Brokers not confident giving climate change advice
22 September 2009
Brokers are concerned about climate change but don’t feel confident enough to advise their clients on the risks…
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Local insurance industry passes stern test: KPMG
21 September 2009
Underwriting discipline will be crucial to continued profitability among Australian insurers faced with lower investment earnings, according to KPMG…
Premium funders win money laundering exemption
21 September 2009
The insurance premium funding industry has officially won an exemption to key aspects of Australia’s anti-money laundering legislation after two years of industry lobbying…
Builders’ warranty a cash cow in Victoria
21 September 2009
A Victorian report into builders’ warranty insurance has revealed most claims on the product are rejected…
Ombudsman closer to complaints reports
21 September 2009
Australia’s Financial Ombudsman Service appears to be moving in the same direction as its British counterpart, which has just started reporting on complaints received about individual businesses…
Broking achievers named at convention
21 September 2009
Elias Anictomatis from the Northern Territory has won this year’s Warren Tickle Memorial Award for the insurance broking industry’s outstanding young professional…
NIBA insurer of the year named
21 September 2009
QBE has been named the National Insurance Brokers Association General Insurer of the Year for an eighth successive year…
New truck design rule draws applause – and questions
21 September 2009
Insurers have given the thumbs-up to a new Australian design rule for the fronts of trucks that will prevent “under-run” collisions with smaller vehicle…
NZ brokers elect new president
21 September 2009
Tony Butson, Chairman of NZ’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage Rothbury Group, has been elected the new President of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand…
Risk concerns not backed by action
21 September 2009
The financial crisis has sharpened directors’ focus on risk management, but this is not being backed by internal audits, a new survey has found…
Wellington earthquake risk halved
21 September 2009
Insurance premiums won’t fall in NZ’s capital despite research showing the chances of a major earthquake rupturing on the Wellington fault line have halved…
Honorary Fellow gong for Goddard
21 September 2009
The National Insurance Brokers Association has made Paul Goddard an Honorary Fellow in recognition of his contribution to the broking community over two decades…
Young drivers ‘put lives on the line’
21 September 2009
Young people are more likely to drink-drive, speed and drag-race, according to insurer AAMI’s annual Young Drivers Index…
Insurance sector proving resilient
15 September 2009
The Australian insurance industry has proved “resilient” to a challenging economic and natural environment, according to the latest industry snapshot by KPMG…
Insurance Contracts Act under the microscope
14 September 2009
Insurers can relax – they’ve been spared from inclusion in a new federal consumer protection law…
Federal Government outlines bushfire response measures
14 September 2009
The Federal Government is making progress towards meeting the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission’s recommendations…
Midwives get PI exemption for two years
14 September 2009
Midwives attending home births have won a reprieve that allows them to practise legally without indemnity insurance until 2012…
Allianz warns on piracy cover
14 September 2009
Allianz Australia has warned marine insurance clients to ensure they are adequately covered for piracy after reported incidents in the Gulf of Aden – a major Australian trade route – trebled last year…
Travel insurers get their stars
14 September 2009
NZ insurer Southern Cross Travel Insurance and Allianz-underwritten Worldcare have come up trumps in a survey by financial services research firm Cannex…
Brokers set sights on Sydney
14 September 2009
The National Insurance Brokers Association’s annual convention comes to the heart of the financial services industry next weekend…