 October 2019
Analytics consulting firm Finity has appointed global climate expert Rade Musulin to lead its Climate Risk practice...
NT Insurance Industry award finalists named
21 October 2019
This year’s Northern Territory insurance industry awards finalists have been named...
Third generation truck driver honoured in NTI awards
21 October 2019
Third-generation driver and owner of Kendall Trucking & Co Glen “Yogi” Kendall has been awarded one of four prizes in the 2019 National Transport Insurance Faces of Transport competition...
ALUCA TurksLegal scholarship awarded
21 October 2019
Cy Lindeberg, a Health Support Consultant at BT Financial Group, has been awarded this year’s ALUCA TurksLegal Scholarship...
Munich Re sponsors climate 'hackathon' event
21 October 2019
Munich Re is a major sponsor of Climathon 2019 and will allow local participants to access its data as they work to design solutions to extreme heat events...
Gallagher fills two new national roles
14 October 2019
Gallagher has appointed two executives to new national roles within its Australia Workplace Risk practice...
Vale ‘great bloke’ and former SUA underwriter
14 October 2019
Brisbane-based Specialist Underwriting Agencies has advised of the passing of retired colleague Denis John Morrissey. He was 74...
Aon risk conference looks at managing volatility
14 October 2019
Aon’s annual risk management conference begins in Melbourne tomorrow with the theme Maximising Performance, Managing Volatility...
Marsh principal joins claims investigator
14 October 2019
Huxley Hill Group, which provides risk and compliance services, has appointed Nick Zomer as Victorian State Manager...
Clyde & Co five move to Wotton + Kearney
14 October 2019
A team of five insurance lawyers with expertise in financial lines, property and energy has joined Wotton + Kearney’s Perth operations...
Dive in festival targets diversity and inclusion action
07 October 2019
The Lloyd’s Dive In Festival is increasing its focus on driving action on diversity and inclusion as the event builds on momentum from previous years on raising awareness and highlighting the challenges facing the industry...
Crawford launches graduate program
07 October 2019
Claims management group Crawford & Company has started recruiting candidates for its newly launched graduate program in Australia...
Climate leader Tim Andrews named Actuary of the Year
07 October 2019
The Actuaries Institute has named Finity Consulting’s Tim Andrews as Actuary of the Year for his work around climate change impacts...
CRM installs Bell for new COO role
07 October 2019
NSW-based CRM Brokers has hired Gordon Bell to fill the newly created COO position....
Emerging risks the hot topic for YIPs Auckland
07 October 2019
Speakers at the Young Insurance Professionals Australia and New Zealand annual conference in Auckland next week will focus on emerging risks facing the industry...
Community Underwriting appoints Senior Underwriter
07 October 2019
Community Underwriting, which provides insurance for the not-for-profit sector, has appointed Leeanne Lynch as Senior Underwriter...