Watch this space
15 May 2001
The strategic moves by giant foreign-owned insurers on the local market continues, with attention now switching to financial services…
Life Insurance
Genetic testing: Approach with caution
15 May 2001
Genetic testing in the workplace is set to become a controversial issue in Australia, says Minter Ellison partner Dan Williams…
HIH – Government moves
15 May 2001
The HIH collapse is approaching the proportions of a national disaster and has consequently become a political football…
HIH’S party line exposed by media
15 May 2001
The Sydney media was agog yesterday at the scale of entertaining enjoyed by HIH…
Brokers defend their involvement
15 May 2001
As the buck-passing continues – with governments blaming each other, everyone except the Government and APRA blaming APRA, APRA blaming the HIH management and board…
AMP rationalises super
01 May 2001
AMP has struck a deal with global consultancy firm William M Mercer to handle its 95 stand-alone corporate superannuation clients…
Premium funders make it easier
17 April 2001
Possible legal problems surrounding HIH premiums are spilling over into the premium funding sector, although the “commercial loan” nature of the contract removes much…
Maynard takes FICS
17 April 2001
Former Insurance Enquiries & Complaints National Operations Manager Alison Maynard has been appointed CEO of the Financial Industry Complaints Service…
Hogg promises more money for brokers
17 April 2001
Industry veteran Ted Hogg has established a new business designed to enhance brokers’ returns from their insurance funds…
ING wins top quality award
03 April 2001
ING Australia funds management division has won the Australian Quality Council’s Gold Australia Business Excellence Award…
AMP does it again with CSC
03 April 2001
AMP’s British operations will have their IT infrastructure boosted with the signing of a new five-year deal with Computer Sciences Corporation…
Be proud, says disputes chief
20 March 2001
Insurance Enquiries & Complaints Chairman Peter Daly says the insurance industry must do more to spruik its achievements so consumers have greater confidence in the…
… And call IEC the Ombudsman
20 March 2001
Consumer confusion over the insurance industry’s alternative dispute resolution scheme should be addressed by changing IEC’s name to the “Insurance Ombudsman”…
Super changes expose new opportunity
13 March 2001
New superannuation arrangements have opened up big new estate-planning opportunities, according to Zurich’s Michael Harrison…
Portal draws in top companies
13 March 2001
Most of the top 200 NZ financial services providers have “partnered” to provide online access to new portal Liquid.co.nz…
Regional Oz offers opportunities
06 March 2001
People living in regional Australia need sound financial advice and services just as much as their urban counterparts, Deputy PM John Anderson said last week…
Disability product sales under scrutiny
27 February 2001
ASIC is turning up the heat on the life insurance industry, saying too many companies are falling short of the required standards for advising on or selling disability products…
Super bills moving along
20 February 2001
While all attention is focused on the FSRB legislation and its impending introduction into Parliament, a raft of superannuation-related bills are still moving at…
NIBA gears up for FSRB
13 February 2001
Want to know when the Financial Services Reform Bill will finally make it into Parliament and confused by all the predictions…