Royal commission releases fire services levy paper
24 November 2009
The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission released a discussion paper this morning aimed at inviting comment on possible reforms to the fire services levy and insurance...
24 November 2009
The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission released a discussion paper this morning aimed at inviting comment on possible reforms to the fire services levy and insurance...
23 November 2009
The Finance Sector Union has welcomed the insurance industry’s response to award negotiations, with most major companies agreeing to preserve employees’ key entitlements…
23 November 2009
Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority Chairman Christine Nixon has identified underinsurance as a key lesson in the wake of the February 7 Black Saturday disaster…
23 November 2009
Despite the perception of insurance as a grudge purchase, insurance companies are top of the league in the eyes of their customers, a survey has found…
23 November 2009
Insurance profitability remains subdued across the Asia-Pacific region, according to the latest market overview by credit ratings agency AM Best…
23 November 2009
A new British insurance industry push to boost contents insurance among people in rented public and community housing has received positive yet qualified responses in Australia…
23 November 2009
NSW experienced some of the state’s worst fire conditions on record during the weekend, with strong winds and temperatures soaring above 40 degrees…
23 November 2009
The New Zealand Government says steep levy rises proposed for motorcyclists under the Accident Compensation Corporation comprehensive no-fault personal injury cover…
23 November 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed Melinda Howes as CEO…
23 November 2009
A leading Australian social researcher has credited insurers with using integrated communications to win over their customers…
16 November 2009
A hardening market, constant consolidation opportunities and growing revenues are keeping the smiles on insurance brokers’ faces, with a new Macquarie Relationship Banking survey…
16 November 2009
Recruiters say Australia’s insurance employment market is holding up well, in contrast to a bleak picture from the US…
16 November 2009
Individual responsibility is returning as a valid issue after two new High Court decisions which significantly change the liability playing field in Australia…
16 November 2009
Residential buildings in Australia worth up to $63 billion could be inundated if sea levels rise 1.1 metres this century as a result of climate change, according to a new Federal Government…
16 November 2009
Scams in which cars are deliberately crashed to claim fraudulent insurance payouts are on the rise, according to Queensland police…
16 November 2009
GIO’s home and contents products have topped a survey by consumer organisation Choice…
16 November 2009
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has been named Education Service Provider of the Year for the sixth time at the Asia Insurance Industry Awards…
16 November 2009
Subscribers to insuranceNEWS.com.au can now access a new online directory listing industry website addresses across Australia and New Zealand…
09 November 2009
The NSW Government has axed the privatised builders’ warranty insurance market and plans to take over the scheme…
09 November 2009
The company responsible for an oil and gas leak that sparked a fire at an oil rig last week is preparing a $170 million insurance claim to cover its costs…