For the second year in a row, risks from energy price shocks is the primary concern for executives in Australia according...
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Energy price shocks seen as top risk in Australia: WEF
The Importance of seeking expert advice
As the wildfires in California continue to rage, inflicting more damage everyday, experts in Australia are gearing up in earnest for...
Marsh and JLT to combine speciality units to form new b ...
Marsh has announced the formation of Marsh-JLT Specialty, a new business within Marsh that combines the specialty teams of Marsh and...
AUB Group Announces Acquisition
AUB Group Limited has announced its agreement to take a majority interest in Adroit Insurance & Risk (Adroit). Group CEO and...
ICA announces more North Queensland community forums
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) is hosting a series of community insurance forums in November for communities between Cairns and...
ASIC begins consultation on updated competence requirem ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is inviting input on proposed updates to their organisational competence requirements for advice licensees...
NIBA rejects calls for general insurance commission ban
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) rejects ASIC’s call for a ban on general insurance commissions. As reported in Australian Financial...
Insurance Council Board director steps down
The Board of the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), meeting in Sydney accepted the resignation of a Director, Helen Troup of...
Time for insurance brokers to update ASIC with their AF ...
AFCA members holding a financial services or credit licence must notify ASIC of their AFCA membership details by 30 November 2018. Credit...
Melbourne financial services business to pay $9 million ...
A Melbourne-based financial services and credit business has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay penalties of $8,980,000 in total...
Insurance brokers wow career advisers
NIBA President, Tim Wedlock of Austbrokers AEI and Committee Members Rebecca Wilson and Craig Anderson from Austbrokers ABS represented the insurance...
Insurance brokers are keeping the market honest
NIBA CEO, Dallas Booth addressed the Annual Conference of the Australian Insurance Law Association in Perth last week, and made a...
ARPC announces research study on cyber terrorism in Aus ...
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation has commenced a 12-month research study on the threat of cyber terrorism in Australia, including the nature and...
Vero’s RM Advancer Awards Winners revealed for 2018
More than 100 brokers and their clients attended the prestigious RM Advancer award gala ceremony hosted by Vero. Australian retailer The...