The Underwriting Agencies Council Leadership Academy is inviting applications for its next intake after a successful inaugural year.

The near-record El Nino underway in the Pacific is expected to intensify during spring while an Indian Ocean climate indicator is also moving towards levels associated with drier weather in parts of ...

Axa XL says Thomas Gotting has become chief client and distribution officer for Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region as well as Europe. Dr Gotting, who is based in Cologne, Germany, will ...

IPAR Rehabilitation won the award for outstanding contribution to the NT insurance industry by a team. The Stewart Cox Memorial Award was given to Margaret Pratten, who the judges say is “a true ...

AIG has promoted global chief actuary Turab Hussain to CRO, effective from next Monday. Mr Hussain, based in New York, will take over from Christopher Schaper who has informed the company that he ...

The Life Code Compliance Committee is “carefully” examining proposed measures that will have a bearing on its oversight of the industry. Final decision on the three proposals made by code reviewer ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a “rapid review” to assess government cyber crisis response arrangements after an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to a Medicare statistics portal.

Another set of changes to the NSW workers’ compensation scheme has commenced as part of the government’s reform of work injury laws that started on July 1. Starting this month, new claims for medical ...

PPS Mutual has appointed Matthew Pilcher as director of strategy and Avanti Patki as head of product. The specialist life insurer says Mr Pilcher will lead the company’s long-term strategy, ...

Listed health insurer Nib Holdings has completed the sale of its travel insurance businesses. As reported previously, the insurer has agreed to sell its Australian and New Zealand travel insurance ...

Broader financial services average salary increases were 3.1% this year but will join insurance on 3.5% in 2027, Aon finds. Across a range of sectors, the average increase was 3.5%, the same as for ...

“ASIC will also monitor the work of the Council of Australian Life Insurers to draft a new Life Insurance Code of Practice following the final report of the independent review of the current code,” ...