Zurich board appointments

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) have announced the appointment of Geoff Summerhayes as Chair, together with Noel Condon and Mary Waldron as independent non-executive Directors. Mr Summerhayes has extensive experience across

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Zurich Australia and New Zealand announces new Board appointment

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Zurich Australia and New Zealand has announced the appointment of Geoff Summerhayes to Zurich’s suite of Boards commencing immediately. A former financial services CEO, director and APRA Executive Board Member,

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Australian Actuaries Climate Index records mildest winter in five years with warm temperatures and low levels of wind

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The Australian Actuaries Climate Index, which measures the occurrence of extreme weather conditions and sea levels, showed winter was relatively benign across most of Australia, with the Index falling to

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APRA and ASIC publish world-leading life insurance data

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released a series of publications and an online tool allowing policyholders – for the first

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Australia’s new sustainable finance initiative

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The leaders and senior executives of Australia’s major banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies, financial sector peak bodies, civil society and academia are coming together to set out a roadmap for

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Actuaries Institute launches climate index

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The Actuaries Institute has launched a climate index, an objective measure of extreme weather conditions and changes to sea levels, to help policymakers and Australia’s businesses assess how the frequency

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APRA and ASIC release new life-claims data

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have published new data on life insurance claims and claims related disputes for the period 1

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Statement from the Financial Services Council on new APRA appointments

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The Financial Services Council (FSC) congratulates the appointments of Mrs Helen Rowell as the full-time Deputy Chair of APRA and Mr Geoff Summerhayes as a full-time member of APRA from

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John Trowbridge to chair FSC-AFA life insurance working group

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Former APRA Member, Mr John Trowbridge, has been appointed independent chairman of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial

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