QBE backs Swifts Academy for aspiring netballers
26 August 2019
QBE has partnered with the NSW Swifts and Netball NSW to establish the QBE Swifts Academy to help aspiring players fulfil their potential...
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A bear in there: Gallagher Bassett supports Legacy
26 August 2019
Gallagher Bassett has supported defence families and children with a donation in Brisbane of its Gentle Bears to charity Legacy, which helps Australians who have suffered from the injury or death of a serving family member...
Valerie Baker award finalists revealed
19 August 2019
The four contenders for this year’s Valerie Baker Memorial Award have been announced...
ANZIIF to announce award winners
19 August 2019
More than 800 insurance industry professionals are expected to attend this year’s Australian Insurance Industry Awards on Thursday night...
Lloyd’s veteran with Australian links dies
19 August 2019
Bruce Copp, a London-based specialist Lloyd’s broker who regularly travelled to Australia to negotiate facultative business with local insurance professionals, has died at 65 after a battle with cancer...
icare funds fellowship studies into brain injuries
19 August 2019
NSW state insurer icare is funding three psychiatry fellowships for advanced trainees to study brain injury...
QBE raises $5400 in one minute for children’s cancer research
19 August 2019
The QBE Foundation pledged $300 per goal during a netball “Goals for Good” charity shoot out on Saturday, bringing the insurer’s philanthropic contributions this year to almost $950,000...
New Zealand scholarship opens
19 August 2019
Applications are open for the annual Insurance Council of New Zealand and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance Scholarship...
IAG names legal head
12 August 2019
IAG has appointed Peter Horton as Group General Counsel...
Driverless vehicles: check loopholes for coverage
12 August 2019
Early adopters of driverless vehicles could be left without insurance coverage because of lagging legislation, an insurance lawyer warns...
Quill Club lunch raises $40,000 for SWAN
12 August 2019
The Quill Club has raised about $40,000 for Syndromes Without a Name from an annual charity lunch attended by more than 550 people on Friday...
Vavasour to lead Aon’s transaction insurance in NZ
12 August 2019
Aon in New Zealand has appointed Jonty Vavasour as Executive Director, M&A and Transaction Solutions...
Sedgwick appoints senior forensic specialist
12 August 2019
US-based claims specialist Sedgwick has appointed Emma Levett as a partner and corporate fraud specialist in the forensic advisory services team in Australia...
Underwriting agency co-founder dies
05 August 2019
Harry Dickinson Jr, who along with his parents founded Interruption Underwriting Agencies, has died...
HIH figure George Sturesteps dies
05 August 2019
George Sturesteps, who was a senior manager at HIH when the giant insurer collapsed in 2001 with losses of $5.3 billion, died yesterday...
Nameless: Quill Club lunch to support SWAN
05 August 2019
The Quill Club annual charity lunch will this year raise funds for Syndromes Without a Name, which provides information and support for families who have a child with an undiagnosed or rare genetic condition...
Risk management for quad bikes faces scrutiny
05 August 2019
The Australian Insurance Law Association will examine what insurers can do to mitigate the risks of serious injuries involving quad bikes...
CHU promotes Tchepak to national role
05 August 2019
Strata insurer CHU has promoted Steve Tchepak to the position of National Underwriting Manager...
APRA awards scholarships
05 August 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has awarded two scholarships to two university Honours candidates to support their actuarial and commerce studies...
Allianz exec wins marketing award
05 August 2019
Allianz Customer Relationship Manager Claire Vale was awarded Marketing Professional of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards last week...