General insurers top customer poll
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…
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AM Best profit warning for Asia Pacific insurers
23 November 2009
Insurance profitability remains subdued across the Asia-Pacific region, according to the latest market overview by credit ratings agency AM Best…
Locals see merit in UK push for renters
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…
Bushfires batter NSW, Tasmania
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…
NZ Government takes bikers’ levy protest on board
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…
Melinda Howes appointed as actuaries’ leader
23 November 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed Melinda Howes as CEO…
Insurers master the art of communication
23 November 2009
A leading Australian social researcher has credited insurers with using integrated communications to win over their customers…
Macquarie survey finds broking in robust health
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…
Local insurance jobs holding up as US market falls
16 November 2009
Recruiters say Australia’s insurance employment market is holding up well, in contrast to a bleak picture from the US…
Liability pendulum swings
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…
Report warns of $63 billion rising ocean danger
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…
Police investigate rise in car insurance fraud
16 November 2009
Scams in which cars are deliberately crashed to claim fraudulent insurance payouts are on the rise, according to Queensland police…
GIO tops consumer home and contents survey
16 November 2009
GIO’s home and contents products have topped a survey by consumer organisation Choice…
ANZIIF wins sixth industry education award
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…
Free industry web directory launched
16 November 2009
Subscribers to insuranceNEWS.com.au can now access a new online directory listing industry website addresses across Australia and New Zealand…
NSW set to take back builders’ warranty
09 November 2009
The NSW Government has axed the privatised builders’ warranty insurance market and plans to take over the scheme…
Oil spill company seeks $170 million from insurers
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…
New General Insurance Ombudsman named
09 November 2009
John Price has been appointed Australia’s General Insurance Ombudsman, stepping into the position at the Financial Ombudsman Service vacated by Sam Parrino in April…
Floods return as survey measures March event
09 November 2009
Floodwaters have returned to the NSW mid-north coast, seven months after the last major flood – and underinsurance is still seen as a major headache for the affected communities…
Search begins for new ICA CEO
09 November 2009
The Insurance Council of Australia has begun the search for a successor to CEO Kerrie Kelly, who will leave the organisation in January…