Experienced insurance industry executive Gary Dransfield has joined Emergence Insurance as chair of the board of directors. Mr Dransfield has been in the insurance industry for 26 years and is a former president of both the Insurance Council of Australia and the Insurance Council of New … [Read more...] about Senior industry executive to chair Emergence board
Insurers urged: surf the insurtech wave
The insurance industry’s ability to adapt to and adopt the rapidly approaching wave of insurtech is the key to survival, say the partners in a Sydney-based consultancy. Ian Chisholm and Nick Careless, partners at independent management and technology consultancy Frazer Walker, which specialises … [Read more...] about Insurers urged: surf the insurtech wave
Ballot to elect new UAC board members
Seven underwriting agency senior executives are vying for four vacancies on the Underwriting Agencies Council board. The nominees, in the order in which they’ll appear on the ballot paper, are: Michael Edmonds, Executive General Manager Commercial with NTI Raj Nanra, CEO of SLE Worldwide … [Read more...] about Ballot to elect new UAC board members
New president for Australian Insurance Law Association
Change perceptions to avoid ongoing talent shortage
The insurance industry must change its public image or it will continue to face a talent shortage, says Prateek Vijayvergia, Business Leader – Key Accounts in Australia with Xceedance. He says the acute lack of qualified personnel to work in insurance is fuelled by poor public perceptions of the … [Read more...] about Change perceptions to avoid ongoing talent shortage
Austbrokers Comsure expands its network
Brisbane-based Austbrokers Comsure Insurance Brokers has purchased another brokerage, taking its annual gross written premium to more than $150 million. AB Comsure – formed in 2020 through the merger of three south-east Queensland-based brokerages, Comsure, Bestmark and Citycover – has added … [Read more...] about Austbrokers Comsure expands its network