Australia's Financial Services Council (FSC) has announced a new Deputy Chair, new Board appointments and acknowledged the significant contributions of its departing Director and outgoing Deputy Chair upon her retirement.
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has released two publications, marking the completion of its multi-year cycle of assessing implementation of the supervisory material of the Holistic Framework for systemic risk in the insurance sector.
Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions for the insurance industry, has appointed Ms Vijay Laxmi Tarafdar as Associate Vice President, Client Partner for Australia and New Zealand.
Record global level of coal, oil and gas pollution is overtaking natural climate drivers like El Niño and La Niña, according to a new report by Climate Council of Australia. This is accelerating the climate whiplash phenomenon that flings communities rapidly from one disaster to the next.
Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group, has expanded its warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance capabilities into APAC, with two new underwriting appointments in Hong Kong and India.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) latest Insurance Climate Vulnerability Assessment (ICVA), has revealed that extreme climate events could affect home insurance affordability and the insurance protection gap over coming decades.
HDI Global has announced the retirement of long-standing leader, Mr Jeff Altit, Underwriting Manager International Programmes. His career with HDI Australia spanned nearly 28 years.
The Supervisory Board of Allianz SE has announced leadership and portfolio changes within the Allianz SE Board of Management.
Australian insurance broker Aviso Specialty has announced the appointments of Mr Josh Roach as CEO and Mr Paul Marsden as Executive Director of Broking. Both are former Pacific region CEOs of major international brokers.
Australia now has a new Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data dashboard for the financial sector that gives unprecedented access to consumer complaints data to Australians.