The Independent Code Review Committee has issued its interim report on its review of the General Insurance Code of Practice, which contains 104 recommendations which cover a number of areas, including financial hardship, customer vulnerability, claims handling, enforceability and governance.
Forvis Mazars has appointed Mr Aidan Khoo as director, management consulting and Ms Kirsty McMillan as partner, tax.
WTW has appointed Mr Ben Di Marco as leader of its new dedicated technology industry practice. He is a cyber and technology risk specialist.
Half of Australia's tourism assets are in an elevated risk category, facing considerable climate and natural peril risk, according to the "Climate Risk Index - The impact of climate change on the Australian tourism industry", the first comprehensive, quantitative climate assessment of its kind for Australian tourism.
Zurich Singapore has appointed Mr Edward Rayfield as head of casualty, APAC and Mr Robin Cooper-Driver as head of financial lines, APAC.
Agile, a fast growing underwriting agency, InsurTech and Lloyd's Syndicate company, has established a presence in New Zealand, the first of its kind for a Lloyd's syndicate.
A roundtable of leading influential voices for millennials is sounding the alarm for superannuation funds to lift their game and increase services, transparency, and improved access to information to better engage millennial members, says ASIC in a statement.
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Mr David Wainwright as CRO for Australia and New Zealand, effective 6 January 2025. He has close to 25 years of experience.
Texel Group has appointed Mr Davis Ng and Ms Hélène Heas as brokers. Both Mr Ng and Ms Heas join the Singapore office. In their new roles, they will be responsible for supporting the growth of Texel's business across the APAC region and in close collaboration with the global broking team, will further enhance the company's client solutions and market reach.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) yesterday launched its first roadmap setting out the strategies insurers can use to attract and retain employees with the range of skills required to meet current and future industry needs.